Paul Whybrew

Paul Kevin Whybrew, LVO, RVM (born 1959) is 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 requires that he caters to a significant proportion of the Monarch's daily needs. He is given accommodation by the Queen at Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House.

Incident

In 1982, Whybrew spoke to Michael Fagan.[1] 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.[1]

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.[2]

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
  1. Leyland, Joanne. "The Queen Honours 'Big Paul'". The Royalist. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008.
  2. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B5.


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