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

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Mr Burrell hasn't diffused all the mystery surrounding the princess' legacy either, because he dropped many hints of secrets he is keeping for her. I appreciated the revelation into Charles’ and Diana’s relationship, and other relationships she had, as so many allegations and misconceptions by people who didn’t know her at all have spread like wildfire about them. The book is his attempt to set the record straight, but it's weird because it's almost two different books smashed together. It's a whole town in there, 300 people sneaking large quantities of gin and enabling the Queen to run the country. in some cases he gives too much detail in which it could be summed up in a few sentences or very repetitive of certain details.

i think anyone going into it and expecting it just to be about diana would not enjoy it as much but it does give an interesting view into how the royal households operate and how the people working for them live and behave. L'autore ha preso servizio a Buckingham Palace come valletto a diciot'anni,nominato valletto personale della regina stando al suo fianco per più di 10 anni. I think the emotional dependence on both Paul's and Diana's side was way too big and that was the problem. The author, who was always in the right place at the right time for a promotion, claims to have had an unprecedented relationship with the late princess.Now comes the long awaited book, A ROYAL DUTY by Paul Burrell, the man in whom she confided on matters big and small. 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. What I read here is a really facinating look behind closed doors of the British Royal family - especially behind Diana, Princess of Wales' door! He started to get more and ingratiating and smug, constantly detailing how close his relationship with Diana became, how many gifts she gave him, how close he was to all her friends. It is the first book about anyone in this family I have read that seems neither sanctioned nor scathing.

As for the drama, Burrell is fairly discreet when it comes to unflattering behavior of the royal family, and claims great support for the individuals and the institution. Eventually we reach the Death of the Princess and Paul really comes in to his own and her own comes into his house. Paul, hasn’t revealed any Royal Secrets which can harm them, neither has he revealed any secrets of Diana. The latest dollop of treachery and scandal arrives after such lavish tabloid serialisation that there must be the usual suspicion that nothing remotely interesting was left over for the book.Although Burrell plainly got a tremendous thrill from the camp, girly aspects of her dependency - sharing the sunbed, shrieking over gossip, picking outfits - he can still summon up enough objectivity to see that her enslavement of his entire life was not really very humanitarian at all. She never should have allowed staff to become confidants, although many isolated wealthy people have found staff to be over loyal. Interestingly the same can be said about his careful omissions, which not only protect the Princess but himself as well.

Presents the story behind one of the most sensational chapters in the history of the House of Windsor. Over the course of 21 years, Paul Burrell rose from member of the Royal household staff to personal attendant to the Queen of England and then butler to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Thanks to the butler, it will probably be some time before we see much more of Mrs Parker Bowles, for whom things were going so swimmingly a few weeks ago that she appeared at a fashion gala and, rather cunningly, posed next to Donatella Versace.If this won't deprive Charles of his throne, it could still scupper any plans for marrying his mistress. Although he's respectful of Charles, it's pretty hard to hide the fact that the guy is kind of a tool, and always has been, and you can see how Burrell became very fond of the less uptight, more fun, Princess. Having known personally almost every member of the current British Royal family, his credible insight is much sought after. Another is that it has been stung, as it has not been since the horror of Crawfie's The Little Princesses, at the below-stairs effrontery of the whole thing.