{"id":224047,"date":"2023-11-04T10:55:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T10:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224047"},"modified":"2023-11-04T10:55:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T10:55:24","slug":"heat-only-one-room-turn-the-lights-off-and-shop-ikea-the-surprisingly-thrifty-royals-guide-to-saving-money-this-winter-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/heat-only-one-room-turn-the-lights-off-and-shop-ikea-the-surprisingly-thrifty-royals-guide-to-saving-money-this-winter-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat only one room, turn the lights off and shop Ikea\u2026 the surprisingly thrifty royals guide to saving money this winter | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE temperature\u2019s dropped which means everyone is looking for tips and tricks to keep warm without having to pay extra costs on the heating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the cost of living still at a high, homeowners will be feeling the pinch that slight bit more with our energy bills at an all time high.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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And you may not think, but even the royals are extra vigilant with their spending.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With their big palaces, it will take a lot to heat up and decorate.<\/p>\n
The family has got some surprisingly thrifty habits to help save money this winter – and we can all learn from them.<\/p>\n
The late Queen Elizabeth preferred to warm up only one individual room with a two-bar electric fire.<\/p>\n
Rather than the entire palace, these devices have been previously spotted placed in grand fireplaces and heating only one room in Buckingham Palace and Balmoral Castle – even for visits of foreign dignitaries.<\/p>\n Heating experts have backed this technique up saying a small room may be worth heating individually if it's less than a quarter of the size of the whole house, although there's less benefit if your house is well-insulated.\u00a0<\/p>\n Even at Christmas time, the royal family have been known for saving pennies with presents.\u00a0<\/p>\n Historian Kate Williams has revealed in her book, Young Elizabeth: The Make Of Our Queen, that the late Queen would save wrapping papers and ribbons from gifts previously given to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The royals have also been known for keeping gifts low-cost, and humorous at Christmas time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince William and Kate revealed in 2018 that Prince George and Princess Charlotte had furniture from IKEA in their bedrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n Whilst visiting the National Museum of Architecture and Design in Stockholm, they were speaking to Marcus Engman, IKEA\u2019s head of design, telling his they were fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n Queen Elizabeth was well known for walking down the corridors of her home and turning off the lights.\u00a0<\/p>\n There are around 40,000 in Buckingham Palace, so she ensured electricity wasn\u2019t getting wasted.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s been reported that The Queen had signs put around the palace saying:\u00a0 \u201cThe attention is drawn of all members of staff to the need to switch off unwanted lights. By Order of The Master of The Household.\u201d<\/p>\n Prince Harry revealed in the BBC One documentary 'Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70' that his father, King Charles III, is another \u201cstickler for turning lights off.\u201d<\/p>\n The royals are big fans of not wasting any food.<\/p>\n The Palace\u2019s chef from 1989 – 2000, Carolyn Robb, revealed that Charles would insist on only being served as much food as he wished to eat – to save from any leftovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n She says: \u201c[Charles] was very economical and very much believed that nothing should go to waste.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we made roasted lamb and there were leftovers, we'd probably go and make Shepherd's pie the next night.\u201d<\/p>\n His late mother was also known for being frugal when it comes to her food after it was said that she returned half a lemon to the kitchen to avoid waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/picture>PRINCESS' PROMISE <\/span><\/p>\n
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