article_snippet: but I could hardly ask the Queen Mother to put it in writing to me,’ Billy Tallon said.
article_snippet: Billy Tallon solicitor, who was also Billy Tallon executor, clearly felt a few letters and mementos were unlikely to fetch a fortune.
article_snippet: The highlight was a short, handwritten letter from the Queen Mother at Balmoral to Billy asking Billy to prepare for an outdoor lunch on a trip to Scotland.
article_snippet: ’ a short, handwritten letter from the Queen Mother to Billy asking him to prepare for an outdoor lunch on a trip to Scotland went to an anonymous bidder for a £16,000.