Overview
- Touring The Bottle Yard Studios on December 8, the Queen observed filming for the second series and met cast including David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, Victoria Smurfit and Bella Maclean, with her daughter Laura Lopes in attendance.
- She met Dame Jilly Cooper’s children, Felix Cooper and Emily Tarrant, and said, “We all miss her so much,” during a behind-the-scenes visit organized before the author’s October death.
- Buckingham Palace said the engagement celebrated British television production, youth opportunity in the creative industries and the late author’s legacy.
- The Queen toured the costume department, viewed 1980s designs linked to work with The King’s Foundation and heard about entry-level training supported by the All Set West program.
- Filming for an extended 12-episode second series began in May for a 2026 release, building on a first season that became Disney+’s top UK general‑entertainment premiere and earned 11 awards and 32 nominations, including an International Emmy.