British royalty items up for sale
Auction: People from all over globe fly to take part in event
Collection is from butler's family.

 
By The Associated Press
Published: July 4, 2008

LONDON — A royal butler's collection of letters, cards and photographs, including a thank you note from Princess Diana and requests for gin cocktails from Queen Mother Elizabeth, will be put up for auction Saturday.

Billy Tallon joined the royal household when he was just 15 and, over the next 51 years, became a trusted and valued senior servant. When he died last year, he left the vast, carefully preserved col...


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