Queen Elizabeth and other key members of the Royal Family such as Prince Philip and Prince Charles are all said to share a dislike of one thing in particular. However, a secret code can help get them out of the pickle - and no one else has any idea. According to author Brian Hoey, the Royal Family dislike it when guests stay too long. “Members of the Royal Family, without exception, hate it when guests overstay their welcome,” Hoey wrote in his book Not In Front Of The Corgis.
Queen Elizabeth: Royal Family has this secret code for when they want guests to leave
“They themselves are always punctual in arriving, and just as prompt when the time comes for them to leave.”
However, the Queen and her family have a clever way of dealing with this tricky situation.
“Other quests are sometimes reluctant to go, so the family have devised codes to let their servants know when it is time for the guests to leave,” explained Hoey.
“They summon a butler and ask if the guest’s car has arrived.
“On hearing this the butler disappears for a moment and then announces that Lord and Lady so-and-so’s car is waiting in the drive.
“The royal host then rises and bids the guests farewell, and it’s a very thick-skinned man or woman who doesn't take the hint after that.
Queen Elizabeth: The Royal Family dislike it when guests stay too long (Image: Getty Images)
Servants of the Royal Family can be very loyal indeed to their employers when it comes to dealing with their demands.
Prince Philip “employs the most loyal team anywhere in the Household,” Hoey claims, despite his “reputation for being rude and
