Prince Harry left the Queen heartbroken and 'confused' over his betrayal in her final years
08.09.2023 - 11:39
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
It's well known that Queen Elizabeth II had a soft spot for her grandchildren and Prince Harry always managed to bring out his granny's cheeky side.
However, in her final years, Harry caused his beloved grandmother heartbreak and "confusion", former royal butler Paul Burrell has claimed.
The ex royal aide served Her Majesty as her personal footman for over a decade and the late Queen affectionately referred to him as "Small Paul" to distinguish him from a taller footman known as "Tall Paul". Paul was the Queen’s faithful servant until he left in 1987 to serve Princess Diana as her butler.
Burrell told the Mirror: “All the family dearly loved our Queen, and they will all be remembering her in their own particular way.
"She was a mother, a granny, a great granny to all of them. And they all miss her. Even Harry and Meghan, in Los Angeles will be thinking about the Queen on her anniversary because Harry was a particular favourite.”
Burrell claims he had "communication" with the Queen until her final days and knows the unique challenges that she faced in her last years.
The Queen was always known to keep her family close and was distraught when her grandson Prince Harry dramatically left the royal family just two years before her death.
While Harry and Meghan welcomed their firstborn child Archie into the world while they were still in London, their daughter Princess Lilibet was born in June 2021 while the Sussexes had already relocated over 5,000 miles away in California.
Burrell says what really hurt for the late Queen was the connection she never got to make with her great-granddaughter, who was named after her own family nickname, Lilibet.
The sweet name comes from the Queen not being able to pronounce Elizabeth properly as a