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

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I was amazed by the twists and turns in the trial which ensued against the Butler as he was accused of theft of items after Diana's death.

Firstly, I really must thank RedFox5 for very generously sending me this book, as most likely I would have never picked it up to read. I was going to say he doesn't have the common touch, but I'd be wrong, he has Camilla, and you can't get more common than that.There she was in that huge meringue dress, still a teenager, marrying a prince who said, at their engagement when asked by a reporter, that yes he did love Diana, "whatever love is" and gave Camilla a bracelet with their entwined initials the night before his wedding.

In 2003, he published his autobiography, A Royal Duty, which included his personal account of his Royal service and his close friendship with the late princess, who was arguably one of the world’s most popular and beloved public figures. bits of hatred directed at Charles and Camilla, smaller darts towards Princess Margaret and the old lush in the flowered hat otherwise known as "Granny" (she hates smoked salmon sandwiches but loves gin).In 21 years of service to the British Royal family, Paul Burrell worked closely in and around some of the most beautiful homes and palaces in England. Although the book's title and cover makes it seem like the focus will be primarily on the Princess of Wales through the author's eyes, readers end up being treated to three different biographical views in one - the autobiography of the author Paul Burrell and biographies of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana (and her family) during his time as footman and butler, respectively.

Paul kind of likes Prince Philip because PP liked Diana and Paul is utterly and completely obsessed with Diana, or at least she's his meal ticket for life and that's a good kind of obsession.It sat on my shelf for a very long time, until the anniversary of Princess Diana's death a few weeks ago, got me to thinking about pulling this one out. and i think that is a believeable motive, despite the vast sums of money that he has made from the book.

Prince Philip, who didn't like this book, wrote to Diana, "No one in their right mind would give up you for someone like Camilla. It gives a good picture too, of the infrastructure below stairs, the kinds of things that go on in the staff quarters. Progressive ideas did not stop Diana expecting Burrell to lean over and fasten her seatbelt - a detail which may be rather more telling than her prophecy of an assassination attempt.It was very lucrative, I sold to three hotels as well, and I only had to bestir myself from my mountain-top studio once a week. While I do see their grief, it does not excuse the fact that their true colors were shown in their persecution of the man that really knew Diana, the man that they hated because of that very fact.