Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's Most Devoted Servant - Couverture souple

Quinn, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1785900005 ISBN 13 : 9781785900006

Editeur : Robson Press, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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. Sometimes scandalous, often shocking, always entertaining, Backstairs Billy is 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...

Biographie de l'auteur :

Tom Quinn is the author of London's Strangest Tales, Cocoa at Midnight: The Real Life Story of My Time as a Housekeeper, The Cook's Tale: Life Below Stairs as it Really Was and most recently More London's Strangest Tales

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Robson Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785900005
• ISBN 13: 9781785900006
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 356