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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Giving Princess Diana Certain Chanel Gifts for Christmas Would've Been "a Bad Mistake," Per Former Royal Butler

A headshot of Princess Diana wearing a red-and-black outfit and big black and gold Chanel button earrings looking to the left with a smile.

Navigating the treacherous terrain of holiday gift-giving is challenging enough when your boss is a regular old corporate executive. But what if you happened to work for Princess Diana? Former royal butler Paul Burrell tells Marie Claire that there's one gift that could've created quite an awkward Christmas moment with the stylish royal—and the reason why is rather heartbreaking.

Discussing some of the late princess's favorite gifts over the years, Burrell—speaking on behalf of Spin Genie—says that one year he "gave her a pair of Chanel costume jewelry earrings." A pretty safe bet in terms of gifts, one would think, and the former butler said he "thought that was a good choice for her as she loved those chunky earrings." So what could've posed a problem?

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