Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville regarded each inch the “proud father” as he joined fellow friends at Michelle Dockery’s marriage ceremony on Saturday.
The 59-year-old, who starred as Lord Grantham within the ITV interval drama and the spin-off movie, joined his co-stars to have fun his on-screen daughter’s massive day in Chiswick.
Wanting suave in an off-white go well with and silk blue tie, Hugh gave the impression to be in nice spirits as he mingled with the likes of Jim Carter – who starred as his trusty butler Carson within the beloved present.
It was undoubtedly a Downton Abbey household affair as many of the forged gathered to look at Michelle tie the knot along with her beau, Jasper Waller-Bridge at St Nicholas’ church in west London.
Laura Carmichael, who performed Girl Edith Crawley on the BBC collection, the sister of Michelle’s character Girl Mary Crawley, was one of many bridesmaids on the ceremony. In pictures launched over the weekend, Laura could possibly be seen sporting one of many sea-green robes worn by members of the marriage social gathering.
In addition to Downton creator Julian Fellowes, stars Lily James, Joanne Froggatt and Elizabeth McGovern, an entire host of different celebrities had been additionally in attendance together with the groom’s sister, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and The Crown actress Lesley Manville.
Though Downton Abbey completed its sixth and last season in 2015, the forged reunited in 2019 and once more two years later for the movie spin-offs. Throughout this complete time, the forged by no means misplaced contact.
“We by no means would’ve dreamed it will change into the phenomenon the present has change into and that 12 years later I might be sitting right here and we would nonetheless be speaking about it,” Michelle stated on The Reign With Josh Smith podcast final yr.
The actress described returning to the franchise as like “going again house” to a household. “We’re simply delighted each time we get to get again collectively, placed on these costumes and footwear once more, and type of slip into very acquainted territory, which is kind of uncommon for an actor to have the ability to return (and) maintain going again to one thing,” she added.
“Numerous the time you might be saying goodbye to one thing after which you might be shifting on to one thing fairly rapidly, a brand new group of individuals, a brand new territory, a unique nation. However whereas with this, it is like when Downton comes alongside, it is like, ‘Oh, I do know this, I do know it so nicely and it makes it very easy really simply to step again into it.'”
