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POP princess Sabrina Carpenter has the making of a great queen, says a butler who taught her how to behave like a royal.

Grant Harrold gave the US star etiquette lessons before an awards bash.

Anglophile Sabrina Carpenter in a Union flag dressCredit: Instagram
Former Royal Butler Grant Harrold is now an etiquette coach to the starsCredit: Colin Hattersley / Wigtown Festival Company
Carpenter and the Dolan twins learn etiquette from royal butler Grant in 2017
The lesson was part of a skit for MTV

He said the Espresso singer “rolled her eyes” at the start but was “very natural”.

Footage unearthed by The Sun shows Sabrina, then 18, learning to serve afternoon tea.

She also balanced books on her head to improve posture.

Grant, who worked for the then-Prince Charles from 2007 to 2011, said the stunt ahead of the 2017 MTV Awards was more “Downton Abbey than Mean Girls”.

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He added: “She’s very chilled, laid-back and didn’t act like a superstar.

“If we could’ve got her into a tiara, she’d have been up for it. She began eye-rolling at the start. She wasn’t too sure.

“Her curtsy was a bit too theatrical. Perfect for one of her shows, not for meeting the King. But she was very natural. I didn’t have to confiscate anything. She was very good about her phone.

“She could pass at the Palace quite easily.

“I can see her getting along with William and Kate, and the King.

“She’s charming, confident, assertive. She’d make a future great queen. A few etiquette lessons and she’d be there.”

Sabrina was joined by US comedians the Dolan twins at a London hotel — perfecting the skills of pauper-turned-socialite Eliza Doolittle — Audrey Hepburn in 1964 film My Fair Lady.

Now 26, Anglophile Sabrina recorded much of new album Man’s Best Friend in the Cotswolds.

And she posed with a sparkly Union Jack on her tour in March.


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Grant said Carpenter could make a great royalCredit: Getty
Carpenter and the Dolan twins with Grant during their lessonCredit: Grant Harrold
Carpenter was a little sceptical to begin withCredit: MTV TRL
She soon picked things up during the lesson at a posh London hotelCredit: MTV TRL
Sam Thompson has also been taught by GrantCredit: Getty
Thompson was told to balance a book on his head to straighten his postureCredit: This Morning / Facebook
The Made in Chelsea Star initially struggled to balance the book on his headCredit: This Morning / Facebook
Kelly Clarkson was taught how to pour tea correctly by Grant on her talk showCredit: Getty
Grant Harrold published a memoir, The Royal Butler, in 2025Credit: Colin Hattersley / Wigtown Festival Company
Grant and the late Queen Elizabeth IICredit: Press Box PR/Anna Phillips
Grant previously served King Charles and Queen CamillaCredit: Press Box PR/Paul Burns
Jerry Springer was another celebrity taught etiquette lessons by Grant HarroldCredit: Getty
Carpenter is one of the most high profile singers in the worldCredit: Getty
Her training with Grant was early in her careerCredit: Getty
Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, 1964Credit: AF Archive

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