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Joanne Froggatt
The Downton Abbey actress and Golden Globe-winner on Christmas at Downton, her earliest Christmas memory and switching on The Royal Exchange Christmas-tree lights
05 November, 2019
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO FILM DOWNTON AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME? IT MUST HAVE BEEN MAGICAL... We always filmed the Christmas special in the summer, but it was still magical. One year we had an enormous tree in the middle of the Grand Hall where we were all singing Christmas carols. It felt very festive, even…Read more… -
Christmas in the City
Join us on Wednesday 20 November as Downton Abbey actress Joanne Froggatt switches on The Royal Exchange Christmas tree lights
05 November, 2019
LET THERE BE LIGHT The countdown to Christmas officially begins with The Royal Exchange tree-lighting event, commencing at 5:30pm on Wednesday 20 November. This year, we are delighted to welcome Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt, who will host the event, lead the countdown and press the button to illuminate our magnificent Fortnum & Mason-decorated Christmas…;Read more…
