December at Downton Abbey – Highclere Christmas just like any other

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A family at the dinner table layered with warm jumpers and hot water bottles to keep out the winter chill, then gathering around the TV to watch the first speech for King Charles III.

A traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings and a family reunited for the first time since the pandemic will be among this year’s festive joys, says Lady Carnarvon.

However, the first Royal message since the death of the Queen will be particularly poignant for the family, as she was godmother to Countess Carnarvon’s husband George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon.

Viewers can get a sneak peak at life during the Castle’s festive season in Channel 4’s Highclere at Christmas.

Lady Carnarvon revealed: “My husband always has to read fromThe Night Before Christmas to the children.

“And it’s big jumpers on around the table as there isn’t any heating in there, and we also have hot water bottles.

“We’ve always dressed for the weather in this house and that hasn’t really changed.

“I’ve got my youngest sisters coming with the children and it’s just entirely relaxing. It’s a huge treat for me because, like many other families, I didn’t see my sister during the Covid years at all, and my nieces and I haven’t seen each other.”

She continued: “I remember Christmas as a big lunch and listening to the Queen’s speech, but this year it’s the King’s speech. Amazing, isn’t it?

“He’ll do a great job. I’m sure he will look back on his mother’s reign. She was such an extraordinary lady.”

Looking ahead to 2023, Lady Carnarvon said much of her energy will be around the anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt.

The fifth Earl of Carnarvon, among those to make the great archeological find, is the subject of her recently published book.

Christmas at Highclere, More 4, December 27, 9pm. The Earl and the Pharoah: From the real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun, published by Harper Collins, is available now at highclerecastle.co.uk

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