You say potato and I say potahto
I mean, don’t say either in front of the Queen because – as previously discussed – her maj has no time for spuds. I can imagine the Queen being prone to a bit of effing and blinding (especially after that time with the Monopoly that they don’t talk about) but you’ve still got to be careful with your language as a royal.
17. Say “toilet”
Throwback to Tudor times when the King would have a Groom of the Stool to chill with him in the toilet and “assist him”. Thank god there’s none of that nonsense in the Windsor wet room.
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The royals usually refer to it, nowadays, as the loo: for obvious reasons and to avoid potentially calamitous mix ups, one cannot refer to it as a throne.
16. Say “living room” or “lounge”
Lounging is not a regal verb, they’re more partial to reposing or- at the most relaxed- reclining.
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The royals have to use “drawing room”. Like someone in an Austen novel, or an estate agent trying to convince you the property you’re viewing has ‘period charm’ when it’s actually just dilapidated.
15. Say “perfume”
“Scent” is the preferred term, even though it does sound a bit David Attenborough Planet Earth II to us.
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