Here’s a great party fact: the palace has a swimming pool and a cinema. But no en-suite bathrooms for many of the older bedrooms. Guests used to have to walk down a hall in their robes. Very awkward for a visiting head of state.
Also, the bedrooms have no number on the doors. They have names. “I’m in the Carnation Room tonight.” It sounds like a flower shop, not a place to sleep.
The beds themselves? They are tiny by modern standards. Historical beds were shorter because people slept partially sitting up. Imagine a 6-foot-tall guest trying to fit into a royal four-poster bed. They’d have to sleep diagonally.
The Bed That Traveled
Queen Victoria had a special bed that could be taken down and packed for travel. It’s not a bedroom, but it’s a bed story. She loved it so much she had it in multiple palaces.
Today, the King has a modern bedroom. It’s fitted with the latest gadgets, of course. But the guest bedrooms still have historic furniture that squeaks if you roll over too fast.
