Violet Toby

Violet Toby (née Lyndhurst) is the neighbor, best friend and unofficial lady-in-waiting of the Queen when she moves into Hell Close.

Biography
Violet has been married five times, although her only spouse mentioned is Wilf Toby, her fifth husband. Violet has a son, Barry, and three granddaughters: Chantelle, Chanel and Courtney. Alongside this, she has ten other children, thirteen other grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren - one unborn, as of Queen Camilla. She mentions in Queen Camilla that on her 21st birthday, her father took her to the dentist and the whole family donated money for her to have a set of false teeth, to save her problems later in life. She agrees that his was a wise decision, as she has never had toothache.

Character Role
She originally lived next door to Charles and Diana, but she later lived next to The Queen. Violet is probably the most self-confident of the Hell Close women - she speaks her mind and is not afraid to speak up for her family. She is tough and hard on the outside, but inside has a warm heart and a good mind. She constantly tries to keep herself looking young, much to Wilf's dismay, but the other residents seem to have gotten used to this. Violet seems to have an enemy in Beverley Threadgold - the women had a slanging match from their prospective doorsteps in The Queen and I, when Beverley's sister Marilyn gives birth, and Bev accuses her of asking the Queen for assistance instead of her because she wants to become friendly with her and climb the social ladder, when in fact Violet asked the Queen because she was awake and Bev wasn't. Violet has a dog, Mickey, who she says is her favorite because 'he din't need lookin' after'. Overall, Violet is a popular figure in Hell Close, and is regarded as a sort of Mother Figure.