Prince Charles blasted ex-royal butler Paul Burrell as "pathetic" in an uncovered letter set to be put up for auction. In the four-page handwritten note, the Prince of Wales hits out at royal household staff who "exercise their pathetic jealousies and vendettas in public".
The message was penned in 2002 just weeks after Burrell - who served as Princess Diana's butler - went on trial at the Old Bailey accused of stealing 310 items worth £4.5m belonging to the late princess. However, proceedings eventually collapsed after the Queen recalled that Burrell had informed her that he planned to keeping some of Princess of Wale's possessions, the Mirror reports.
Writing to Marjorie Dawson, who worked as the personal maid and dresser to Princess Alexandra for 36 years, Charles expressed his deep upset at the “ghastliness” of the situation.
