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On Thursday 12th March, The Duchess of Cambridge will visit the set of the award-winning @DowntonAbbey @EalingStudios #DuchessAtDownton
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 5, 2015
Kate Middleton plans to visit the set of Downton Abbey at Ealing Studios in London on Thursday, March 12th. The Duchess of Cambridge will watch a scene filmed with the downstairs characters in the servant's quarters because it's 2015 and class lines no longer exist. The crew will take pains to out-polite the royal, ultimately fail, and then accept her gracious forgiveness over tea. It will surely be an understated and very British good time for everyone involved.