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NEW YORK (AP) — Butler Christopher Ely has done it all: served dinner to the queen at Buckingham Palace, brushed the bearskin atop a royal guard's helmet, sat on a carriage carrying Princess Diana.
On Friday, the former royal footman will watch from afar as Prince William and Kate Middleton are married — festivities hosted by the palace where he once took care of the tiniest details.
These days, Ely has plenty of multitasking to do in America.
After decades of service to royalty, Hollywood celebrities and diplomats, the 48-year-old master butler is opening a Manhattan school to teach genteel old British ways — updated for 21st-century New York.
"I really want to revolutionize service," he says, adding with a grin, "Some people are clueless — not very organized."
Source: The Associated Press
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