I should have known

In my opinion this is a self-promoter who exaggerates his closeness to his employer. Ponderous. Stuck it out for 8 hours but could take no more. Regret the purchase.

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Fascinating and Insightful

I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is a fascinating and insightful story about the behind closed doors relationship between a Princess and her servant who became her closest friend and confidante. I felt like I was there with them both as they together and individually encounter and deal with challenges brought about by their lifestyle and unusual situations. I will probably listen to this book more than once and seek out any others written by the same author. Thank you for giving me an enjoyable and compelling look into your life and telling us how it really was. Hopefully history will be correct as a result of the author’s efforts.

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Fantastic insightful

What did you like most about A Royal Duty?

Gives a real insight into Princess Diana's life and that of the Royal Family

Which character – as performed by Paul Burrell – was your favourite?

Just awesome

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Couldn't stop listening but have to work, sleep etc

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A Truely Remarkable Account of History

It’s not often we mere mortals can look into a life of a person in history an be able to relate to their insecurities, fears and absolute loneliness.

Paul Burrell has been able to allow the public to glimpse that reality in one ICONIC person Diana The Princess of Wales.

I am truly grateful as I’m sure many many people around the world are, because he related Royal Family protocol with love, compassion and deep understanding.

THANK YOU so much
Juanita C Allies

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I couldn’t stop listening!

Paul Burrell is an interesting character. He is somehow likeable and unlikeable at the same time. He genuinely seems to love Diana but sharing these stories seems like a obvious betrayal of her trust. His deeply personal stories about Diana, Charles and the Queen are totally enthralling. However, I tended to drift off a bit when the narrative skewed to his own personal biography. It is definitely a one-sided account from a man who clearly has a martyr complex. But his narration is emotive and captivating. This is one I would actually listen to again.

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Not bad!

The narrator makes reference to the Dr Victor Chang Institute in Australia raises funds and awareness for HIV….this is incorrect and is for Cardiac Foundation.

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Sticky

What a conceited twat. I'm sure his attitude is common but seriously, "the OTHER palace wedding', "missing only the 9 corgies". Does this guy realise he is a servant, not a member of the family. I'm a monarchist, in as much as I respect the work the Queen has dedicated her life to, and I listened to this only to balance it with the scathing records of Paul's behaviour in most other publications, but it really does paint a world that is pithy, shallow, antiquated, and so socially rude in a world where people are suffering.

The guy also glided past the fact that the downstairs quarters were a well known fuck-fest, largely kept in keeping with the men-only quarters name above the door. This guy has even been recorded as taking the party out to Hamstead Heath, probably for the fresh air... Wife and boys not in toe, well not his kids anyway...

Sticky fingers Paul Burrell, waste of $14.95

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