Paul Burrell was once the butler of Diana, Princess of Wales, and, according to The Mirror, he has much to say about the current Princess of Wales—a daughter-in-law that Diana unfortunately never got to know. Burrell heartily sings Kate’s praises, saying the royal family would “collapse” without her, and that its “future rests on her.” (Which, yes, is a compliment, but also sounds like a ton of pressure.)
Burrell says Kate is in an “incredible” position, and that everything is “pinned up” by her. In September, following Her late Majesty’s death at age 96, Prince William and Kate became the new Prince and Princess of Wales; though technically through her marriage to King Charles—who was the longest-serving Prince of Wales in history—Queen Consort Camilla was the Princess of Wales, she did not go by that title publicly. She opted to go by her secondary title of the Duchess of Cornwall because of Diana’s close association with the Princess of Wales title—and few knew Diana better than Burrell, who says he finds similarities between Diana and Kate.
