Are separate bedrooms are the secret to King Charles and Queen Camilla’s enduring marriage?

A restful night’s sleep – on one’s own – could be the key to the King’s successful long-term love with Queen Camilla, a royal expert has speculated. 

The monarch, 74, and Camilla, 75, spilt their time between places, and although Buckingham Palace is officially their place of residence, their London base is thought to be Clarence House.

It is not unusual for members of the royal family to retire to different bedrooms for the evening.

The Prince and Princess of Wales slept separately when they lived in Kensington Palace. 

And it was speculated that the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip even had rooms in completely different areas of the Palace.

However, it has been said that the reason behind Charles and Camilla separating for the evening is due to the King’s health.

He suffers from back pain and it has been speculated that sleeping alone can ease the pain and would therefore be beneficial for the royal.

His son, Prince Harry, wrote about how his father battled ‘constant neck and back pain’ in his book Spare. 

He partly credited the chronic pain to his father’s old polo injuries. 

In 2021, King Charles himself also admitted that his back was ‘not so good’ on an episode of Mr Armitage’s The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed.

A source has previously told the Daily Mail that the new monarch and his wife share three bedrooms at Clarence House.

‘His Royal Highness has a room with a double bed, decorated to his own taste, then Camilla has her own room with a double bed, decorated just the way she likes it,’ says the royal pal.

A source has previously told the Daily Mail that the new monarch and his wife share three bedrooms at Clarence House

It is not unusual for members of the royal family to retire to different bedrooms for the evening

‘In addition, they have a shared bedroom with a double bed that they can use whenever they like. The arrangement suits them perfectly.’

But the couple don’t just sleep apart at Clarence House, but also when they travel to the countryside in Gloucestershire. 

Camilla is also said to have her own room at Highgrove Mansion but she prefers to spend time at Ray Mill as it is closer to her family. 

The royals are not the only ones to sleep apart, as it has been reported that around 25 per cent of all US couples sleep in separate bedrooms and four in ten UK couples now sleep apart most nights.

UK sex expert Tracey Cox says that despite the stigma around sleeping separately, choosing to sleep in separate beds could actually improve your love and sex life dramatically.