- Life as a member of the royal family (opens in new tab) isn't always easy. In fact, Princess Diana was open about how stressful the lifestyle could be.
- In his new book, Long Live the Queen! 13 Rules for Living from Britain's Longest Reigning Monarch (opens in new tab), royal author Bryan Kozlowski reveals that she once compared life as a full-time royal to the stress of being a bride—every day.
- According to Kozlowski, however, Queen Elizabeth actually loves the tight schedule that royals have to keep and thrives under it.
Think being a member of the royal family (opens in new tab) is all glamor and fun? Think again. In movies, being royal looks like it's all fancy dinners and tiaras and balls and in real life, well, there are a lot of those things too, but there are also very strict rules and schedules (opens in new tab)—and all of the stress that keeping a tight schedule comes with.
According to royal author Bryan Kozlowski (opens in new tab) in his new book Long Live the Queen! 13 Rules for Living from Britain's Longest Reigning Monarch (opens in new tab), Princess Diana (opens in new tab) was open about the stress of living that royal life (which isn't surprising, considering how candid the late royal was in general) and explained it in probably the most perfect way possible.
"[Royal life] is a bit like, as Princess Diana later described, always having to turn up on time for a wedding 'every day of your life—as the bride,'" Kozlowski writes.
Still, not every member of the royal family finds the rigid schedules so stressful. FWIW, Queen Elizabeth (opens in new tab) apparently loves it and even finds strength in it, according to biographer Carolly Erickson.
To each their own?
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