Former royal butler and footman to the late Queen, Paul Burrell, has said that Queen Camilla will be thinking of the late Princess Diana this weekend at King Charles' coronation procession.
Princess Diana's former aide, 64, has shared his thoughts on what the late Diana would think of her ex-husband's honour as the UK gears up to celebrate Charles' coronation following the death of Queen Elizabeth last September.
Sharing his thoughts on how dazzling Diana would be if she were still here, Paul insisted that the late Royal would be 'outshining' everyone at the procession and would be looking 'glorious'.
In terms of there still being 'bad blood' between Diana and Camilla, Paul said he feels as though it would all be water under the bridge for the pair as he's certain that Diana would have moved on and found true happiness having achieved her life's goals.
“I always think to myself, ‘What would she do in this situation?’ And she would have been at the coronation looking glorious, in her sixties, outshining everyone the way she did,” Paul told OK! Magazine. “I don’t think she would hold any animosity at all towards her ex-husband or towards her ex-husband’s wife.
"I think she would have gone on in life and achieved her own ambitions, still being royal and regal.”
Paul revealed that watching the coronation will be a bittersweet moment for him after all the time he spent with Diana.
And he also said that he knows Camilla will have Diana on her mind during the special weekend dedicated to her husband, King Charles.
“I’ll be thinking, ‘How many people around the world will be sparing a thought for our beautiful princess?’ She’s the one person that won’t be there, but she will be there in spirit," Paul told.
"Everybody inside that abbey, including Harry, William, Kate, Charles, Camilla – all of them – will be thinking of Princess Diana.”
Paul worked as a footman for Queen Elizabeth II and then moved on to become a butler to Diana, Princess of Wales.
He entered the royal service when he was 18 and became the Queen's personal footman a year later.
Paul is currently taking part in I'm A Celebrity....South Africa.
