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YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED: Highclere Castle

Host Holly Holden in front of Highclere Castle (the castle location for the series DOWNTON ABBEY) in Hampshire, England. The series YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED extends an engraved invitation to viewers, welcoming them as guests in impressive privately owned estates containing distinguished collections of artwork, furniture and other design elements.
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Host Holly Holden in front of Highclere Castle (the castle location for the series DOWNTON ABBEY) in Hampshire, England. The series YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED extends an engraved invitation to viewers, welcoming them as guests in impressive privately owned estates containing distinguished collections of artwork, furniture and other design elements.

Airs Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Tour Two of the World’s Most Incredible Homes

The two-part series, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED, extends an engraved invitation to viewers, welcoming them as guests in impressive privately owned estates containing distinguished collections of artwork, furniture and other design elements.

Host Holly Holden explores these extraordinary houses first-hand, strolling through the gardens, walking the halls, and viewing the details that make each house so inviting and timeless.

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Holly colorfully illuminates the most interesting aspects of each house, drawing on more than 25 years of experience as a professional designer of classic, high-end interiors.

Selecting examples within each house, she demonstrates fundamental aspects of classic interior design while sharing her personal secrets for creating rooms of distinction.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED: Highclere Castle

On this episode, follow Holden as she accepts an invitation from Lady Carnarvon to visit Highclere Castle.

Located in Hampshire, England, Highclere Castle served as the main filming location for the beloved MASTERPIECE drama DOWNTON ABBEY.

Explore this famous house as never before, and hear insights from Lady Carnarvon, who resides in the home with her husband, Lord Carnarvon.

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UP NEXT AT 10:30 P.M. - Travel to Blenheim Palace, a monumental country house located in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, that serves as the principal residence of the Dukes of Marlborough.

Join The Conversation:

Connect with Holly: The Pretty and Proper Living Room is on Facebook, Instagram, and you can follow @Holly_Holden on Twitter. #YouAreCordiallyInvited

Highclere Castle is on Facebook, and you can follow @HighclereCastle on Twitter.

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Presented by Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc. Distributed by American Public Television.