Princess Diana’s butler weighs in on Harry and Meghan
Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell has weighed in on Meghan and Harry, saying they will survive whatever is coming towards them because they’re in love.
Burrell worked for the Princess as her butler and personal assistant before she tragically passed away in a car accident in 1997.
He was there to witness Diana and Prince Charles struggle with media scrutiny after their fairytale wedding in 1981.
He says the main difference between Prince Harry’s parents and his own relationship is that Diana and Charles “didn’t have love”.
“They didn’t have what Harry and Meghan have,” he told Reuters. “They didn’t have love.”
According to Burrell, Princess Diana and Prince Charles were “very, very close to each other” until Diana gave birth to Harry, which changed their entire dynamic.
This was also documented in biographer Andrew Morton’s book Diana: Her True Story, in which Morton revealed that the first comment Charles made when seeing Harry was: “Oh God, it’s a boy.”
Charles had reportedly always wanted a girl, and the comment forced Diana to shut herself off.
Burrell was then asked about the speculation the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may move to Africa, and he said: “I hope we don’t lose Harry and Meghan because they are a tremendous asset to the royal family, and to Britain.”