Now his story can be told for this first time. His life is one of obsession, power, politics, and hierarchy inside the royal circle.
But since his death, Tallon’s legacy has also revealed another side, a man split by loyalty, overrun by his sexuality, and feared by those who worked for him behind the palace’s closed doors. This we will explore, as well as the bon viveur the royal family so enjoyed.
Backstair’s Billy’s story will take us deeper ‘below the royal stairs world and hierarchy’ into the methods and rules of the waspish, bitchy world of ‘’behind the scenes’ in the royal household. With first-hand testimony from those who knew, loved, worked for, and came up against Bill Tallon, the film will show how he and his partner Reg were the ‘power couple’ whose position allowed them enormous influence and control over young servants and the household itself. Further, it will examine the controversy of Bill’s relationship with Princess Margaret and how that ultimately probably cost him his career, and special place within the Royal heart.
How after 50yrs service to the Windsors and closeness to the Queen Mother, he ended up ostracised by the Royal family, alone, in a tiny flat in Kensington.
This is the insider story of the key 'man in the background' - who knew the Queen Mother and the royals better than anyone else.
