Queen & Prince Phillip avoid bedtime together when travelling – except on ‘honeymoon’

According to author Brian Hoey, the royal couple do not share a bed – both at home and abroad.

In his book Not In Front Of The Corgis, the royal insider wrote: “With many couples of their generation and class it is perfectly normal for couples not to share a bed at all time.”

He continued: “Even when the royal couple had the use of the Royal Yacht Britannia, they had separate cabins and nowhere on the Yacht were there any double beds.”

There is a similar set up onboard the royal train, with the couple enjoying their own separate bedrooms.

According to Lady Pamela Hicks, Prince Phillip’s cousin, the upper class “always have separate bedrooms”.

READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth: Why she will never reveal favourite food on travels