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His Majesty King Charles III owns an impressive array of properties scattered throughout the UK and further afield. However, with His Majesty frequently migrating between his various

residences, keeping tabs on belongings can become quite the task. A new Channel 5 documentary entitled 'Royal Residences: A Map of Britain' reveals an instance where palace staff

once dispatched a driver on an arduous 18-hour return journey from Balmoral due to one forgotten item. According to Royal commentator Ingrid Seward during the show: "His favourite

loo-seat was left behind, so he sent a car down to Highgrove to pick the seat up and take it back up to Scotland." Royal-watcher Emily Andrews also noted that the King’s travel habits

differ greatly from those of his mother, noting particularly his fondness for Windsor Castle. Emily describes His Majesty's routine: "He's grown very fond of Windsor Castle.

He often stays there on a Thursday and a Friday – then he'll go down to Highgrove for the weekend and then he'll come back to Windsor Castle on a Sunday before then going back into

London to stay at Clarence House." While each Royal residence is maintained by its own domestic team, primed for the King’s arrival at short notice, Emily notes that a "small

coterie of staff" invariably accompanies him wherever he goes—this includes personal chefs, footmen, valets, and security personnel. She explained that special mattresses, lavatory

seats, and even the artwork adorning the walls of the Royal chambers are swiftly exchanged before the King's arrival to ensure each space is tailored "just as he likes it."

With around 500 employees across the various Royal households, their roles encompass maintaining everything to the King's well-known "high standards." For instance, the

King's desks at his multiple residences are arranged identically, with writing implements, stationery, and documents organised in such a way that he can locate each item

instantaneously. Regardless of his location, come 7pm each evening, King Charles is served a gin martini prepared "exactly the way he likes, it," according to Emily. Surprisingly,

one Royal abode where King Charles is seldom seen is Buckingham Palace. Despite its stature as an iconic, 775-room landmark in central London, the palace currently suffers from significant

disrepair. Consequently, the King usually opts to use it purely for administrative purposes and tends to stay at Clarence House when spending the night in the capital.