Real-life ‘Downton Abbey’ countess explains Canadian connection

(Original source CBC News) 

“Fans of the show Downton Abbey, set in the early 1900s, may miss the series after this Sunday’s show finale, but the real ‘Downton Abbey,’ lives on.

The show is set on a property in the south part of England that the Carnarvon family has owned and lived in for over a thousand years.

“Highclere has been in business for 1,300 years and we’re still in business as a family business,” said the eighth Countess of Carnarvon, Lady Fiona Carnarvon.”

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