Downton Abbey opens up a big tent, as an aristocratic circus
Downton Abbey Devotees analyze the final season’s sixth episode: Selling an aristocratic lifestyle
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Patricia Treble
Patricia Treble is the royal specialist at Maclean’s. In addition to her interest in all things monarchical—from the Queen’s constitutional role to Kate’s flyaway hems—she writes on everything from TV, books and celebrity culture to history and sports trends.
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Paralympic-style event is the brainchild of Prince, who openly modelled it after the U.S. Warrior Games