Julie Montagu, The American Viscountess
Life in Historic Houses and Castles in the 21st century (as an American)
Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke an American who married into the British Aristocracy, Earl of Sandwich peerage, will tell us about meeting the owners of some of the UK’s finest stately homes, castles and gardens, what she has learned about their history and how these historic places are managed and lived in today as comfortable family homes.
Julie will also explain the importance of the American Heiress during the agricultural depression, why Wallis Simpson and Meghan Markle helped pique American fascination with the British upper class, how the homeowners of these castles, manors and stately homes have adapted to the 21st Century and draw on her own experience as an American of living in and maintaining Mapperton House, ‘England’s Finest Manor House’.
Julie Montagu (Instagram | YouTube) is a television presenter and royal commentator. She has also appeared in numerous documentaries and news programmes covering the British royal family, including NBC, CNN and the BBC. She recently commentated at The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee for Sky News, The State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for BBC.