"Back passage Billy" servant to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, could have shown that cad, Burrell, a...

Question

...thing or two about being a 'rock' to the person they serve. What?

Answer 1

I thought you were refering to "Badger" Burell when I saw "Back Passage Billy"

Answer 2

The comments comparing William Tallon's allegiance to the Royal Family and Paul Burrell's tell-all attitude sent this American googling, and while recent references to the inquest into Princess Diana's death are easy to find along with those that mention Burrell's admission that he perjured himself on the stand, I can find nothing that talks about Burrell leaving the United Kingdom for more lucrative pastures in the United States.  Of course, "The New York Daily News" in mid-June carried the juicy story reported by Burrell's brother-in-law, Ron Cosgrove, that Burrell admitted to him in 1993 that he was on booty call for the Princess 24/7.  

All along the way, Burrell has been more than determined to make money off the Princess' memory: Royal Butler wine, for instance, premiered in 2007 as "an affordable luxury" at 6 pounds or $12.00 a bottle. Burrell also put in an appearance on "Australian Princess" as well as appearing on an ITV reality show, "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here."

His memoirs, "A Royal Duty" (2004), sold 1.4 million copies.  However, as of March 2008,  Burrell and his wife Marie still owned a flower shop in Holt, Wrexham, Wales. Burrell may be a boorish cad, but he doesn't necessarily appeal to--or take refuge with--Americans.

For that matter, William Tallon fell out with the Queen when at the Queen Mother's birthday party in 2001, he wheeled the frail Princess Margaret within camera range.  The Queen there after left instructions that Tallon wasn't to be left alone with the Queen Mother, and he was subsequently banned from attending her in her last days.  

And yet, yesterday (5 July 2008), a note from the Queen Mum sold for 16,000 pounds ($32,000), a letter from Princess Diana telling about Prince William's birth went for 5,000 pounds ($10,000), and a note also from Princess Diana thanking Tallon for placing flowers in her room the day before her wedding in 1981 sold for 4,000 pounds ($8,400).  



Pity, Tallon wasn't high enough in the pecking order to receive a grace and favor home upon his retirement.

Answer 3

Back Stairs Billy was certainly a rock to the Queen Mum, he  certainly could have made a fortune with everything he knew about the Royals.  Instead he choose to be loyal to his employer the Queen Mum.  Now all his relatives will get a lot of money for all his mementoes that he saved over the years. Burrell well he was just a rat and I read somewhere that he is going to live in the USA.  Well I feel very sorry for the Americans that they are landed with the rat, but given the choice I would rather he lived somewhere else other then the UK. How he has to cheek to say Princess Diana fancied him, well she may have liked a lot of men but not him, she was not that desperate!

Answer 4

Right on.Loyal to the end.Unlike the cad.Only Americans would have him.B$oody colonists.

Answer 5

William Tallon - life-long loyal servant to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. . . .

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/artic...

RIP HMQM

Answer 6

He certainly could.  The 'Rock!!' crumbled a long time ago and it appears "Billy" hadn't even told his relatives about the things he treasured.  A true gentleman.

I hope Mr Burrell's conscience troubles him although having seen him posturing on tv I doubt it.