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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 collection.
It also includes presents from the royal family, such as a silver ashtray engraved with a royal symbol.
