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Coming Out: Princess Diana’s Gay Butler Paul Burrell Photographed With Longtime Male Lover

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Mar. 8 2017, Updated 2:06 p.m. ET

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Princess Diana's shamed butler Paul Burrell dropped the bombshell news that he was marrying his boyfriend less than a year after divorcing his wife and RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained the first photos of the former royal insider with his lover. Click through the gallery to see the man the Princess called her "rock" with his fiancé.

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Princess Diana's shamed butler Paul Burrell dropped the bombshell news that he was marrying his boyfriend less than a year after divorcing his wife and RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained the first photos of the former royal insider with his lover. Click through the gallery to see the man the Princess called her "rock" with his fiancé.

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In 2002 Greg Pead claimed he and Burrell had a three-year relationship in the early Eighties, before his marriage. Pead claimed Burrell would sneak him into Buckingham Palace where they would have sex. He addressed the report, saying "I knew Greg Pead when I was 20. Isn't it sad when someone hangs on to something that happened 33 years ago? I thought close friendships were between two people, but apparently not."

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Burrell and Cooper were photographed together at a bed and breakfast in 2014 and his celebratory news put to rest decades long rumors about his sexuality.

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Burrell and his ex owned the house next door, which was on the market for $600,000. Following the announcement of their split in June last year, Burrell said that the sale of the house would be his as a "settlement."

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A nearby shelf contained unsold copies of his two books about the Princess. Other tacky items for sale included branded teddy bears and candles, plus candy tins of London landmarks with Burrell's name embossed on the side!

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Inside the self-run florist, Burrell — who was the personal butler for Prince William and Prince Harry's late mother — placed a large photograph of himself with the Princess behind the counter.

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While his ex-wife Maria Burrell remained in Florida — Burrell paid the bills from selling flowers and gifts https://radaronline.com/videos/prince-charles-cheating-camilla/ branded with his own name in the north west of England, Britain.

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"It's just a little shop and it has been quite a struggle but we are doing well here now, especially as it is quite a small little village," he confessed.

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The surprising news of his marriage to his boyfriend came after the father-of-two divorced his wife of 32 YEARS just nine months ago. Bloated and out of breath from carrying bags of soil, Burrell claimed to have been struggling financially — even though he is estimated to have earned millions thanks to his association with the Princess.

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Burrell, 58, began working for Princess Diana in 1987 but after he wrote two tell all novels about her he was internationally decried. In 2001, Burrell was charged with stealing more than 300 items from the Princess worth $7 million and hiding them at his home. He was sensationally cleared at his trial a year later when the Queen remembered him telling her he was taking the items for safekeeping.

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Princess Diana died in Paris in 1997 after a high speed chase and a car crash and Burrell recently spoke about the tragedy, saying: "It was probably the saddest day of my life."

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