{"id":16811,"date":"2022-06-01T17:10:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=117363"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:26:12","slug":"best-royal-films-set-in-the-british-countryside","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/best-royal-films-set-in-the-british-countryside\/","title":{"rendered":"Best royal films set in the British countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Maria Hodson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 01 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In honour of the Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of the reign of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, celebrate our majestic landscapes with one of these regal films, capturing Britain\u2019s grand houses and the powerful drama of the monarchy. If you feel inspired, you can visit the mighty castles of Northumberland, as seen in Elizabeth,<\/em> or the opulent environs of Hertfordshire\u2019s Hatfield House, showcased in The Favourite<\/em>. Or just enjoy a procession through these noble locations from the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n

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Billy Connolly as John Brown and Judi Dench as Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown \/ Alamy<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Mrs Brown (1997)<\/h2>\n

Director: John Madden<\/h4>\n

A few years after her husband\u2019s tragic death in 1861, Queen Victoria forms a strong attachment to John Brown, one of Prince Albert\u2019s Scottish servants, causing no small degree of scandal and dismay at the time, both politically and within the Royal Family. Queen Victoria\u2019s seclusion in Balmoral and her relationship with Brown added fuel to a wave of republicanism at the time. This discreet and toned-down portrayal of their relationship rightly earned Judi Dench a best-actress BAFTA, while Connolly is delightful as Brown. Expect brooding Perth and Kinross vistas, standing in for the grounds of Balmoral<\/a>, and walks in the leafy grounds of Osborne House<\/a> on the Isle of Wight. Reviewer, Margaret Bartlett<\/em><\/p>\n