I'm admittedly not exactly a morning person, and my own routine generally involves snoozing several alarms before wrenching myself out of bed and into the shower.
Determined to shake things up a bit, and hopefully feel more energised and ready to seize the day in the process, I decided to look to King Charles III for inspiration, given that reports of the new monarch's own morning routine have caused quite a stir over the years.
I wasn't prepared for just how much falling over I'd end up doing in the process, or indeed how decidedly unrelaxing a royal bath actually is. I did feel more awake, however, so perhaps he really is onto something.