Born in Derbyshire, England, the 64-year-old Paul Burrell served the British Royal Household for Queen Elizabeth II. Later, he started working as Princess Diana’s butler. Moreover, he is a famous media personality and writer.
Paul Burrell wished to work for Buckingham Palace since his childhood. Accordingly, he studied hotel management and joined the Royal Service at 18. He started working at the Highgrove House, Gloucestershire as Princess Diana’s butler in 1987. It continued till her last day in 1997.
According to Burrell and his books, he was the only trustworthy person for the Princess. He stood by her like a rock in her ups and downs. Meanwhile, Princess Diana’s mother and Prince William’s maternal grandma, Frances Shand Kydd were not fond of Burrell. He was just another person greedy for fame, according to her.
Burrell got two medals for his service in the Royal Palace, one in 1997 and the other after 20 years of his service. He met Maria Cosgrove, who worked for Price Philip, in Buckingham Palace and married her. After getting divorced from his wife, Burrell spent $37,700 on his civil partnership with Graham Cooper in Bowness, Cumbria.
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Paul Burrell’s Net Worth
Paul Burrell’s Net Worth is $500,000 as of April 2023. Burrell’s work as Princess Diana’s butler has the highest share in his net worth. He opened a florist shop in 2001 in Cheshire, which he sold in 2009 to live like a retired person with Graham Cooper.
Burrell’s published books and public appearances are his sources of income. Out of that, $4 million came from the sales of his books. In that case, his memoir created a controversy. Burrell misused his position in the Royal Palace and considered himself too important, according to Prince Harry and Prince William. Meanwhile, the memoir was New York Times’s Best Seller.
Princess Diana’s property turned out to be worth $30 million. According to her will, Prince William and Prince Harry were the primary inheritors. Paul Burrell was one of the beneficiaries besides her seventeen godchildren. Thus, he ended up getting around $70,000.
Enough stories got squeezed from Burrell’s memoir. Mirror ended up paying him the highest fee, $502,848 for his stories related to the Royal Family. After Princess’s death, he got asked to raise funds for her memorial trust though the trust did not need it due to its success. So, Burrell was left with no fundraising job. However, he ended up getting a $3,767 payoff.
Burrell accepted to have mysterious sources of income that made the royals think that he was confidentially trading the royal memorabilia. It also led to a raid on his home. On the other hand, Burrell said during the trial that he is still loyal to the Princess though she is no more.
Over 3 million copies of Burrells’ book ‘The Royal Duty’ got sold across the globe. He was worried about job insecurity and lower pay while working for the Princess. He thought working for the US might have got him more money.
Apart from that, Burrell has appeared in several TV shows like I’m A Celebrity, Australian Princess, Countdown, Stars In Their Eyes, Through The Keyhole, and In Therapy. He also acted as the main source for Princess Diana’s documentary.
Paul Burrell Controversy
Burrell also got accused of stealing 310 things after Diana’s death but he denied it. Instead, he said that he only kept her important possessions to save them from getting into the wrong hands. He did not want those things to get eliminated from history. He also mentioned that he had many reasons to do it.
Burrell’s ‘A Royal Duty’ made Prince Harry angry as he thinks that Burrell is using his former position as the butler only for money. According to the Prince, the book contains only Burrell’s version of the story. So, Burrell said nothing in the name of saying everything.
On the other hand, Burrell welcomed Prince Harry’s words by saying that he only shared the version of the story that did not come under his sight. He only knew Prince Harry when he was in his mother’s womb. That kid has been replaced with an angry and egoistic man now, added Burrell. However, Prince Harry has also poured his heart out in his book ‘Spare.’
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