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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

The Unexpected Item a Former Royal Butler Hid in His Pockets for a Meeting With Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth looks shocked while wearing a gray and cerise coat and matching hat.

A plethora of former royal employees have opened up about what it's like working for Queen Elizabeth II. However, one former butler's story about a private meeting with the late monarch is perhaps stranger than the rest.

Paul Burrell, who recently released the book The Royal Insider: My Life With The Queen, The King, and Princess Diana, got candid about a meeting he had with Queen Elizabeth after working at the palace for one year. As reported by the Daily Star, Burrell said of the encounter, "That morning in the staff canteen we had sausages for breakfast. I wrapped two up in a paper napkin and put them into my tailcoat pocket. I thought, 'She's got dogs.'"

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