Talk:Martin Butler (composer)

Brother of...
Formerly included
 * his cousin is the former royal butler Paul Burrell.

In editing Catherine Butler I have been in correspondence with both Martin and Catherine Butler. She commented (personal email, 2017-01-18)
 * While I'm here, I might mention that the assertion on Martin's page that Paul Burrell (Princess Diana's former butler) is our cousin is a fantasy. I can only imagine someone put it there as a joke - playing on the word "butler", perhaps? Not a very funny one, though.

While email is not considered a reliable source for article content, email from a trustworthy source, even though not  verifiable, seems sufficient for deleting unsourced content. --Thnidu (talk) 16:14, 19 January 2017 (UTC)