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in anarrayofglamorousgowns
anddappersuits– anda farcry
from their 192 0s on-screen
personas– thecastofDownton
Abbeyylituptheredcarpetatthe
Londonpremiereof the film
versionoftheTVhit.
Fouryearsafterfilmingthelast
episode ofthe perioddrama,
leadingladiesMichelleDockery,
ElizabethMcGovernandLaura
Carmichaelwerereunitedforthe
gala screeninginLeicesterSquare.
Andtheirthoroughlymodern
style wouldhavehadtheirDownton
charactersgasping,withUS-born
Elizabeth, who playsthe Countessof
Grantham,posingina hot-pinkZac
Posengownalongsideon-screen
daughtersMichelle(LadyMary), in
glamorousgoldGalvan,andLaura
(Lady Edith), who echoed the
asymmetricthemeinMonse.
Beingbacktogetherwas“like
cominghome”, saidLaura,adding:
“Ascheesyasthat sounds.”
Michelleagreed,saying:“Itfelt
likewe neverleft.”
AllenLeech,whoplaysTom
Branson,hadmoretodebutthan
the film.Arrivingwithhiswife,
AmericanCrimeStorystarJessica
Blair Herman, the actor
announcedthatthe couple were
expectingtheirfirstchild.Their
weddinginCalifornia’sSantaYnez
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ths ago.YAL INTRIGUE
ntonAbbey’s newadditions
n’t letdowntheglamsquad.
penceMiddleton,whoplays
dLucySmith,wentforhigh
ma ina blacktieredgownfrom
don-based label Copursby
ya Copur, whilePeakyBlinders
KatePhillips, whoplaysMary,
PrincessRoyal, shimmeredin
printMaryKatrantzou.
et in 1927 ,theDowntonAbbey
reunites fans with the
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