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    AS SHE GETS READY FOR CHRISTMAS AT BELVOIR CASTLE THE DUCHESS OF RUTLAND WELCOMES US TO HER SPECTACULAR HOME TO TALK FESTIVE FAMILY FUN AND TRADITION

    Dec 06, 2021 5 minutes
    INTERVIEW: ROSALIND POWELL
    PHOTOS: TREVOR LEIGHTON
    STYLING: ARABELLA BOYCE & LADY ALICE MANNERS
    HAIR & MAKE-UP: ALICE THEOBALD AT ARLINGTON ARTISTS USING MORGAN’S POMADE, BABYLISS & GUERLAIN

    While most of us settle for hanging a few decorations on a tree at Christmas, Emma Manners, the Duchess of Rutland and chatelaine of Belvoir Castle, has transformed her home into a winter wonderland.

    Towering trees dripping in a 5ft-wide kissing bough with mistletoe hangs from a high-vaulted ceiling; the many staircases are festooned with garlands and a dining table set for 30 is decorated with an extravagant tableau of birdcages, bronze monkeys and ceramic fruit.

    “It’s such an exotic castle – it comes to life with drama,” the Duchess tells HELLO! at our exclusive shoot and interview. The gardens have also been decked out in fairy-light tunnels, giant mirror balls and dancing fountains for visitors to discover after dusk.

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