As the Queen's coffin travelled to Windsor Castle during the state funeral today, one man stood out in the procession, prompting people to try to find out who the insanely tall man' was.
The incredibly tall mourner is in fact Matthew Magee, a former assistant private secretary to the late monarch. Standing at a huge 7ft 2in, he would have dwarfed the late Queen who was only 5ft 3in tall. He was given to the role in 2018 and is often mistaken for the Queen's most dedicated member of staff, Paul Whybrew, charmingly nicknamed Tall Paul., according to The Mirror
Tall Paul, who confusingly is smaller than Mr Magee at 6ft 4in, was one of only three of Her Majesty's male domestic staff invited to join the cortege from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday last week. He was known as Tall Paul in contrast to another of the Queen's footmen, Paul Burrell, who was known as Small Paul.
