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Paul Whybrew

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Paul Kevin Whybrew, LVO, RVM (born 1959) is Page of the Backstairs to Queen Elizabeth II. He is an employee of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom.

Role[]

His role as personal page to the Queen requires that he cater to a significant proportion of the Monarch's daily needs. He is given grace and favour accommodation by the Queen at Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House.

Incident[]

In 1982, Whybrew spoke to Michael Fagan.[1] Fagan had evaded security and broken into the royal bedroom at Buckingham Palace.

Honours[]

In addition to his honours, Whybrew was appointed serjeant-at-arms to the Queen in 2008. The role was first established in the 12th Century.[1]

As Queen Elizabeth's favourite footman, Whybrew was also included in the video opening for the 2012 London Olympics with James Bond (Daniel Craig).[2]

Having already been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO), Whybrew was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Honours. Already a holder of the Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) in Silver, he was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[3]

Personal life[]

Whybrew, known as "Tall Paul", was born at Braintree, Essex, in 1959 and is 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) tall. He was also known as "Tall Paul" in contrast to another of the Queen's footmen, Paul Burrell, who was known as "Small Paul".

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leyland, Joanne. "The Queen Honours 'Big Paul'". The Royalist. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080523144055/http://www.theroyalist.net/content/view/3198/1/. 
  2. ↑ Nicholl, Katie (28 July 2012). "The Queen's favourite footman by her side for Bond skit". London Daily Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2180392/KATIE-NICHOLLS-DIARY-Posh-attempts-freebie-Brooklyn-breaks-600-Ipad.html. Retrieved 28 July 2012. 
  3. ↑ "No. 61608". 11 June 2016. p. B5. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61608/supplement/B5 
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