Prince Charles “will need to step up” following his father Prince Philip’s death, says former servant of the British Royal Household, Paul Burrell.
Paul, 62, who was also a latter butler to Princess Diana before her death, shared his views on how he thinks Prince Charles will need to shift his weight more now his dad is gone.
The former Royal help also talked about Prince Philip and the Queen’s “sweet and witty” relationship which always saw Philip making his wife and Majesty “laugh”.
Paul gave tribute to a Prince who “has always been around” for the nation, much like her Majesty.
He also commented that he believed the Queen would be watching Lorraine Kelly’s show.
Speaking to his Ranvir Singh, who had stepped in to replace Lorraine today, she asked if Paul thought the Queen would change in the coming year following the death of her partner of 80 years.
Paul said: “She’s 95 from the 21st of April and she’s slowing down.
“She’s gradually handing over the responsibility to Prince Charles this is a huge moment when Prince Charles has to step up to the plate and he will become close to the Queen and closer to the crown and throne.
“God forbid the day, I don’t know-how on that day when her Majesty goes because she’s always been there and I can’t even imagine that.
“Prince Charles will need to step up then.”
In March, Paul claimed the Queen stepped in to lift a law forbidding him to disclose details of their private conversations following Diana’s death during his Old Bailey trial.
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Speaking on Channel 5’s Secrets of the Royal Palaces, he said: “I couldn’t believe that I was free to walk out of the Old Bailey instead of into a prison sentence.
“Never before had a Monarch intervened in a criminal court case.
“She saved me. She saved me from what I thought was my fate. I think she saved me because she know me, and I was her boy for 11 years.
“She saw me grow and have two children, and I think she cared.
“She cared about me and what would happen to my family.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
