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It is no secret that King Charles leads a life of luxury - with nine homes to his name and an estimated net worth of around £478million, he's got riches most can only dream of.
And Charles - who was crowned at his Coronation on Saturday - is known to enjoy the finer things in life and is said to be particularly pedantic about his daily routine.
According to those in the know, he has specific rules when it comes to his sleeping and eating habits.
But he can reportedly be fussy about all manner of things, from making sure his shoelaces aren't creased to demands about his bath water.
The King is said to have some luxurious demands (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)The King has 28 members of personal household staff - including four chefs, five house managers, three valets and dressers, and a couple of butlers - who will work to keep him happy.
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Here, we take a look at pampered King Charles' alleged luxurious demands, as revealed by ex-royal household staff...
According to Amazon Prime documentary Serving the Royals: Inside the Firm, the former Prince of Wales earned the title of 'Pampered Prince' among staff at his residence of Clarence House.
Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell claimed Charles had "everything done for him".
"His pyjamas are pressed every morning, his shoelaces are pressed flat with an iron, the bath plug has to be in a certain position, and the water temperature has to be just tepid," Mr Burrell said in the documentary, adding that Charles even "has his valets squeeze one inch of toothpaste onto his toothbrush every morning."
Alongside specific bathing temperatures, the King is also said to request the bathtub to be "only half full", according to Mr Burrell.
Former royal butler Paul Burrell (ITV/The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess)When it comes to breakfast, Charles reportedly prefers a healthy start to his day made up of fruits and cereals, rather than a cooked English breakfast.
He takes his luxury 'breakfast box' wherever he goes, according to chef Graham Newbould, a former member of the royal staff.
Mr Newbould said previously: "Prince Charles has a healthier option. He'd have homemade bread, a bowl of fresh fruit, fresh fruit juices.
"Wherever the Prince goes in the world, the breakfast box goes with him. He has six different types of honey, some special mueslis, his dried fruit and anything that’s a bit special that he is a bit fussy about."
He is said to have taken his own toilet seat for trips away from home (Shared Content Unit)He can also be pedantic about his after-dinner cheese and biscuits and insists they be warmed at a certain temperature, a royal insider told MyLondon.
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Away from home, Charles is said to have had stringent travel demands while he was a prince, which were laid bare in a tell-all book published last year.
The tome included claims that the monarch takes his own toilet seat and loo roll on trips.
Journalist Tina Brown, who was good friends with Princess Diana, spoke to more than 120 insiders and sources for her book The Palace Papers.
She detailed how the King allegedly sends a van of his possessions to his friends' country houses the day before he's due to stay to unload his "bed, furniture and even pictures".
This includes his orthopaedic bed, lavatory seat and Kleenex Velvet lavatory paper.