Paul Burrell is best known as the former butler to Princess Diana but he has spent the past 10 years running his own gift and flower shop. (Getty Images)
Paul Burrell, the former butler to Princess Diana who has had his fair share of tabloid headlines, has just celebrated his tenth year running a gift and flower shop.
Paul Burrell Flowers & Gifts in the Cheshire village of Farndon has just reached the five-year milestone and before that Burrell ran the shop in Wrexham for five years.
It sells occasion gifts, greetings cards, jewellery and household gifts, as well as a comprehensive range of Yankee Candle products and fresh flowers.
Burrell recently hosted a celebration at the shop to mark the anniversary, inviting friends and customers to join him in toasting its success.
“What’s surprising is that I still have strangers come in who don’t expect to see me behind the counter,” Burrell told The Leader. “This shop has been a lifeline and a sanctuary on occasions. It’s been there through all my trials and tribulations — literally.”
Burrell served as Princess Diana’s butler until she died in 1997 and appeared as a witness during the inquest into her death. He wrote about his time working for the Royal Family in his book, 'A Royal Duty', and has appeared in a number of TV programmes, including ‘I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!’
Burrell told the newspaper that after all his escapades, he still continues to enjoy life as a shopkeeper.
“This is where my heart is. I’ve been through celebrity, I’ve been with royalty and I’ve come back to reality. I don’t miss the old days, I’ve done that, but I do miss the people,” he said.
