During their documentary about elite lifestyles, How the Other Half Lives, broadcasters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford visit Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland. As the couple approach Belvoir Castle, the Duchess’s family seat in Leicestershire, an important question suddenly occurs to Ruth. Continue reading “How to Address Individuals with Aristocratic Titles”
What man wouldn’t wish to be a duke? As Debrett’s, an authority on elite society, explains in its guide to the peerage, the term ‘duke’ is derived from the Latin word for leader. What’s more, dukes hold the peerage’s highest-ranking hereditary titles. Lucky fellows! Continue reading “Who is England’s Premier Duke? (He isn’t Royal)”
Who are the privileged owners of Downton Abbey, the English country estate at the heart of the famous TV drama? In the minds of the tens of millions of fans of the series, which was first broadcast in 2010 and set around 100 years earlier, Downton will always belong to Robert and Cora Crawley, 7th Earl and Countess of Grantham. Continue reading “The Real Lord and Lady of Downton Abbey”
