‘I couldn’t believe it. I am devastated to know the Queen is no longer there. For me she was my surrogate mother in many ways, she was incredibly warm.’ Former Royal aide Paul Burrell has paid tribute to the Queen following her death at the age of 96.
The 64-year-old told how the Queen not only introduced him to his wife, but even arranged their honeymoon.
‘She’s been a big part of my life as she has for everyone in our country, but for me – standing by her for eleven years and travelling the world with her -she was always there for me and my wife and my children in our early days,’ he explained.‘In fact she instigated me getting married in the first place. She said, “Paul you’ll find marriage is a wonderful institution once you have children. The glue that holds your family together are your children. You won’t regret it.
‘And so I married Prince Philip’s maid and she said, “Where are you going on your honeymoon?” and I said. “We’re thinking of going to Rhyl your Majesty.” “Rhyl?” she said. “Not that Rhyl isn’t a place to go, to but you’ll go to Balmoral.”has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.
She died at the age of 96 surrounded by her family at her home in Balmoral, including her son and heir to the throne
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