A private letter, in which Prince Charles describes former royal butler Paul Burrell as “pathetic”, is being sold at auction. In the handwritten note sent to Marjorie Dawson, who served as personal dresser and maid to the Queen’s cousin Princess Alexandra, the Prince of Wales decries “people like Paul Burrell” for airing their “pathetic jealousies and vendettas in public”. The letter is being sold by a collector and is expected to sell for £2,000 with London-based Chiswick Auctions, The Telegraph reported.
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