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Royal butler recalls his first memory of meeting Prince Harry - and it's not at all what you'd expect

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (wearing a Household Division regimental tie) attends The Invictus Games Foundation 10th Anniversary Service at St Paul's Cathedral on May 8, 2024.

Behind the Royal Family's traditions, glamour and dedication to a huge array of organisations and charities there's a team of equally committed members of staff. Former royal butler, Grant Harrold, was one of them and he worked at King Charles's beloved Highgrove House residence in Gloucestershire for seven years.

Now, in his coming memoir, The Royal Butler: My Remarkable Life in Royal Service, Grant is ready to discuss his experience. Alongside his reflections that King Charles is a "very gentle character" and someone who "works very hard and doesn’t suffer fools", is a story about his first meeting with Prince Harry that is seriously memorable.

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