Diana: what the butler saw... but is still not telling us.

(From Irish Independent)

After the recent revelations by Diana's former butler, it seems the royals are stuck between her 'rock' and a hard place. They are damned if they don't say anything and they'll be damned if they speak publicly to their former servant.

Paul Burrell, on the other hand, appears to be cushioned by the prospect of becoming a millionaire from writing his book,A Royal Duty.

Most of his autobiography was penned earlier this year in Naas, a favourite Burrell family holiday destination. However, the repercussions are being felt from Balmoral to Buckingham Palace, along with fears that this might be the first of many publications fromMr Burrell.

As with Diana's death six years ago, the royal family seems woefully unprepared. There was no accepted royal etiquette on how to deal with the death of a divorced princess andthere seems to be nothing in the rulebook on how to manage a disenchanted employee.

The parallels between Diana and her 'rock' seem few and far between. But it could beargued that, like the princess, once he had outlived his usefulness to the royals and had become a little too self-important, then it was time for his reputation to be rubbished bythe royal household through the media.

However, it seems the butler learned from his former employer and has no intention ofgoing quietly. This week he has been on countless TV and radio shows, publicising his new book.