We’ve all forgotten our manners, so I asked a former royal butler to teach me some

July 23, 2026

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h/t: www.telegraph.co.uk

Enter Julius F Smith, a man who spent three decades gliding around royalty with a silver tray in hand. He served Elizabeth II on countless occasions, managed aristocratic households and looked after heads of state visiting the UK…

But now he’s turned his attention to a far greater challenge: teaching Gen Z how to behave.

“It’s becoming increasingly rare to hear someone be described as ‘a gentleman’ or ‘a lady’,” he declares at the beginning of the class.

“But when you’re gone, that’s exactly how you should hope to be remembered. There is no higher compliment.”

h/t: www.telegraph.co.uk

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