{"id":2092801,"date":"2025-10-15T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2092801"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:48:10","slug":"i-worked-for-the-royal-family-sarah-fergusons-one-habit-left-staff-up-in-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-worked-for-the-royal-family-sarah-fergusons-one-habit-left-staff-up-in-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I worked for the Royal Family &#8211; Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s one habit left staff up in arms&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_9a91d9\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Paul Burrell, a former Royal butler, has shared exactly what it was like inside the palace<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32681595\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">The butler shared insight of what it&#8217;s like to work for Sarah Ferguson and the rest of the Royals <\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image:  Karwai Tang\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A former Royal butler has shared the exact action undertaken by Sarah Ferguson which left staff &#8220;up in arms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The Duchess of York is celebrating her 66th birthday today, after what could be perceived as a tough few weeks for the ex-wife of Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">It was just last month the royal was dropped as the patron of numerous charities after a leaked email between her and sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein was leaked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">In the correspondence from it was alleged she called the paedophile a &#8220;supreme friend,&#8221; just weeks after she said she would never speak to him again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Now, in a new book, former Royal butler, Paul Burrell, has revealed the Duchess left the staff fuming just shortly after marrying Prince Andrew in 1986.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/bbc-breakfast-hosts-announce-difficult-32680308\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">BBC Breakfast hosts announce &#8216;difficult&#8217; news update just minutes into show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Paul shared how Andre was &#8220;besotted by his new wife who could &#8220;do no wrong&#8221; in his latest memoir titled The Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King and Princess Diana., the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/i-worked-royal-family--36068720\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Mirror<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Yet, discussion tensions, he added: \u201cBut the staff were up in arms early in the marriage. From the beginning, the royal newlyweds refused to leave their martial bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cThe maids weren\u2019t allowed to go into the bedroom to make the bed for days. When the couple did surface, they held lavish dinner, lunch and tea parties with all their friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Paul, who worked under Princess Diana from 1987 to 1997, claimed this caused issues with exhausted staff members who reportedly preferred sticking to set meal times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He further elaborated: \u201cThe kitchen staff were run off their feet. Even the Queen didn\u2019t entertain so extravagantly. The royal chiefs were furious to be making food like it was an \u00e1 la carte restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cThey were used to serving food to the Queen and the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/royal-family\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Royal Family<\/a> at set times. It was too much. The staff rebelled and protests were made to the Master of the Household who informed the Queen of her staff\u2019s unhappiness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cShe had to intervene and put a stop to the lavish gluttony. After all, she despised waste, deciding in advance which food should be cooked for her each day. So why should Andrew and Fergie be different?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Paul, 67, then claimed Andrew was \u201cnever easy\u201d to get along with, especially for the staff members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The author, who also wrote A Royal Duty, first worked as a footman to Queen Elizabeth before acting as King Charles\u2019 butler. However, he was most famous for being a confidante to Diana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/health\/exactly-how-government-obesity-laws-32679771\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Exactly how government obesity laws are impacting shops and restaurants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">And in another part of his new book, he revealed the hilarious two-word nickname staff used for Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Referencing a drinking culture inside the palace walls, he wrote: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just bed-hopping that went on in the palaces; there was a degree of inebriation which often helped people\u2019s inhibitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cForget Buckingham Palace, it was nicknamed \u2018Gin Palace\u2019 after the spirit that flowed freely through the everyday workings of the building. 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