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A Royal Duty: The poignant and remarkable untold story of the Princess of Wales

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From private and intimate family occasions at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace and the Royal Yacht Britannia to grand and lavish State Banquets for presidents, kings and queens.

At the time of her death there was much speculation about Diana's future plans including her thoughts about remarrying and the possibility of relocating to America.As time has moved past her death, he still sees her through rose-colored glasses and thus his view of things is tainted, slightly. I notice he did not mention any of the people he talked about in the acknowledgements, nor did he say in the text that he'd gotten their blessing to include them in this book.

I despise Charles, loathe Camilla the Rottweiler and have little respect for the Queen due to how she handled it all. We are talking about two very different personalities here, William is rational and calm, and Harry is fiery and hot at times, and so there was obviously a conflict between.In it, Paul gives a truly behind the scene view of what Kensington Palace looked like on the inside both in decor as well as running the day to day life of Princess Diana. But for now, if you just wish to learn more about one of her closest friends and confidants, former royal butler Paul Burrell (along with the book he penned), we’ve got the crucial details for you. In his twenty-one years of royal duty, Paul Burrell first served Her Majesty the Queen as personal footman from 1976 to 1987 when he moved to Highgrove to become butler to the Prince and Princess of Wales. He said the Burrell revelations, and earlier scandals surrounding Prince Charles's servants, would not have surfaced "if the prince had been very strong and determined in saying this prosecution should not go ahead". Highly recommended for those who are interested in the story of the princess and who want to see a little bit more humanness behind the beautiful facade of, perhaps, the most admired woman of the last decades of the XX century.

In early 2006, he appeared as Richard Gere on ITV's Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes, singing "Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago, the film version of the Broadway musical. It was in 2003 that Paul published his autobiography ‘A Royal Duty,’ which charted not only his private accounts of the Royal households/family but also his connection with the late princess. Mr Bolland says he believes Mr Burrell would not have gone public with his revelations, contained in his book A Royal Duty, to be published on Monday, if he had not felt "hounded" by the royal family.However, recent reports suggest that the meeting ended on a sour note, with Harry delivering a brutal insult to Burrell, who had penned a tell-all book about their beloved mother. As if that’s not enough, it even included the specifics of the 2002 court case against him on theft charges in connection with stealing from his friend, along with the way Her Majesty saved him.

Eleven years later in 1987 he became part of Charles and Diana’s staff, working as the Princess’ butler for 10 years until her death in 1997. It was in 1992, following the couple's separation, that he moved to Kensington palace at the personal request of Princess Diana. However, this recent revelation paints a different picture, suggesting that they sought out the ex-butler's perspective on their mother's life. As a TV correspondent, Burrell has provided commentary for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen and for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. She (Princess Diana) told me how he had sat with her one night when she was upset over the loss of HRH, put his arms around her and said: Don't worry, Mummy.His devotion to the job hence led to him joining the Prince and Princess of Wales’ household at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire as a butler — a post he held for the latter until her 1997 demise. Burrell became Diana's confidant and his unique perspective casts new light on the Princess of Wales and the events that would shape her life and the lives of those around her.

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