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    Highclere Castle AT CHRISTMAS

    Nov 06, 2019 5 minutes

    “Highclere Castle enjoys global recognition today through its alter ego, Downton Abbey. It is above all a Victorian home, the period in which the Christmas we know and love today was developed, largely through the influence of Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert. Christmas at Highclere combines ancient rituals bearing witness to centuries of traditions with more modern customs culled from my own family. Combined with the beauty of the land surrounding us, it provides a heritage that makes Christmas here uniquely special.

    MAGNIFICENT BEJEWELLED CENTREPIECE

    Abbie, who is a new member of staff, reports that the proposed Castle Saloon tree should measure 24 feet, and whilst I remain silent contemplating that figure, I can hear John Gundill, our Castle Manager, stride into her office, saying, with a degree of controlled panic and urgency, that this was

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