So Many Hats: Visit the World of 'Downtown Abbey' at the Biltmore Estate
“Biltmore’s counterpart to Downton’s head housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes (whose dresses are pictured) was Mrs. Emily King, who lived and worked at Biltmore from 1897 to 1914 and kept the house running impeccably,” explains Rickman of the show’s similarities to Biltmore. “Kitchen maid Daisy on Downton Abbey was Annie Matilda Scarborrough, who came to Biltmore as a young orphan and eventually found love.”
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