Duke of Northumberland plans to bulldoze Grade-II listed school and build £7.9m hotel

Residents fear a £7.9million boutique hotel overlooking a castle used in the Harry Potter films will attract ‘rowdy hen and stag parties.’ The Duke of Northumberland has been given the green light to build the four-storey boutique hotel and spa overlooking Alnwick Castle. The historic sprawling estate, now the second-largest privately inhabited castle after Windsor, … Read more

Imelda Staunton is spotted enjoy a stroll with Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter and their daughter

TALK OF THE TOWN: The Queen has a child with her butler! Imelda Staunton – who will play the Monarch in Netflix’s The Crown – is spotted enjoying a stroll with Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter and their Bridgerton star daughter By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: … Read more

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Julian Fellowes’ gilded new series? It’s New York’s answer to Downton Abbey 

The former model, 29, who studied drama at Yale and is known professionally by her middle name, plays heroine Marion Brook For those on the hunt for a good old costume drama to get your teeth into, there is good news on the horizon. Filming resumes imminently on The Gilded Age, the lavish new nine-part … Read more

Netflix drama Bridgerton depicts George III’s wife Queen Charlotte as black

Writer defends new Netflix drama that depicts George III’s wife Queen Charlotte as black – despite historians voicing their scepticism over theory that she was of African descent Golda Rosheuvel, 49, plays Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, in Bridgerton The drama is set in Regency England at the start of the 19th-Century  One historical … Read more

To Olivia FIRST LOOK: Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes transform into Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal

To Olivia FIRST LOOK: Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes transform into Roald Dahl and his actress wife Patricia Neal in new biopic about the tragic loss of their daughter By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 13:25 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 13:27 GMT, 12 November 2020 Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes channel Roald Dahl … Read more

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes raises prospect of setting the show in the 1970s

Dowagers to disco: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes raises prospect of setting the show in the 1970s to see the fate of Lord Grantham’s heirs Downton Abbey’s creator has raised prospect of reviving the historical drama  Julian Fellowes wants to set the drama in the 1970s to see out the Thatcher years  He said it … Read more

Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay MARRIES Ziggy Heath in surprise London wedding

Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay MARRIES Ziggy Heath in surprise London wedding with a red bus and church ceremony By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 11:13 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 11:21 BST, 15 September 2020 Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay has married Ziggy Heath in a surprise wedding. The actress, 31, took to … Read more