WHAT SOME READERS SAY
OMG. I cannot believe this! It seems the Downton Abbey House, Highclere House has a real life Egyptian prince in it’s history. AND he supposedly slept with the countess resulting in an heir that is NOT the rightful heir under the law. The story line for Downton Abbey obviously borrowed from the castle’s history but more and more discoveries have been made and the current heir may be replaced! Here are pics of the Egyptian Prince and the Countess Almina. The more research I do on her the more interesting it gets....read on - click link below
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/countess-almina
The Countess' bio is very "respectful" (disingenuous?); while Cross' book paints a more ribald, complex portrait of Almina.
http://www.voy.com/118621/102508.html