''Speaking of which, Nicholas, '' he says as he catches his trusty manservant whizzing by.

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At the formal dinner, Mac of the Daily Mail has a manservant placing a boot on Hirohito's plate.

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There are rumours of a truly damaging scandal waiting to break, with an eye-witness account of a sexual encounter between a (male) royal and a manservant.

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