09 September 2023 , 06:16
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A royal butler was left shocked after the King abandoned an interview in order to make his guest a cup of coffee.
Whilst the Royal Family have numerous staff members to wait on them, Charles - who was the Prince of Wales at the time - left the room to go and do it himself. At the time King Charles was having an interview with the former Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene when he left to make her a hot drink. This was despite having staff at the house to do so, with a butler having to come in and tell Sarah where the Prince had gone.
King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla during the 2005 Mey Games at Queens Park (Getty Images)Sarah, 65, said: "Halfway through the interview, he went: 'Just hold it right there. Would you like a cup of coffee?' His butler came in and I had to explain where the future King had gone, to which he replied: 'When will he understand that it's me who makes the coffee and him that does the Princing?'"
It has also been recently claimed by a body language expert that whilst on royal visits the King has a secret signal for when he is done with a conversation. Darren Stanton, an ex-police officer, has spent years analysing the Firm's movements and gestures, and found that the King often reaches for his nose when he wants an interaction with someone to end, reports The Daily Express.
Speaking on behalf of Betfair Casino, he said: "[A] move Charles tends to make quite a lot is he’ll scratch his nose. Just like with the Queen, she had a signal with her assistants, that if she had her handbag in her left hand and then switched it to her right, that meant ‘get me out of here’ — Charles tends to reach for his nose when he is ready to move on from a conversation."
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In 2011, royal historian Hugo Vickers told People magazine that the royals will often tell a joke to try to end a conversation. He stated: "What they all do [the Royal Family] is try to find a quick joke to leave it on. [King] Charles has a quick ‘ha ha’ and that enables him to break the conversation." According to Mr Stanton, the King can become a little "stressed" when he is at an engagement without Queen Camilla by his side, but since becoming monarch his confidence appears to have grown.
He explained: "Little key indicators are when he plays with his cufflinks or with the cuffs on his shirt and jacket. These are what are called ‘pacifying gestures’, which are things we do when trying to self-reassure ourselves. However, King Charles has evolved a bit over the years, he has become more confident in himself, especially since becoming King, so we tend to see these gestures less and less."
The King and Queen are currently enjoying a break from royal duties and are reportedly relaxing with the rest of the family at Balmoral, and are expected to remain there until mid-September.