Duchess Camilla: Charles is an ‘exhausting’ workaholic

Duchess Camilla says Prince Charles is ”exhausting” because he’s so devoted to his work.

The 66-year-old royal doesn’t expect her husband – who celebrates his 65th birthday today (11.14.13) – to slow down now he is a pensioner and wishes he would take a moment to relax.

She quipped: ”The thing is that he is not going to stop at this age. He never, ever stops working. He’s exhausting. No matter what the day, he is always working.

”I am hopping up and down and saying, ‘Darling, do you think we could have a bit of, you know, peace and quiet, enjoy ourselves together?’ But he always has to finish something. He is so in the zone. You are outside, but he is always there in the zone, working, working, working.”

The couple are set to travel to Sri Lanka today to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting after spending 11 days in India on a royal trip.

The duchess hopes to get her husband to relax and enjoy his birthday.

Speaking to reporters earlier this week, she said: ”I shall do my best. If there’s a little hint of sun I might just persuade him to go for a walk or sit outside. He loves walking, so that might do it. We see the sun all the time but we never get the chance to just go and sit in it. So that would be bliss. So maybe I will persuade him. But no, my husband is not one for chilling.”