FORMER Royal butler Paul Burrell has spilled the details on the five things the Queen always keeps inside her handbag.
The servant – who was part of the household team serving Princess Diana – took to ITV show Lorraine to talk about his experience.
Paul, 63, who was one of the Princess of Wales’ closest confidantes when he worked for her, has also worked closely beside Her Majesty.
He explained to Lorraine Kelly that the Queen always keeps five items handy in her trusty bag whenever she heads outside.
Among them, her favourite make-up items and a very special treasure gifted to her from her father, King George VI.
“Earlier, I asked you whether or not you’ve seen inside the Queen’s handbag – have you?” Paul was quizzed on the Platinum Jubilee show.
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“Yes, I have,” Paul said. “There’s a handkerchief with her initials on it, a powder compact, her lippy, and her little bunch of keys that open her red boxes.
“On her keys, there’s a beautiful gold St Christopher’s medal which her father gave her to keep her safe when she travels.”
During the show, former butler Paul also confirmed that the royals will be “careful” in what they say to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have travelled from their home in California, collected from the airport by Her Majesty’s personal cars.
However, despite the warm welcome the former royal footman claims that the couple’s arrival will bring a ‘cool atmosphere’.
He told Ranvir Singh: “There will be a very cool atmosphere behind closed doors because of what’s been said in the past.
“Some members of the royal family have been burned by what Harry and Meghan have said, especially on Oprah, and they don’t like it.”
Burrell went on to say that following Harry and Meghan’s explosive claims on the show, many families will be wary about what is said in front of the couple.
He continued: “They will be very careful about what is said now in front of them (Meghan and Harry) because they could take that back to America and make it part of their commercial platform.
“They could use that information.”
Despite the uneasy atmosphere, Burrell says that the monarch will be keen to smooth things over between the families.
“The Queen wants a smooth passage, she doesn’t like fuss and bother. She likes to take a back seat,” he says.
“She doesn’t like rough waters, she doesn’t like family conflict so she wants to smooth it over.”
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Harry and Meghan landed in England at noon after a non-stop flight from Santa Barbara, California.
They have been given prime seats to watch the Trooping the Colour. Police would not confirm if Archie and Lilibet will join them.
