Paul Whybrew
Paul Whybrew CVO RVM | |
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) , UK |
Paul Kevin Whybrew,
Role
His role as personal page to the Queen required that he catered to a significant proportion of her daily needs. He was given accommodation by the Queen at Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House.
Whybrew was one of a number of long-time, loyal staff who kept the Queen company in her final days at Balmoral.[1]
He took part in the Royal Procession at the
Incident
In 1982, Whybrew spoke to
Honours
In addition to his honours, Whybrew was appointed
Having already been appointed
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Royal Victorian Order (CVO) |
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Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) Gold | ||
Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) Silver | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal |
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King Charles III Coronation Medal |
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Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal |
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Personal life
Whybrew, known as "Tall Paul", was born at Braintree, Essex, in 1959 and is 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) tall. He attended Clacton County High School. He was also known as "Tall Paul" in contrast to another of the Queen's footmen, Paul Burrell, who was known as "Small Paul".
Whybrew appeared in the Buckingham Palace scenes of the short comedic film Happy and Glorious, featured in the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics, in which the Queen is seen jumping out of a helicopter with James Bond (Daniel Craig).[6][7]
References
- ^ "How the Queen spent her final weeks at her 'happy place', Balmoral". MSN.
- ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b Leyland, Joanne. "The Queen Honours 'Big Paul'". The Royalist. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B5.
- ^ "Photoraph of Paul Whybrew Wearing His Medals". Getty Images. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "On Her Majesty's Olympic Service".
- ^ "How Queen Elizabeth II Ensured Famous James Bond Scene Was Authentic". Newsweek. 8 March 2022.