"First published 1982, Reprinted 1982" stated on copyright page; Hutchinson publishers, London; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket good with minor age discoloring on inside flaps.
 
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Life below stairs at Kensington Palace, at Coppins and at St. James's Palace, service with Princess Marina, the Dukes of Kent and Gloucester amongst others, and years of being the silent presence upstairs in the drawing-room taught Peter Russell much about life.
 
Butler Royal is his account of fifteen years in royal and otherwise distinguished households, told with perception, affection, honesty and unflagging humor...