Downton Abbey

Boz

May I point you in the direction of the film Gosford Park. written by Fellowes. Downton with a bit more grit and the wonderful Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren. One of my "desert island" films I could watch repeatedly.

I absolutely loved Gosford Park. I once watched it, rolled it back to the beginning and watched it again. (Never done that before, or since, Boz!) I've never watched Downton Abbey, but I did watch the film this weekend. It was pleasant enough.

I watched the film last night. Really enjoyed it especially the end where Tom was dancing.

I actually find Tom quite an annoying character. Full of patriotism and fire about an independent Ireland, while happily living an aristocratic lifestyle with his in laws.

Chardy

Boz

May I point you in the direction of the film Gosford Park. written by Fellowes. Downton with a bit more grit and the wonderful Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren. One of my "desert island" films I could watch repeatedly.

I absolutely loved Gosford Park. I once watched it, rolled it back to the beginning and watched it again. (Never done that before, or since, Boz!) I've never watched Downton Abbey, but I did watch the film this weekend. It was pleasant enough.

I know Chardy. So many Stars; so many dramatic undercurre nts. I can always watch it. Always moved by the Ivor Novello scene with the Aristos being snobby about him and the servants having to listen at the door. Great film on many levels.

I wasn't expecting Maggie Smith to be in the new film, but they showed a trailer during the interval the other night and there she was.

Beswitched

I didn't realise the new film was due out so soon
I presume Maggie Smith won't be in it which will be a big loss.

Shes in the trailers

Beswitched

I actually find Tom quite an annoying character. Full of patriotism and fire about an independent Ireland, while happily living an aristocratic lifestyle with his in laws.

I agree...he's a bit of a hypocrite....whereas what you see is what you get with Mary

The real Queen Mary apparently was not averse to picking up bits and pieces she admired when visiting posh places. I wonder if the programme was telling us that, in fact, it was her maid who had the light fingers - or some reference to it anyway. Interesting, I thought.

NotTooOld

The real Queen Mary apparently was not averse to picking up bits and pieces she admired when visiting posh places. I wonder if the programme was telling us that, in fact, it was her maid who had the light fingers - or some reference to it anyway. Interesting, I thought.

Yes, I wondered that too. I didn’t think that QM actually pinched the ornament or whatever took her fancy, just dropped strong hints that she would like it, and the poor hostess had no choice but to insist she accepted said item.

What a nerve! If I had been hosting the RF, I would have been inclined to lock away all the nice bits until they had left.

Cannot imagine our present Queen emulates her grandmother .

We watched Downton Abbey last night. Absolutely loved it. So enjoyable!

'There are, of course, enduring accounts of the Queen admiring objects during visits to friends or at parties, making clear that she would be pleased to receive it as a gift or purchase it for a nominal sum. Other stories suggest that Queen Mary would mention she had part of the same set that she would love to complete, or that these items were lonely without their kin.
Stories of these conversations spread among aristocrats and landed gentry, leading to some families hiding their most prized possessions from view during a royal visit to resist giving away these items to the magpie-eyed Queen.
Tellingly, neither Pope-Hennessey nor Hugo Vickers her biographers reference these stories.'
Faberge Eggs

These form some of the most famous of the Queen’s collectibles, now in the Royal Collection. Carl Fabergé the jeweller made 50 Easter eggs for Nicholas II the last of the Russian tsars, to give to his wife.

Three of them now form part of the Royal Collection, thanks to Queen Mary who acquired them in 1933.
thecrownchronicles.co.uk/history/history-posts/magpie-mary-the-art-lover-and-collector-queen/