Sunday, September 6, 2015

Queen Elizabeth II and "Downton Abbey"

From The Telegraph:
When Downton Abbey returns to our screens for the last time later this month, one hawk-eyed fan in particular will be ready to pounce on any historical inaccuracies the producers allow to slip through the net.
The Queen, it has emerged, is a huge fan of the series, and loves nothing better than to point out the mistakes that have become a whole sub-plot in themselves for devotees of the show.
Brian Hoey, the author of At Home With The Queen, revealed that Downton came up in a recent conversation with a worker at Buckingham Palace.
He told The Daily Telegraph: “We were talking about Trooping the Colour and how the Queen always notices if anything is not quite right, such as one young officer she spotted wearing his medals in the wrong order not long ago." (Read more.)
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julygirl said...

I was surprised and delighted when I learned she enjoyed watching the series. She also likes Broadway tunes circa 1950's!