On Friday 2nd March, Sandra and I were invited to a photoshoot for the National Lottery, followed by a party at Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed.
The photoshoot took place at Elcot Park Hotel, near Newbury, and consisted of 100 millionaires donning different coloured Adidas tops and posing with a Union Jack. Following this, the group assembled in the shape of ‘100’ and posed with a ‘millionaires medal’.
After this, we went on to our hotel, in our case the Newbury Manor, to prepare for the evening dinner party. We arrived at Highclere to be greeted by actors posing as servants, and house family members, before we were treated to a champagne reception.
Before lunch, Lady Carnarvon welcomed us to her home and we were given a tour of the Egypt exhibition before sitting down to a three course lunch.
After lunch, some ballroom dancers entertained us before we caught the bus back to our hotels.
Another memorable lottery event.