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The loyal 6ft4 staff member 'Tall Paul' who was with the Queen in her final days

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One of the Queen's most loyal aides, nicknamed "Tall Paul" was with the late monarch in her final days before she passed away aged 96 on 8 September.

Paul Whybrew, 63, worked with the royal household for over 40 years, and being personal page to the Queen meant that he shared a very close relationship with her.The 6ft 4in man is believed to have been nicknamed "Taul Paul" to distinguish between him and another of the Queen's footmen, Paul Burrell, who at 5ft 10in was much shorter.The Queen's closes aides, including Tall Paul, were with her in her final days and royal expert Victoria Ward told the Telegraph that they would help "with jigsaw puzzles, delivering her beloved Racing Post and simply keeping her company as she watched television." For all of the latest updates, sign up for OK!'s Royal newsletter.

She added that they: "Had become indispensable, keeping her spirits up and her mind sharp." The Queen was so fond of Paul that she gifted him his own furnished quarters at a house near Albert Lodge in Windsor Great Park after she requested he spend more time there as she herself intended to spent more time at Windsor Castle once she turned 80.

Paul obliged, moving from Kensington Palace, and the Queen paid for renovations to ensure Albert Lodge was to his liking. "The Queen told him to decorate it to his taste and send her the bill.

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