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Chatsworth goes bling! Duke of Devonshire spends £33million revamping his famous home [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| March 17, 2018
| Richard Kay
Posted on 03/17/2018 5:44:38 AM PDT by C19fan
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I wonder how much coin His Grace earns by allowing film crews to use the property.
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posted on
03/17/2018 5:44:39 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
The Devonshires are a very interesting business, literally. This rehab provided lots of jobs for skilled workers of all kinds, and I hope Chatsworth enjoys many more picturesque years.
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posted on
03/17/2018 5:47:20 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: Tax-chick
Stoker came to visit the Biltmore Estate last fall, to see how we operate. He is a pleasant fellow.
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posted on
03/17/2018 6:04:25 AM PDT
by
Edgar3
(Libnorance is a mental disease, and it's getting Progressively worse!)
To: Tax-chick
Incredible estate. But the Kiera Knightly version of P&P sucked royal.
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posted on
03/17/2018 6:09:44 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(A)
To: IronJack
I agree. Keira Knightly also played Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, one of many colorful, alcoholic figures in the Devonshire history.
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posted on
03/17/2018 6:14:15 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: C19fan
I oppose a hereditary monarchy, with specially-privileged individuals living off the fat of the land without having to work. The French had the right idea in 1789.
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posted on
03/17/2018 6:15:00 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Islam is an open-ended declaration of war against non-Muslims. - Henri Boulad)
To: Edgar3; Anoreth
I’m not surprised.
We’ve lived in North Carolina for almost 15 years, and I’ve never been to Biltmore. I think I’ll make it a goal for this year, perhaps to celebrate my oldest daughter’s moving back here from the West Coast.
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posted on
03/17/2018 6:16:40 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: I want the USA back
Yep, that circa 1820 wifi needed a serious update.
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posted on
03/17/2018 6:49:38 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: Tax-chick
Actually, Knightly’s P&P wasn’t that horrible. I was confusing it with the abominable version of Anna Karenina.
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posted on
03/17/2018 6:51:39 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(A)
To: C19fan
Don't know, but from Wikipedia: The duke is worth an estimated £800 million.
To: Tax-chick
“The Duchess” was also filmed at Chatsworth. That was a pretty good movie, but it made Bess Foster (the third one in the marriage) seem nicer than she sounds if you read the Georgiana biography by Amanda Foreman.
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posted on
03/17/2018 7:31:55 AM PDT
by
Cecily
To: Tax-chick
The Biltmore Estate is well worth the visit. It is owned by the Cecil family if I recall correctly and is beautiful especially in summer.
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posted on
03/17/2018 7:58:12 AM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: IronJack
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03/17/2018 8:51:18 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: Cecily
it made Bess Foster (the third one in the marriage) seem nicer Yes, I agree.
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posted on
03/17/2018 8:52:14 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: Jimmy Valentine
I love the Biltmore. It’s beautiful. I always want to go in the rooms that they have roped off. Like the ones that go into the uppermost levels. It has an interesting history too.
To: dandiegirl; Jimmy Valentine
One of my friends at Weight Watchers has a membership to Biltmore, and she said members can get special admission for tours of areas that usually aren’t open.
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posted on
03/17/2018 8:55:19 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: Tax-chick
Besides Diana having been related to Georgiana, Sarah Ferguson is related as well through the illegitimate daughter Georgiana had with Whig politician Sir Robert Grey:
Daily Mail
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:02:04 AM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Tax-chick
To: Cecily
I remembered seeing a program about the Gainsborough portrait of Georgiana that was stolen, did a search, and came up with this article:
Duchess of Devonshire Stolen!
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:06:49 AM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: mass55th
Interesting story. That beautiful Gainsborough portrait is lucky to have survived (partially) all that cutting and manhandling.
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posted on
03/17/2018 10:30:10 AM PDT
by
Cecily
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