This New Documentary Is Revealing King Charles' "Off-Putting" Nighttime Habit, And It's Actually Super Wholesome
by Carly Ledbetter · BuzzFeedPosted on Oct 12, 2026 UTC
Queen Camilla is getting candid about one of King Charles’ most “off-putting” habits.
“My husband and I actually read before dinner. We just like sitting quietly and reading,” Camilla says in a new BBC documentary, The Book That Changed My Life.
“I occasionally ― when I’m deep in a book ― hear him roaring with laughter about something. It’s very off-putting,” she exclaimed. “I can’t get back into my book, or I’ll suddenly start weeping, but it’s a lovely, quiet time.”
The queen is an avid supporter of literature, and said in the documentary that “if there’s no reading, personally we might as well all give up. Because I don’t think we’d even be human any longer.”
She also spoke about how impactful reading was on her own life, as Camilla said she “left school quite young.”
“In my day, women didn’t go to university, so I think reading has been most of my education,” the royal shared.
Camilla is an incredibly passionate reader, and even launched her own book club, called The Queen’s Reading Room.
The Reading Room has an annual festival, regularly shares book recommendations through social media, and even gives out a Queen’s Reading Room Medal, which “celebrates the extraordinary ‘reading heroes’ who champion books and storytelling across the nation.”
On the charity’s website, Camilla writes that “books — from authors around the globe — have enriched my life since I was a child.”
“It has therefore been such a joy to watch my Reading Room grow over the years into a thriving book community,” she added. “Now a charity, I hope that we, together with our partners, can foster in adults and children alike a lifelong love of literature and connect more people with that special magic that can only be found in the leaves of a book.”
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.