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Quinn, Tom, 1956-
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Tallon, William, 1935-2007.
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 -- Employees -- Biography.
Royal pages -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Butlers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Courts and courtiers -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
Household employees -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
Royal households -- Great Britain -- Social aspects.
Royal households -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Monarchy -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
Upper class -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Social life and customs.
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Quinn, Tom, 1956-
Tallon, William, 1935-2007.
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 -- Employees -- Biography.
Royal pages -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Butlers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Courts and courtiers -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
Household employees -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
Royal households -- Great Britain -- Social aspects.
Royal households -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Monarchy -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
Upper class -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Social life and customs.
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Backstairs Billy : the life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's most devoted servant / Tom Quinn.
by
Quinn, Tom, 1956-
The Robson Press, 2015.
Call #:
941.084 T149q
Subjects
Tallon, William, 1935-2007.
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
--
Employees
--
Biography
.
Royal pages
--
Great Britain
--
Biography
.
Butlers
--
Great Britain
--
Biography
.
Courts
and
courtiers
--
History
--
20th
century
--
Biography
.
Household employees
--
Great Britain
--
History
--
20th
century
--
Biography
.
Royal households
--
Great Britain
--
Social aspects.
Royal households
--
Great Britain
--
History
--
20th
century
.
Monarchy
--
Great Britain
--
Social life and customs.
Upper class
--
Great Britain
--
Social life and customs.
Great Britain
--
Kings and rulers
--
Social life and customs.
ISBN:
9781849547802 (hc.)
Description:
xii, 259 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary:
"From humble beginnings as a shopkeeper's son in Coventry to Page of the Backstairs at Clarence House, William Tallon, or Backstairs Billy as he came to be known, always knew he was destined for a life in the royal circle. A fierce collector and fan of all things related to the royal family, even as a small boy Billy was fascinated by this glamorous world of pageantry and excess. Charming, loyal, promiscuous and in possession of a truly wicked sense of humour, Billy entered royal service at the age of fifteen and, over the next fifty years, became one of the most notorious figures, and most remarkable characters, ever to have graced the royal household. Although nominally a servant, over time Billy became one of the late Queen Mother's most trusted friends and confidants. While others came and went, Billy was the one servant the Queen Mother just could not do without. She adored him, and he her, perhaps because of his high camp style or his witty and provocative remarks about the well-born equerries, royal press people and advisers. The fascinating life story of the man who spent more than half a
century
working for one of the world's most elusive institutions, giving us a rare glimpse of what life in the British royal family is really like."--Provided by publisher.
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Biographies.
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