Prince William and Harry are back in focus after Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell shared a story about the brothers’ very different childhood personalities.
Sky News reported Burrell’s latest comments from an interview with Casino.org. Burrell reflected on life at Highgrove and on the princes as boys.
Burrell served as a footman to Queen Elizabeth II before he became Diana’s butler. He said young Harry often gave pocket money to Burrell’s sons.
Paul Burrell’s royal household roles
Paul Burrell worked in the royal household before becoming Princess Diana’s butler.
He served as a footman to Queen Elizabeth II.
He later joined Diana’s household as her butler.
Burrell became a frequent media commentator on Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry after Diana’s death.
He has also written books about his time in royal service, including A Royal Duty and The Royal Insider.
He described Harry as a “generous and sensitive boy”. Burrell said that side of Harry showed up early.
The Prince William and Harry memory that still surprises
Burrell said Harry loved handing over bank notes to his sons. The boys then saved for things they wanted.
“He (Harry) would like nothing better than to give my boys a ‘Pink Granny’ or a ‘Blue Granny’,” Burrell said.
He explained that Harry used those nicknames for bank notes because they featured Queen Elizabeth.
Burrell added: “He used to give out notes to my boys so they could save for a PlayStation or something. He was very kind.”
Burrell then contrasted Harry with Prince William. He said William treated money in a more practical way.
“William wouldn’t have done that, because William would be saving his money for something important,” he said.
Burrell also said Diana tried to raise both sons equally. He made that point despite Harry later describing himself as the “spare” to William’s future role as king.
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