Editing Henry Royce (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:Henry Royces' Blue plaque in Quarndon.jpg|thumb|200px|Royce's blue plaque in [[Quarndon]], Derbyshire]]

Royce was notorious for working long hours and poor eating habits. To ensure he ingest something company secretary John De Looze had boys regularly take him glasses of milk, with instructions not to return until they had seen Royce drink it.<ref name=Pugh_Pt1_Pg9-11/>

Royce married Minnie Grace Punt, sister of his business partner Claremont, on 16 March 1893 at the Church of St Andrew in Willesden, Middlesex, England, when Royce was 29 years old.<ref name= Reese_Pg35-42>Reese, p. 35, 38-42</ref><ref name=Pugh_Pt1_Pg9-11/> The death of the sister’s father, Alfred a licensed victualler left them both financially secure.  Both sisters disliked emotional and physical intimacy, and had a fear of becoming pregnant.<ref name=Reese_Pg35-42/> Royce and his wife separated in 1912.<ref name=Reese_Pg35-42/>  With their marriage at an end in 1912 his wife remained in Westwood until 1921 with Royce continuing to financially support her until her death, including after she left Westwood, purchasing for her a house called “Woodside” in Boxhill.<ref>Reese, pp. 101, 102</ref>

Following his serious illness in 1911 his nurse Ethel Audin took increasing control of Royce’s private life.<ref name=Pugh_Pt1_Pg32/> Her concern for his wellbeing and professional skills allowed Royce to live for a further 22 years from when she entered his life. In his will Royce stated "my nurse for over 20 years, and who has done so much to prolong my life", and left her his house Elmstead, its lands and furniture, as well as two-fifths of his remaining estate in trust.<ref name= Reese_Pg215>Reese, p. 215</ref> He also left his wife two-fifths of his estate in trust.<ref name=Reese_Pg215/>

As per Royce’s request there were no mourners or flowers at his funeral and only two were allowed at his cremation, George Henry Richards Tildesley who was a partners in his solicitors, Claremont Haynes and Albert Claremont.<ref name=Reese_Pg213/> He left custody of his ashes to Audin.<ref name=Pugh_Pt1_Pg294>Pugh, ''The Magic of a Name – The First Forty Years'', p. 294</ref> His cremated remains were initially buried under his statue at the Rolls-Royce works in Derby, but in 1937 his urn was removed to the parish church of Alwalton, his birthplace.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In 1935 Audin married Tildesley, though the couple had separated by 1937.<ref name=Pugh_Pt1_Pg32/>{{sfn| Bird|Hallows |1984|p=100}}