The unusual way the Queen wakes up every day
<p>How did you wake up today? Did you set an alarm? Did your spouse or partner rouse you from sleep? Or did you just wake up naturally?</p>
<p>Well, we’re betting your answer to that question is a little different to Her Majesty’s.</p>
<p>The Queen, still incredibly busy at the age of 91, isn’t woken up by an alarm, a husband or her royal staff, but rather bagpipes.</p>
<p>In a tradition stretching back to Queen Victoria’s reign (she hired a personal musician in 1843), a royal piper plays for 15 minutes every morning outside Her Majesty’s bedroom.</p>
<p>But that’s not the only strange ritual our monarch follows.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-truths/her-majesty-the-queen-jet-lag-remedy-travel-habits/" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Telegraph</span></strong></em></a>, when visiting other countries, the Queen never leaves without packing a black outfit (find out why <a href="/travel/travel-tips/2017/07/the-one-item-duchess-kate-always-packs-when-travelling/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></strong></a>) some of her own blood and bringing along a royal navy doctor.</p>
<p>To read more interesting facts about the Queen and how she travels, <a href="/news/news/2017/10/10-surprising-facts-you-did-not-know-about-the-queen/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">click here</span></strong></a>.</p>
<p><em>Image credit: The Royal Family/Instagram.</em></p>
