article_snippet: no stranger to royal visits having previously hosted the Countess of Wessex and, in 2011, royal in-laws Carole, Michael and Pippa Middleton.
article_snippet: Pippa Middleton has visited the set and the Duchess of Cornwall is a 'Downton addict' Meeting the royals: Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern are among cast members who will meet Kate .
article_snippet: The drama also boasts several royal fans, among them the Duchess of Cornwall Cornwall who confessed to being a 'Downton addict' when Pippa Middleton met cast member Lesley Nichol (Mrs Patmore) last year.
article_snippet: Another fan of The drama is the Duchess of Cambridge who, in 2011, told Jessica Findlay-Brown, who played Lady Sybil that Pippa Middleton and Prince William are both avid viewers.
highlights_snippet: Kate has previously admitted to being a fan, as is Prince William .
  
highlights_snippet: Other fans include Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Pippa Middleton .
  
highlights_snippet: Pippa visited the set of Downton Abbey with Michael and Carole Middleton in 2011 .