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Loyal but louche, diligent but drunk, discreet in word but indiscreet in life, the Royal Family’s most notable servant, ‘Backstairs Billy’ Tallon is to be honoured in a play in London’s West End in the autumn, given equal billing with the woman he devotedly served for 50 years, the Queen Mother. From the death ofContinue reading “The Exile Of ‘Backstairs Billy’ Tallon, Who Reigned Supreme While Queen Mother Lived And Queen Elizabeth’s Dresser Angela Kelly Illustrates How Ruthless Courtiers Can Be”