Stories of the King’s lavish habits have long become royal legend—from the valet said to squeeze toothpaste onto His Majesty's brush to tales of Charles traveling with his own bedroom furniture when visiting friends. In Robert Jobson's upcoming book, The Windsor Legacy, he addresses some of the rumors—and shares one story about an outrageous journey from England to Scotland to replace a toilet seat.
The longtime royal journalist and author noted that reports of "ironed shoelaces" have never been proven, but in Tom Bower's book, Rebel Prince, he claimed that Charles brought his own toilet seat on royal tours. Jobson added that "when challenged about this, during a 2018 walkabout in Brisbane, Australia, the Prince himself dismissed the claim, saying: 'Oh, don't believe all that crap.'"
