THE SUN: ROYAL family members are typically the picture of elegance, but there have been moments when they’ve been spotted doing a rather unroyal habit – smoking.
From Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, members of the famous family have been known to love a crafty fag, even if they have given up now.
This is despite the late Queen being strongly against the bad habit, particularly as her father, King George VI, died of lung cancer in 1952.
This was after three previous monarchs, George V, Edward VII and Edward VIII, all passed away from smoking-related illnesses.
Meanwhile, the Queen’s own sister Princess Margaret was known to smoke up to 60 cigarettes a day, which led to a lung operation in 1985.
Never afraid of speaking her mind, the party-loving royal refused to bow down to pressure from both doctors and members of her family to ditch smoking.
However, it is reported she cut down to 30 a day, rather than 60, before her death in 2002.
King Charles is reportedly responsible for revoking the royal warrant for tobacco firm Gallaher in 1998.
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