Because it is a specific profession to be an archivist and people have to train to become one for years. Part of that training is about how to value items on historic worth. A page will not have had that training or the experience to make such decisions on various items but now is made responsible for what could be very important historic documents: the private papers of the late Elizabeth II.
Why would *one* of the archivists less connected to Elizabeth II be more qualified to make this sort of decision? Mr. Whybrew is a gift to this kind of archival process!
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What im questioning is if someone who acted as a page is the individual best equipped and skilled to do that work. In my view one of the archivists of the Royal Archives in Windsor Castle might be better trained and skilled to do such a job.
As an obvious trusted person and favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and recognized as such by her son and successor the King, he is surely uniquely qualified to assist in at least the “initial sorting” given his proximity and insight into the private personality of Her late Majesty and consideration of her wishes. It states nothing about destroying, keeping, or editing, etc, any material… just that he is part of the process. The context and clarification be might be able to provide or memories brought back are invaluable for anything we may see at some point.