As a result, the royal family is something of a living, breathing museum exhibit.
With that in mind, read on for a look at the royal family’s strangest superstitions.
There’s also a big superstition attached to the ceremony.
Royal gems are believed to have ‘mystical powers’
Another suspicion prevalent among royalty involves precious gems.
“It’s the nearest thing to the ring of power in ‘Lord of the Rings.’
Whenever it goes, it stirs up anger, greed, murder and bloodshed!”
historian William Dalrymple toldNPR.
That is not a random occurrence.
For centuries, the tower has been inhabited by a single flock technically known as an unkindness of ravens.
The number of ravens is very specific: six.
Who goes there," cries a sentry, with a Yeoman Warder (a.k.a.
Beefeater) responding, “The keys.”
The sentry then replies, “Pass then, all’s well.”
The rent, however, is entirely symbolic, and no money is actually forked over.
Which is why, so long as there’s still a British monarchy, it presumably never will.
Of course, this is one of those royal rules that tends to get routinely ignored.
Another odd food superstition that the royals buy into has to do with sandwiches.
For the lateQueen Elizabeth, her hands-down favorite was a simple jam sandwich.
That superstition, in fact, isn’t necessarily confined to just royal bees.
Did the queen curse her children’s marriages because of what she wore to their weddings?
The queen wore a blue-colored dress for the wedding of Charles and Diana Spencer.
She also wore blue when attending the nuptials ofPrince Andrewand Sarah Ferguson.
