The real reason for the Royals' panic over Paul Burrell is the as yet undiclosed allegation about a 'senior Royal' on Princess Diana's famous 'Crown Jewels' tape, whose disappearance prompted the police raid on Burrell's house in the first place. This allegation is now common currency in media circles and it can only be a matter of time before it emerges in public. The Royal Family should now deal with it by revealing it themselves. However scandalous it is, if they don't take the initiative in this way they will continue to have the threat of blackmail hanging over them, which is clearly an intolerable situation from all points of view. If it's false, they can deny it robustly. If it's true... well, it would be a scandal, for sure, and probably fatally damaging to the Royal in question; but still not as damaging as it would be if it emerges and leaves them all on the defensive.