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Paul Whybrew | |
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Born | 1959 (age 65–66) Braintree, Essex, England, UK |
Paul Kevin Whybrew, LVO, RVM (born 1959) was (up and until her death) 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 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 to keep the Queen company in her final days at Balmoral.[1]
Incident
In 1982, Whybrew spoke to Michael Fagan.[2] 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.[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] He has received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal for service to the Royal Family.
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Royal Victorian Order (LVO) |
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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 Silver Jubilee Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 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".
References
- ^ "How the Queen spent her final weeks at her 'happy place', Balmoral". MSN.
- ^ 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.