Amazingly, the Marquess of Exeter had been planning this visit for four years. So it’s no wonder he wanted the royal autographs still seen in an amazing guest book that Tim discovers. And we see the sketches commissioned to accompany the story.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Hatfield
Confirmation of Victoria's visit reached the host just ten days before she arrived. Using the Queen's own diary and other first-hand accounts, Tim reveals the last-minute panic behind the scenes.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Castle
Tim talks to the current Earl of Carlisle, who reveals the lengths his ancestors went to host the Queen, and just what happened when 2000 vistors turned up to see where Her Majesty had slept.
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Royal Upstairs Downstairs: Stoneleigh
An extraordinary journal, kept by the sister of the host, provides a detailed and funny insight into the visit, which included a huge banquet. Tim tells how the family coped when they realised they didn’t have a dining room that was big enough and - from Victoria’s own diary - the Queen’s reactio...
