Former royal butler Paul Burrell believes there will be a “cool atmosphere” behind closed doors at The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Ranvir Singh has been Lorraine Kelly’s replacement for the week and welcomed the Queen’s former personal footman onto the show this morning (June 2).
Paul, 63, spoke about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming appearance alongside the Queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony, but believes there will be underlying tension behind closed doors.
“There will be a cool atmosphere behind closed doors because of what’s been said in the past,” he told Ranvir, 44.
He continued: “Some members of the royal family have been burned by what Harry and Meghan have said, especially on Oprah.”
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“And they don’t like it, so they’ll be very careful what’s said now in front of them,” he added.
Paul expressed concern about what Harry and Meghan could do with what they hear in the Palace and how they could perhaps use it to their own advantage.
He explained: “Because they could take that back to America and make it part of their commercial platform, they could use that information.”
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The 63-year-old admitted the Queen will be over the moon that Harry is in attendance because she “adores” him.
“The Queen is very fond of Harry,” he admitted before saying: “She adores him and she always takes his calls.”
The former butler voiced his main concern surrounding the Platinum Jubilee which is the media and where their focus will lie.
“I’m worried about the media,” he told Ranvir.
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He continued: “I’m worried about the media focusing on Harry and Meghan and the children rather than focusing on what is important – is her majesty.”
The I’m A Celeb star believes this is the public’s chance to say thank you to the Queen and no one should be distracted from the Queen herself.
“This is her celebration, her Jubilee. It’s the people’s chance to say thank you mam for your devoted service to our country, and we shouldn’t be distracted from that,” he exclaimed.
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