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16th October 2018
10:58am BST

Syco's Global Head of TV told Deadline:
"We’re doing stories behind portraits in the royal collection. This came out of conversations about every great film like The Duchess. "The portraits hang in the royal collection and there’s incredible stories behind them."They said that it was Fellowe's idea to have a portrait painted at the end of each episode. "For instance, one of the stories is a servant who worked for three kings and the queen," they said. "It’s a bit like The Butler. They’re all fascinating stories." The writer is currently working on the Downton Abbey film which is scheduled for release next year.
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