Overview
- Former royal butler Paul Burrell writes that early in the marriage the couple refused to leave their bed, preventing maids from servicing the room for days.
- He says frequent, lavish entertaining left kitchen staff exhausted, prompting complaints to the Master of the Household and a reported intervention by the Queen to curb excess.
- Burrell characterizes Prince Andrew as difficult for palace staff to deal with during that period.
- The memoir describes a drinking culture inside Buckingham Palace, with staff nicknaming it the 'Gin Palace.'
- Separately, DOJ-released emails show Ferguson asked Jeffrey Epstein to 'marry' her, offered Buckingham Palace tours for his associates, and introduced her daughters to him, as media report she has vacated Royal Lodge and is staying abroad while weighing next steps.