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The duchess was greeted today by the child actor who plays the character George on the show, and who gave Kate a toy train as a gift for her son, 1-year-old Prince George.
George hands The Duchess a wooden train for Prince George #DuchessAtDownton @EalingStudios pic.twitter.com/vRHwhkSIkK
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 12, 2015
Kate went on to watch the cast’s hair and makeup sessions and met with the show's costume designers.
Designers, seamstresses and cutters work hard to create intricate costumes for the cast @DowntonAbbey pic.twitter.com/IzIcjKpJ85
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 12, 2015
She also got to watch the cast film a scene from their upcoming sixth season. Season five of “Downton Abbey” premiered in January in the U.S. on PBS.
The creator, producers & cast of award-winning production @DowntonAbbey gather for a photo with HRH #DuchessAtDownton pic.twitter.com/mCDA1Tk8Kv
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 12, 2015
Kate’s high-profile visit is not the first time a member of Britain’s royal family has hobnobbed with the “Downton Abbey” cast. In October, Queen Elizabeth honored Dame Maggie Smith, who plays Lady Violet, dowager countess of Grantham.
In another meeting, Kate’s husband, Prince William, made the cast giggle.
“We were all giggling,” Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith Crawley, said of the cast’s meeting with William. “What do you do and what shall we say but he was so kind and calm.”
“He’s very sweet about our show and we were very excited,” Carmichael said of William.
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