I once felt bad for him, too. Since his pithy little "gee, if the boys had called, I wouldn't have published the book," I lost all respect for him. I feel sorry for his children--and his wife. She looked awful, leaning on a cane (did she hurt herself or is she suffering from an illness) when she was accompanying him to court. She put up with a lot--heck, his own sons did, too--because of "his devotion" to Diana. He was not home a lot. I'm sorry but I don't think Diana demanded he sit and watch movies with him all the time nor do I think she required him to turn on the hallway light before she went to bed. I think his "value" to Diana exists, in large part, in his head. I would have found his constant presence suffocating--and she told others she felt the same way and was hoping he'd find work elsewhere. I think his grief was sincere when she died; there are many who were in Paris and later at the Palace who say he was like a zombie. But, like Ms. Simmons who tells us all more than we needed to know, Mr. Burrell crossed some lines with his book and then with his articles, like the one in "Hello" on the fifth anniversary of her death where he discloses more information about the Princess.
All in all, I most despise what he is doing to his sons. Kids can be very cruel and can you imagine what they get when they are at school about the way their dad "sold out" the Princess with his incessant revelations? A few months ago, I googled and read he was "considering" a second book. I hope that has been shelved. Enough is enough. I would love to know how much he has pocketed with all he's done as the Princess' former butler? Rather telling isn't it, no one else is stepping forward asking for his services?
