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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

This Royal Admits She Took Etiquette Lessons From a 'Downton Abbey' Advisor

The exterior of Highclere Castle on a sunny day framed with two massive trees.

When it comes to the Royal Family, there's an assumption that perfect etiquette comes naturally—but in the case of one lesser-known royal (who also happens to be an actress), it turns out she had a bit of extra help from none other than Downton Abbey's historical advisor, Alastair Bruce.

Sophie Winkleman, who is married to King Charles's second cousin Lord Frederick Windsor (the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent) is proving that even blue-blooded actresses need a crash course in proper fork placement. The 44-year-old, who stars as the Duchess of Rochester in Julian Fellowes's latest masterpiece, Belgravia: The Next Chapter, opened up about how she prepped for her new role to the Daily Mail's Richard Eden in his Eden Confidential column.

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