Paul Kevin Whybrew, MVO

Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

, RVM is Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...

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Page of the Backstairs

A Page of the Backstairs is a senior servant of the British Royal Household who personally attends to the Sovereign and/or spouse ....

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Role

His role as personal page to the Queen means that he has to cater to a significant proportion of the Monarchy's daily needs. He is given grace and favour accommodation by the Queen at Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...

, Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located near the village of Crathie, west of Ballater and east of Braemar. Balmoral has been one of the residences of the British Royal Family since 1852, when it was purchased by Queen Victoria and her...

 and Sandringham House. He has been with the Royal Household for 32 years.

Incident

In 1982, Whybrew spoke to Michael Fagan

Michael Fagan incident

Michael Fagan was an intruder who broke into Buckingham Palace and entered Elizabeth II's bedchamber in the early hours of 9 July 1982. The unemployed father of four children managed to evade electronic alarms as well as both palace and police guards....

. Fagan had evaded security and broke into the royal bedroom at Buckingham Palace.

Honours

In addition to his honours, Whybrew was appointed "Sergeant-at-Arms" to the Queen in 2008. The role was first established in the 12th Century.

See also

• Michael Fagan incident
  Michael Fagan incident
  Michael Fagan was an intruder who broke into Buckingham Palace and entered Elizabeth II's bedchamber in the early hours of 9 July 1982. The unemployed father of four children managed to evade electronic alarms as well as both palace and police guards....