Loyal but louche, diligent but drunk, discreet in word but indiscreet in life, the 's most celebrated servant, 'Backstairs Billy' Tallon is to be celebrated in a play in London's West End in the autumn — given equal billing with the woman he devotedly served for 50 years, the .From the death of her husband, , in 1952, until her own demise in 2002, this elegant, bouffant-haired flunkey never left the former Queen Elizabeth's side. He poured her drinks, organised her parties and listened to her secrets. And he was the only person allowed to enter her rooms without knocking.While the Queen Mother lived, Billy Tallon reigned supreme at Clarence House. But, tragically, he ended up in the gutter — literally.
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