Harry Hadden-Paton is greatest recognized for his portrayal of Bertie Pelham, seventh Marquess of Hexham in Downton Abbey. He’s the son of former cavalry officer, Nigel Hadden-Paton, head of a landed gentry household of Rossway, and his spouse Sarah, the daughter of Brigadier Frederick Mellor, however Harry additionally has a royal connection.
An in depth pal of Harry’s father, Sarah, Duchess of York was appointed his godmother. “We’re in contact. She’s supportive of every little thing I do,” Harry advised The Observer in 2021.
Following the actor’s 2018 Tony nod, Sarah was among the many first to congratulate him. “So happy with my godson Harry,” she penned on X, previously often known as Twitter.
Extra lately, Harry returned the favour and supported his royal godmother on her YouTube collection. “Immediately at 4pm on Storytime with Fergie and Buddies I’m going to be studying Every Peach Pear Plum by Allan and Janet Ahlberg and my visitor pal is Harry Hadden-Paton,” Sarah introduced in 2020.
Harry, who stars within the new Twisters film, is busier than ever proper now. Presently capturing the third Downton Abbey movie, the 43-year-old was lately noticed capturing scenes at Ripon Racecourse in north Yorkshire. Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Laura Carmichael have been additionally pictured shut on the set.
Again in July, Harry joined HELLO! for an unique chat, the place he revealed an replace on manufacturing. “It is going very properly, no main dramas,” he stated. “Everyone knows what we’re doing by now – I might say it is larger and higher than earlier than. The set items are big. There is a drone in nearly each new scene and a tremendous new forged as properly. Some actually thrilling new folks.”
© SkyRequested what it has been like reuniting together with his forged members, Harry advised HELLO!: “It is fantastic, it is like placing on an outdated pair of slippers. Everybody is aware of everybody so properly. We have all been via rather a lot collectively so there are not any surprises. It is simple and we’re all very grateful for it. It is a pleasure to have an opportunity to get collectively once more.”
When the third movie comes out, we’re positive Sarah can have a front-row seat. Apart from her connection to Harry, the Duchess can be a pal of Downton creator, Julian Fellowes, with whom she collaborated on the 2009 interval drama, The Younger Victoria.
Throughout an interview with IndieLondon, Julian revealed how the mission took place. “The Duchess of York had the unique concept of constructing a movie in regards to the youthful Queen Victoria. She knew [producer] Graham King and he or she bumped into him in LA, I believe, and stated to him: ‘We have all seen the older Queen, we have all seen the widow, however no one has seen Victoria and Albert as a youthful girl and their marriage. We do not know in regards to the marriage she was in mourning for.’
© Getty“He was very taken with this concept and he determined he’d do it. I used to be then recruited and the one alteration I requested for was to nudge the story ahead a bit so we acquired the Duchess and Lord Conroy and all of the complexities of that.”
