Paul Whybrew

Paul Whybrew CVO RVM
Born	1959 (age 65–66) Witham, Essex, England, UK

Paul Kevin Whybrew, CVO , RVM (born 1959) is a British former member of staff to the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. He served as Page of the Backstairs to Queen Elizabeth II until her death in 2022.

Career

In 1982, Whybrew spoke to Michael Fagan, ^[1] who had evaded security and broken into the royal bedroom at Buckingham Palace.

Whybrew took part in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla as Serjeant-at-Arms. ^[2]

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]

Whybrew was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in the 2006 New Year Honours, ^[3] promoted to Lieutenant of same Order (LVO) in the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Honours, ^[4] and promoted again to Commander of the Order (CVO) in the 2023 Demise Honours. ^[5] Besides this, he was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) twice, first in Silver in the 1993 Birthday Honours ^[6] and then in Gold in the 2016 Birthday Honours. ^[7] He furthermore received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal for service to the Royal Family.

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Royal Victorian Order (CVO)	Commander 2023 Demise Honours List Previously appointed as a member (MVO) Previously appointed as a lieutenant (LVO)
	Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) Gold	2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List
	Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) Silver	1993 Queen's Birthday Honours List
	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal	1977 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal	2022 UK Version of this Medal
	King Charles III Coronation Medal	2023 UK Version of this Medal
	Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal	Queen Elizabeth II Version 1998 With 2 Clasps (40 years of service) [8]

Personal life

Whybrew, known as "Tall Paul", was born in Witham, 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".

Whybrew appeared in the Buckingham Palace scenes of the short comedic film Happy and Glorious in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, in which the Queen is seen jumping out of a helicopter with James Bond, played by Daniel Craig. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Leyland, Joanne. "The Queen Honours 'Big Paul'". The Royalist. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008.
2. "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
3. "No. 57855". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 3.
4. The 2012 Diamond Jubilee Honours List - official website of the British royal family
5. "No. 64008". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 March 2023. p. D2.
6. "No. 53332". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1993. p. 4.
7. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B5.
8. "Photograph of Paul Whybrew Wearing His Medals". Getty Images. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
9. "On Her Majesty's Olympic Service".
10. "How Queen Elizabeth II Ensured Famous James Bond Scene Was Authentic". Newsweek . 8 March 2022.