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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: A French twist for Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess in new Downton movie 

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The entente cordiale between the UK and France will surely be improved if Maggie Smith and Nathalie Baye, one of the greatest living French actresses, have anything to do with it. The two screen legends will meet on the set of the Downton Abbey film sequel that’s due to begin shooting in late March or … Read more

Dowager Countess of Cirencester Park asked her interior designer to sell the family chattels

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Just over a month ago, the London branch of the auction house Christie’s hosted a sale of some of the effects of a deceased Dowager Countess. The artefacts listed in the catalogue included several Old Masters, items of furniture and various pieces of jewellery. So far, so unremarkable. But the Countess in question was Gloria … Read more