The new King of England had never seen cling film before and 'shrieked' the first time he saw it, author Tom Bower shares in his book. Bower wrote a book about Prince Philip, called 'Rebel Prince' where he recalls a humorous tale about the late royal's son, King Charles the III's first encounter with clingfilm.
As the anecdote goes, the then Prince is said to have had 'shrieked' and 'trembled' the first time he laid eyes upon the common household food sealing item, having no idea what it was. According to Bower, one of Prince Philip's complaints about his son was how out of touch he was with the normal world which had never been more explicitly conveyed to him than the time he was horror struck by clingfilm.
Luckily, Charles' wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, was present to calm him down, The Mirror reports. The book reads: "He walked into the dining room and shrieked. Fearing the worst, Camilla dashed in after him. ‘What’s this?’ asked her husband, pointing at the food.
"'It's cling film, darling,' she replied." The segment was first published in the Guardian, but Clarence House declined to comment on the book's release.
Without official comment, we don't know whether Charles really did squeal at discovering cling film – or indeed other stories from Rebel Prince are fact or fiction. Either way, it's a compelling read. Other highlights from Bower include Charles' penchant for changing clothes – allegedly up to four times a day – and his 120-strong staff.
The former Prince of Wales also has a strict ritual as to how he likes to spend his day - with his former press secretary revealing all about how he skips lunch but takes a pause at 5pm for sandwiches, before working up until midnight. While the new King is known to enjoy the finer things in life, he can be fussy about all manner of things - from having his shoelaces ironed to extra requests on how he likes to have his bath water.
A clip shared on Saturday of His Majesty at St James's Palace during the Accession Council before his first Changing of the Guard also gave a glimpse into how particular he can be - where he became visibly frustrated at a tray pen getting in the way of him signing papers at a desk.
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