The British composer, dwelling on the island of Ischia, required 2,000 Ritalin drugs a 12 months to deal with an unspecified situation.
The drug was prohibited on the time in Italy.
Government papers launched as we speak present that Robert Armstrong, Margaret Thatcher’s cupboard secretary, wrote to Walton’s spouse Susana advising her that the Italian ambassador in London would help her in acquiring the banned substance, presumably by way of the diplomatic pouch.
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