Royal rescue for a Dowager in distress
GOODNESS, what a to-do! Their Majesties arrive — with upstairs and downstairs lined up to greet them. The doughty Dowager Countess gamely attempts a curtsey, although at 84 (the same age as Maggie Smith), her spirit is willing but the bones are brittle. Clearly, she needs a helping hand. What a good job George V is there to save a loyal subject in distress.