HRH QEII fact-checks Downton Abbey for fun!
From Vanity Fare : "
We knew that some members of the British royal family were Downton Abbey fans. Prince William has confessed to watching. Kate Middleton even visited the set of the period drama earlier this year to hang out with Lady Mary and Co. And now, as the series approaches its final season, Queen Elizabeth has been identified as such an avid audience member that she picks out anachronisms for sport.
“She loves to pick out the mistakes,” reveals
At Home with the Queen author
Brian Hoey to
People. Although the series does have a historical consultant to ensure that on-screen protocol matches that of actual 1920s aristocracy—
no hugging allowed, for example—the eagle-eyed monarch enjoys combing through the episodes for bloopers. " (
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