footman

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For BBC’s “Victoria,” Schiller starred as Cornelius Penge, a footman who served the royal family at both Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

The footman died in the trenches during World War I, and Lizzie never remarried.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

The former footman still has the tea set he was given by the monarch as a gift one Christmas.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2022

A newspaper reporter who went undercover to work as a palace footman reinforced that down-to-earth image, taking photos of the royal Tupperware on the breakfast table and a rubber duck in the bath.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

‘Go and fetch Saruman, since you have become his footman, Gríma Wormtongue!’ said Gandalf.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien