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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Quinn, Tom, 1956-     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Quinn, Tom, 1956-       by title:      Backstairs Billy : t...       by call number:      941.084 T149q     Search the Web     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.       MARC Display

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. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 941.084 T149q Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 941.084 T149q Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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