{"id":1201487,"date":"2022-09-09T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T16:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/queen-elizabeth-gave-up-alcohol-after-prince-philips-death-former-butler-says\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T16:46:15","slug":"queen-elizabeth-gave-up-alcohol-after-prince-philips-death-former-butler-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/queen-elizabeth-gave-up-alcohol-after-prince-philips-death-former-butler-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth gave up alcohol after Prince Philip&#8217;s death, former butler says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/16x9\/800?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/8b2570b3-086c-5ec6-a50b-7eec8007d476&amp;operation=CROP&amp;offset=71x311&amp;resize=687x387\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"\/><\/p>\n<div>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const a=e.getElementsByTagName(\u201cscript\u201d)[0];n=e.createElement(\u201cscript\u201d),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.src=\u201dhttps:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v1.js\u201d,a.parentNode.insertBefore(n,a)}(document,0,\u201doovvuu-player-sdk\u201d);<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former royal butler Paul Burrell says Queen Elizabeth gave up alcohol \u201con doctor\u2019s orders\u201d following the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The 96-year-old monarch died at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on September 8 and Burrell,  who worked as the queen\u2019s personal footman, called her \u201ca wonderful lady\u201d as he fondly remembered his days working for her at Buckingham Palace in London in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<div>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const a=e.getElementsByTagName(\u201cscript\u201d)[0];n=e.createElement(\u201cscript\u201d),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.src=\u201dhttps:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v1.js\u201d,a.parentNode.insertBefore(n,a)}(document,0,\u201doovvuu-player-sdk\u201d);<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said the queen gave up drinking alcohol after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in 2021, telling Australian radio\u2019s \u201cThe Kyle and Jackie O Show\u201d: \u201cSince Prince Philip died she hasn\u2019t had a drink at all, she\u2019s been drinking apple juice and tomato juice on doctor\u2019s orders. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore that she loved a gin and tonic and she could drink several in an evening and a martini. She loved a drink!\u201d<\/p>\n<div>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const a=e.getElementsByTagName(\u201cscript\u201d)[0];n=e.createElement(\u201cscript\u201d),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.src=\u201dhttps:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v1.js\u201d,a.parentNode.insertBefore(n,a)}(document,0,\u201doovvuu-player-sdk\u201d);<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He went on to pay tribute to the late monarch, saying: \u201cShe was a wonderful lady. I have nothing but admiration and respect for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 64-year-old former butler added that he knew the queen was having health troubles, but he was still blind-sided by news of her death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew the queen was unwell but I didn\u2019t think she was this unwell. I saw her with the PM (Liz Truss) yesterday and I thought: \u2018Oh my goodness, you don\u2019t look very good.\u201c\u2026 She was an inspiration to me when I joined her (working in the royal household) at 18.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also told a story about the night his wife went into labour while he was serving the queen dinner. <\/p>\n<div>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const a=e.getElementsByTagName(\u201cscript\u201d)[0];n=e.createElement(\u201cscript\u201d),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.src=\u201dhttps:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v1.js\u201d,a.parentNode.insertBefore(n,a)}(document,0,\u201doovvuu-player-sdk\u201d);<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Burrell told the radio hosts: \u201cShe said: \u2018Oh, go, go, you must go straight away.\u2019 And I said: \u2018Who is going to clean up all the dishes?\u2019 And she said: \u2018Oh, don\u2019t worry, you can do that in the morning.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After serving the Queen as a footman, Burrell went to work for King Charles and his then wife Diana, Princess of Wales, at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, acting as the princess\u2019s  butler until her death in 1997.<\/p>\n<div>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const a=e.getElementsByTagName(\u201cscript\u201d)[0];n=e.createElement(\u201cscript\u201d),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.src=\u201dhttps:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v1.js\u201d,a.parentNode.insertBefore(n,a)}(document,0,\u201doovvuu-player-sdk\u201d);<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/queen-elizabeth-gave-up-alcohol-after-prince-philips-death-former-butler-says-9fc2a652-d123-5d93-b37b-159a40cbac61\">Source <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const a=e.getElementsByTagName(\u201cscript\u201d)[0];n=e.createElement(\u201cscript\u201d),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.src=\u201dhttps:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v1.js\u201d,a.parentNode.insertBefore(n,a)}(document,0,\u201doovvuu-player-sdk\u201d); Former royal butler Paul Burrell says Queen Elizabeth gave up alcohol \u201con doctor\u2019s orders\u201d following the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in 2021. 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