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EXCLUSIVE: King Charles & Queen Camilla's Separate Lives — Heartbreaking Reason Monarch Refuses to Share Bed With Wife Revealed

What looks like a royal tradition is said to have a much more personal explanation.

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Aaron Tinney
Jul 24, 2026
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King Charles is making no secret of the physical toll age and old polo injuries have taken on him, as he now has a separate-bedroom arrangement with Queen Camilla while be battles cancer.

The 77-year-old monarch and his wife, Camilla, 79, are said to keep three bedrooms at their residence – one each and one to share – following a long-standing royal tradition of sleeping separately.

Photo of Queen Camilla and King Charles

But sources tell THE VAULT there’s another, far more personal reason behind the unusual arrangement.

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