News about George Herbert
A letter from King Charles and Queen Camilla to schoolchildren who staged their own coronation in the playground was sent
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November 5, 2023
Children at St Gregory Primary School in Sudbury, Suffolk, were crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla in May. According to ITV news, five-year-old George Herbert and five-year-old Olivia Banks dressed as Charles and Camilla as classmates applauded them on. Miniature King Charles' first order, after the staged coronation, was free ice cream for everyone, sparking even more applause. Now, the children have received another treat: a letter from Charles and Camilla.
ME and MY MONEY: "Downton Abbey's true Lady Mary, Fiona Carnarvon, appeared on the screen.'
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May 27, 2023
The eighth Countess of Carnarvon lives in Highclere Castle, Hampshire, which is the scene for the hit ITV drama. In 1999, the former accountant married George Herbert, the Earl of Carnarvon, and transformed Highclere Castle into one of England's most popular stately homes. Edward, the family's oldest son, is 23 years old. The castle's oldest records date back to 749 AD, and it now worth £137 million. Donna Ferguson, Lady Carnarvon, informs Donna Ferguson that running millions of pounds a year costs millions of pounds.
Why have some of the Great and the Good's plus-ones of Coronation snubs?
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May 5, 2023
It's been the biggest challenge for Coronation organisers since the 8,000 invitees who attended Queen Elizabeth's service at Westminster Abbey in 1953 have slowed to just 2,300 tomorrow. The first step was to weed out the dukes and the peers, MPs, and anyone else who was deemed surplus to requirements. However, the number was still so high that officials in the Lord Chamberlain's office in Buckingham Palace, who are in charge of arranging the event, were forced to dig deeper. As a result, very few people who were fortunate enough to have a beautifully engraved invitation drop on their doormat have been allowed to carry a 'plus one.' The situation is now being discussed in aristocratic circles, but only half-jokingly as 'Slash the Spouses,' - and also the wider royal family has been affected.
JAN MOIR: If King Charles is intending to correct historical injustices, he might want to look closer to home
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May 4, 2023
JAN MOIR: On the night before his Coronation, what must King Charles be thinking?What will be running through his mind as he falls asleep hours before stepping up to embrace his destiny in front of the world?Will he be like a child before Christmas, full of excitement and optimism?One sleep till crown time!Or will his thoughts be darker, filled with trepidation for the future and regret for the past?For the road less travelled, the unlived life, the discarded wife?
Downton Abbey's godson, a queen of real life, has confirmed he was not invited to the Coronation
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May 4, 2023
Lord and Lady Carnarvon haven't decided where they will be on Coronation Day - either at their magnificent Highclere Castle estate or with members of their extended family in London. What seems to be certain, however, is that they will not be at Westminster Abbey to see Charles crowned King, alongside some of the country's finest families. "You're not coming" says no one who sent me an email or [made] a phone call.' We just haven't heard anything,' George Herbert, the 8th Earl of Scotland, says.
Lord Carnarvon, the Queen's godson, shares his childhood and intimate family album with REBECCA HARDY
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September 16, 2022
Lord Carnarvon last saw his godmother the Queen at the Chelsea Flower Show in May. She was chauffeured around the gardens in a Royal Household buggy by then suffering from mobility problems. 'It was only very brief,' says George Herbert, the 8th Earl, who humbly. We were on display demonstrating the prototypes for the Highclere roses that will be available next year.' She was being carried around in a little buggy and was shocked to see me. "Hello Geordie," she said [the Queen's favorite name for her godson]. We talked for barely 20 seconds, and that's the last time I was able to. ... ' ' His voice wanders off.
14 Photos of Highclere Castle, the Real "Downton Abbey"
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May 13, 2022
"Downton Abbey" is one of the most popular television shows of the 2010s, according to the critically acclaimed period drama. The series, which premiered in 2010, has six seasons, one feature length film, and a second film starring cinemas on May 20. After the noble Crawley family's homeland, Downton Abbey, is relocated to southern France by the spinoff film "Downton Abbey: New Era," the noble Crawley family embarks on a new journey. (Maggie Smith) Despite the fact that the film relocates to France, Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery) accepts a group of aspiring filmmakers to use the home as a backdrop for their latest film.
The historic Highclere Castle, which is about 66 miles west of London, is in real life. According to the castle's official website, the original castle traces its roots back to the 700s, but Sir Charles Barry, who was responsible for the construction of London's Houses of Parliament, resigned the building and turned it into the grand structure we see today, but it wasn't until 1842 that it was not until that period. George Herbert, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon and his Lady Fiona, are the current owners of Highclere Castle.