Weird flex, but okay.
Apparently Prince Charles is seen as “quite frugal” in the yes of the palace staff.
Imagine being a future KING, but still responsible with money. Iconic.
Anyway, according to Sky Royal reporter Rhiannon Mills, Prince Charles refused to get his sofa refurbished despite having a “huge hole” in it.
Pinch those pennies, hun.
Speaking on Sky’s Behind the Headline podcast, Rhiannon revealed he made the discovery when he interviewed Charles in 2015.
A member of staff tried to convince Prince Charles to replace the broken sofa many times, but to no avail.
“The Queen and Prince Charles, in particular, are seen as quite frugal.”
“When I interviewed Prince Charles back in 2015, we were in his sitting room, the garden room at Clarence House.”
“And one of his members of staff came in and went ‘Oh no, you’re not using that sofa’.”
“And I said why, what’s wrong with it?”
“There was a huge hole down the side of that sofa and his member of staff said ‘Do you know what? I always wanted him to get that sofa recovered and he just won’t do it’.”
“So we plunked up the cushions and we hid that gap in his sofa.”
“And I thought, hang on a minute. This is the heir to the throne and he can’t be bothered to get his sofa repaired.”
Maybe there was sentimental value to the couch or something.
No judgement here!
