Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highlere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for Julian Fellowe's award-winning drama, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon.
Almina expected a life of sumptuous banquets and expensive dresses when she married the Earl of Carnarvon at 19. But when the First World War broke out, life at Highlere changed forever and Almina and her staff were forced to draw on their deepest reserves of courage.
Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives at Highclere, the current Lady Carnarvon has written a remarkable and transporting tale of a lost time.