See the real downton abbey

THE Crawley family is back! With the arrival of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”, we’ll also welcome the familiar sight of the honey-stoned Highclere Castle, as it performs as their magnificent home.

Sumptuous dresses and elegant dining, shenanigans and subterfuge, weddings and funerals, and much, much more – since September 2010 we have ridden the onscreen rollercoaster of Downton Abbey life thro

“ I met Charles Dickens today, except he had clearly been so busy working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood that he had fallen asleep, so I didn’t get to speak to him!” I laughingly proclaimed to Ro when

Who do you live with and where? I have lived at Highclere Castle in Hampshire for 25 years, with my husband, Geordie [8th Earl of Carnarvon], and our many animals. We have horses, sheep and rare-breed

As we bid goodbye to the Crawley family with The Grand Finale , Yours looks back over 15 years of Downton Abbey

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