How I Met My Viscount - My Life Marrying into the British Aristocracy: Part 1

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2021
  • So many of you asked, so here it is: The story of how I first met my husband Luke, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, and eventually married into the British Aristocracy.
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  • @AmericanViscountess
    @AmericanViscountess  Год назад +23

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    • @Mes287
      @Mes287 6 месяцев назад

      Typical Ariosto’s always looking free money from when an absolute monarch gave them land and wealth , the uk citizens are deluded into thinking uk is their country but in reality it belongs to a privilged few which should absolutely be abolished and all they do is whine about their entitlement

  • @guilhermedeb.1347
    @guilhermedeb.1347 2 года назад +449

    That’s reminds of how I met my boyfriend, which is the craziest story but also a fun one. I ’m Brazilian (my family is French-Portuguese), he is French-Hungarian. We both met at a vintage fair in London and immediately hit it off. Love at first sight. We had no idea about each other’s family histories until one day he took to his family country house near Nantes. By family house I mean château.
    It turns out he’s from one of the Ancien Regime families of France. I was surprised because I had no idea, but at the same time I also come from an aristocratic family. Then the weirdest thing happened. Walking through one of the corridors of the house, he stops and shows me a wedding picture of his great-grandmother and guests. I HAD THAT EXACTLY SAME PHOTO IN AN ALBUM BACK IN MY HOUSE! My great-grandmother was one of the guests and very close to the bride.
    I believe that that was the moment we completely connected (if we hadn’t fully already).

    • @diane9247
      @diane9247 2 года назад +27

      Amazing story!

    • @cindland
      @cindland 2 года назад +23

      What a wonderful story and how fun to share such a close connection to your families.

    • @catherineenglish9542
      @catherineenglish9542 2 года назад +22

      I got chills thinking of your grands bringing you together , from heaven . ✨

    • @shirleycolopy4322
      @shirleycolopy4322 2 года назад +11

      THAT is a beautiful story!🥲

    • @chatterjeelinda4
      @chatterjeelinda4 2 года назад +19

      @@shirleycolopy4322 , so glad you were not too closely related

  • @missanne2908
    @missanne2908 2 года назад +682

    Dear Julie - I'm an American and can certainly believe that it was months before you learned that your husband was a viscount. When I was a teenager my grandmother was friends with a couple. The wife was American and the husband English. One day I was having lunch with them when the wife told her husband that she had been going through his desk and found his investiture papers. I had known the couple for years and this was the first time I heard he was a knight. This really made a lifelong impression on me! If you had said that your husband-to-be told you he was a viscount at your first meeting, I would have thought very poorly of him. As it is, your husband is a true gentleman!

    • @AmericanViscountess
      @AmericanViscountess  2 года назад +104

      What a wonderful comment to read. Thank you so much!

    • @janiekrig5232
      @janiekrig5232 2 года назад +3

      Say hello to 'Prince Andrew' from America.
      UK is evil.

    • @royalladybug30
      @royalladybug30 2 года назад +4

      @@janiekrig5232 America is evil, we make the UK look like a Haven.

    • @autumnequinox7777
      @autumnequinox7777 2 года назад +25

      Most countries, if not all, have something evil going on.

    • @royalladybug30
      @royalladybug30 2 года назад +25

      @@autumnequinox7777 too true, any country with more than two people have evil going on. To act like one is morally superior to another (especially for what one person did ignore several others in your own country doing the same) it's olsn wrong.

  • @TWROC96
    @TWROC96 2 года назад +278

    I bet that conversation about spelling and title was a hoot.
    Julie is asking about spelling and Luke goes into telling Julie about his titles and family lineage. Luke tells the whole family history and Julie say, "That's cool Luke, but about that spelling." You guys are wonderful together. Thanks for share your story with us.

  • @julied5162
    @julied5162 2 года назад +72

    I grew up in Hawaii and learned about the Earl of Sandwich in elementary school. At one time, Hawaii was known as the Sandwich Islands. How cool for you to be related!

    • @karenryder6317
      @karenryder6317 2 года назад +3

      Having the admiralty connection makes me think the Sandwich Islands were named in his honor. Did he ever go to Hawaii?

  • @cmm5542
    @cmm5542 2 года назад +45

    As a fellow American expatriate, delighted to discover your channel! I can well believe your husband never gave the slightest hint of his title. One of the ladies at my church was an 'Honorable' whose late aunt had pretty much owned all the property in the village before changing times and cost of living necessitated most of its sale. But she is still the 'lady of the manor' whose ancestral home is the seat of all the open-air Shakespeare society performances, flower shows and annual 'viewings' which are more like parties. She wears pullovers and bakes and is in charge of drinks at the garden show, and no one would ever guess she comes from nobility! I love it here in England.

  • @theresabedet6653
    @theresabedet6653 Год назад +44

    At least you found out before your wedding. I was married for 4yrs before ' the family truth' was imparted to me by my mother-in-law who casually stated "oh yah that's the Dutch family coat of arms"

  • @jennifer5309
    @jennifer5309 2 года назад +57

    Thank you so much for sharing your life. I am a Forensic Psychologist from Iowa. I counsel victims of trauma. I truly enjoy watching your videos and tv shows. It allows me to escape and learn more about my hobby of English lifestyle and history. You are truly a joy to listen to and watch. Thank you for sharing.

  • @heatherwarner865
    @heatherwarner865 2 года назад +223

    I love how unapologetically American you are while still learning all the ins and outs of being a part of the aristocracy. I'm guessing the story about the 4th Earl of Sandwich is probably a good deal of both. Gentleman's clubs were highly fashionable during the 18th century in UK history and they did often gamble while playing cards. The 4th Earl has quite a fascinating history. To have all of that history at your fingertips is just incredible. For this historical old soul your channel is always a delight and I love you and your husband's sense of humor that is often seen.

    • @jdstep97
      @jdstep97 2 года назад +31

      You're right. She is unapologetically American. It's a beautiful thing. Yet she respects her position and her husband's family and traditions.

    • @pachecodecastro2593
      @pachecodecastro2593 2 года назад +8

      The gambling tale is the classic one. No need to try and make it politically correct. Let the poor (and very noble man) enjoy himself with a deck of cards. Have a great day.

    • @chatterjeelinda4
      @chatterjeelinda4 2 года назад +3

      Just FYI, in the USA, a "gentlemen's club" is what they call a strip-club. In England it's not like that at all.

    • @heatherwarner865
      @heatherwarner865 2 года назад +1

      @@chatterjeelinda4 Oh I know. White's is the most commonly used one but it would take almost a hundred years for Boodles and Brooks...which were surprisingly just down the street from each other serving the different political parties.

  • @janebaker966
    @janebaker966 2 года назад +93

    That was so charming a story. Your reaction to seeing the word "viscount" must have totally reassured your Luke that (as he probably already felt),you were no gold digger or social climber. Interesting that you both have a prior background in media like cinema so you had the skills to go online already with your beautiful house and lovely family. And it just shows what a big part fate and destiny plays in our lives.

  • @JenningsCraftsBoutique
    @JenningsCraftsBoutique 2 года назад +112

    Hi Julie, Fi here from good old Yorkshire! I'm so pleased that you did meet your English Viscount, because now we have you to keep! You've given thousands of people much more than you'll ever know :0). I've just lost my best friend of 45yrs to cancer, but I wanted her and I to visit Mapperton in 2022. Unfortunately, she'll never get the chance, but I'm going to try and make it in memory of her as she LOVED English heritage and especially old building etc :0)

    • @AmericanViscountess
      @AmericanViscountess  2 года назад +19

      Thanks Fi for sharing. I'm so sorry about this. and hope you can come and visit us. Sending you lots of love. So hard I know. xx Julie

    • @sarahkd11
      @sarahkd11 2 года назад +9

      I am so sorry for your loss. Sending you lots of love !

  • @susancarter8025
    @susancarter8025 2 месяца назад +9

    I was all set to keep listening for 3 more hours! 😢❤

  • @judyderieux8484
    @judyderieux8484 Месяц назад +4

    Wow what a meeting of two people that was meant to be✨

  • @luv2travel2000
    @luv2travel2000 Год назад +23

    Aww... that's lovely. ❤ I enjoyed hearing the story about how you met your husband. Your stories about your first date, having ice cream at the theatre, and when you first asked your husband why his credit card said vis-count (like dis-count) were very funny. Lol
    All the best.

  • @torycook1215
    @torycook1215 2 года назад +80

    Julie, you and Luke are such a winning team! Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving to you both and your families.
    🙏🇺🇸🤗🇬🇧👍

  • @adventurebabyboomer7318
    @adventurebabyboomer7318 2 года назад +79

    So cool Julie! You are so down to earth. It's so refreshing to see. Also, you and Luke are a GREAT team! What a Blessing!!!!!

  • @suegeorge998
    @suegeorge998 Год назад +12

    I had heard about England not understanding eating buttered popcorn, but you have educated me on eating ice cream at the movies. That must be a horror to keep the theater clean. I feel for the employees.

  • @mayhembeading3737
    @mayhembeading3737 Год назад +12

    I really do enjoy watching your channel very much. I've been to England, and fell in love with it and the British people, and how everyone in London called me "love" ("cookie Love?"), I'll never forget that cookie. It was the best chocolate chip cookie in my entire LIFE. Lol. Thank you for inviting us to visit again, at least in the memories.

  • @jennifernielsen599
    @jennifernielsen599 2 года назад +15

    Thank you for taking the time to share how you and your husband met. I love it! You are so genuine and I really appreciate that about you! Wishing you the best from Michigan.

  • @Historian212
    @Historian212 2 года назад +26

    The story of the sandwich is very interesting. Centuries earlier, in medieval and even Renaissance times, it was common for people to use a slab of bread as a plate. This was called a trencher. As Wikipedia puts it: "A trencher was originally a flat round of (usually stale) bread used as a plate, upon which the food could be placed to eat. At the end of the meal, the trencher could be eaten with sauce, but could also be given as alms to the poor. Later the trencher evolved into a small plate of metal or wood, typically circular and completely flat, without the lip or raised edge of a plate." It's not a far stretch from using a trencher made of bread, for a casual meal, to then putting another piece of bread on top of it to keep the filling in place without getting one's hands dirty. Trenchers are mentioned in Shakespeare's plays, so this type of bread/plate was in use at least through the 1600s, so possibly into the 1700s as well.
    Alternatively, since sturdy, savory deep-dish pies were hand-built with a thick crust and top, in a time before most people had bakeware, it's possible that encasing filling in bread made for a makeshift pie or pasty.

    • @gigibenea3529
      @gigibenea3529 2 года назад +3

      Wow...trencher...is coming from french..trancher.means to cut..une tranche ...

  • @OldWaysNewTimes
    @OldWaysNewTimes 2 года назад +14

    I've recently found your channel and have enjoyed the videos. It's so kind of you to share your life and family history. I look forward to watching so much more.

  • @Print229
    @Print229 2 года назад +9

    This is beautiful and I love your humility. Thank you for being so genuine. ❤️

  • @laurab9518
    @laurab9518 Год назад +1

    Have not seen your videos in a year because I unexpectedly lost my RUclips account. Now I have a new one and I remembered how delightful this “channel” is!

  • @lisaharrington6488
    @lisaharrington6488 2 года назад

    It is very nice of you to share your story. I have watched three of your videos so far and am looking forward to watching them all.

  • @vvv4352
    @vvv4352 Год назад +14

    This is such a sweet love story. You can genuinely tell you guys appreciate eachother . This story is book worthy

  • @SeldimSeen1
    @SeldimSeen1 2 года назад +39

    Happy Thanksgiving. You and your husband are an adorable couple. Perfect opposites. Fantastic team. You two were obviously meant to be.

  • @tommygtr3571
    @tommygtr3571 3 месяца назад

    I found all of your channel and those you're involved in recently and as an American enjoy them immensely. I've been binge watching. Thank you for the educational enjoyment!

  • @vogthorstar3206
    @vogthorstar3206 6 месяцев назад

    This is wonderful and your videos together are always so joyous . Thank you for sharing your lives with us all. 🙏

  • @dianebalch5369
    @dianebalch5369 2 года назад +4

    What a delightful program! You're so natural and your explanations are so clear. Interesting tidbits. Just a joy to watch and learn.

  • @lizzisworld7667
    @lizzisworld7667 2 года назад +5

    Love your work, I went to Hinchingbrooke School and my school house was Montague, I always knew that the house was a family home at one point so wonderful to have this, all being it tenuous link to now watching you on RUclips. Keep it up 👍🏻.

  • @sallyl5041
    @sallyl5041 2 года назад +4

    Love Love Love all of your videos!!! You are so informative!! I am from southern California and I am addicted to your channel!!

  • @pennywilliams2429
    @pennywilliams2429 2 года назад +5

    So great to finally hear the cute story about how you met. So fun!

  • @happygirl8298
    @happygirl8298 2 года назад +5

    Loved your video and hearing about how you met your husband. It’s nice that you remain down to earth.

  • @CSUN1986
    @CSUN1986 2 года назад +19

    We absolutely loved watching your TV show here in the US so when we discovered you here on RUclips with the American Vis-countess ;o) we were over the moon. You're doing a fantabulous (hmmm...do the British say that?) job and wish you and the family much success with your RUclips channel! Very excited to get caught up on it.

  • @cindybogart6062
    @cindybogart6062 2 месяца назад +2

    I love this story every time you tell it, or rather every time I listen to it gets cuter and cuter. Much love to you and yours.❤

  • @diogenes7047
    @diogenes7047 2 года назад +26

    My husband and I love watching your videos on you tube. Love the chemistry between you and your husband. FYI our son left California a few years ago as he wanted to teach abroad. Like a good mother (lol) I made him promise he would come back...of course he said yes, and I said, "but you never know, you may meet someone..." well, of course he did, a lovely young girl from London, and next year (would have been this year if it weren't for Covid), we will cross the pond, and attend their wedding! Happy Thanksgiving! (does your family celebrate American holidays?)

  • @mariakovacs9867
    @mariakovacs9867 Год назад +7

    That was a sweet story! Thank you for sharing!

  • @melissataylor5187
    @melissataylor5187 2 года назад +3

    What a sweet story. I've just found your channel and can't wait to watch more videos. Love your style, btw!

  • @Yoliplanting
    @Yoliplanting 9 дней назад

    Julie finding your videos has been the best thing. Girl your eyes are amazing! Just noticed how crystalline they are!

  • @sharonnewton4374
    @sharonnewton4374 19 дней назад

    I just discovered your channels this past week in May of 2024 on RUclips. I have watched several and love, love, love them all. I admire all the hard work you guys have done to get things in good shape and showing it to us all! God bless you for all your new adventures!

  • @katherinefisher6847
    @katherinefisher6847 2 года назад +7

    Thank you for sharing the story of how you met! I love all your videos and am fascinated by what I learn. I'm from Iowa, not a farm but a far cry from an aristocratic life!

  • @jackiesaylor2487
    @jackiesaylor2487 2 года назад +76

    I would love to know more, like how long did you date before he popped the question, when you met his parents, how did his parents feel about him asking an American to be his wife. How he popped the question. How long was the engagement. We're there any special things like traditions to follow leading up to the wedding. And I would love to see your wedding photos or Snippets of videos if one was taken. I'll bet you were a beautiful bride as you are beautiful now.
    Keep these videos coming Julie, you're a great story teller.

    • @amb1819
      @amb1819 2 года назад +7

      Yes- all great questions. This would make a great movie- especially the wild boar scene!

    • @chatterjeelinda4
      @chatterjeelinda4 2 года назад +5

      Oh, me too! What was different about English wedding traditions? Were you horrified by English wedding cake? 🙂

    • @TheNotBees
      @TheNotBees Год назад

      “Why did you steal Mr. Viscount’s credit card?”

  • @callienn
    @callienn Год назад +1

    This is such a sweet story! I am really enjoying both of your channels. Its beautiful how you have become so passionate about your husband's heritage and through that process, you really have found your own very special place in the Montagu family story. I think it was very humble of Luke to allow his title to come forward rather accidentally. From your videos, it seems you both carry strong virtue in your character. You are a great couple.

  • @rebekahlow8375
    @rebekahlow8375 2 года назад +2

    This is a wonderful video. Lovely to hear how you met Luke. Love from Vermont

  • @kidanwilliams12
    @kidanwilliams12 2 года назад +7

    im so glad i came across your channel this is so freaking cool. how yall met sounds like a rom com omg, especially the fact that you didn't even know he was a viscount. excited to watch more of your videos :)

  • @L1...
    @L1... 2 года назад +5

    I am looking forward to the next episode!

  • @natashakendal6320
    @natashakendal6320 Месяц назад

    What beautiful stories I am reading here in the comments. Truly amazing. And you all are truly amazing people. It's an real pleasure to hear such encounters.
    And you dear Julie are a real treasure to our British Royalty 👑 You have such a great passion, love and admiration for the history of British Royalty. It's breathtaking! We as a nation can't thank you enough. ❤️🙏 You have such a zest for life and your enthusiasm, it's infectious! It makes my day. THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤

  • @boomerang_911
    @boomerang_911 Год назад

    Sweet. And I have read up on your story and you were a godsend to your husband‘s family. Bless your heart❗️

  • @Moviegirl0030
    @Moviegirl0030 2 года назад +3

    Loved the story! 😊 Thank you for sharing!

  • @williamevans9426
    @williamevans9426 2 года назад +7

    Yes! The 'usherettes' with their trays of ice-cream and 'Kia-Ora' cartons of (very weak) cold orange drink. 'Brings back many happy memories of childhood visits with my parents to my local cinema in the 1970s. Your first meeting was very romantic and heartwarming, and I hope you enjoy many more very happy years together.

  • @rebeccatrainor734
    @rebeccatrainor734 11 месяцев назад

    This is so enjoyable. Thank you for sharing so much of your life. Incredibly happy for you.

  • @anitajinfla9762
    @anitajinfla9762 2 года назад +2

    You, as well as your husband, his lovely parents, are so sweet and humble.
    Nice to hear how you met.
    You have all put a breath of fresh air back into Mapperton. And it shows.
    😊

  • @debralabarge614
    @debralabarge614 Год назад +4

    I started watching the stories you share some time back. Love sharing your moments. Now, it’s my turn to share, when I fell in Love with your “stuffy Englishman husband”. You were sharing about how Albertas’ portrait watches over you just to make sure that you are ok. Luke stopped and asks you If you are in fact ok. Then he persisted, “are you sure? because, that’s very important”…. Be still my heart, that bloke does love his lady

  • @mihaelaclaudiap..2
    @mihaelaclaudiap..2 2 года назад +28

    As long as you are happy, that's the main thing! You do have an interesting life for sure! I love watching you! xx

  • @kristyhand6209
    @kristyhand6209 2 года назад +2

    Julie, what a great story. Thank-you. Looking forward to more. xoxoxo

  • @susanalvarez3859
    @susanalvarez3859 7 дней назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your Lovely Story… Now am praying one or two of my Grand daughters also met a Viscount as wonderful as yours…🙏🙏🙏 By the way I’m from the Philippines…💖♦️💖

  • @hummingnectarbird
    @hummingnectarbird 2 года назад +74

    Thank you for remaining “You”, which is what, I’m sure, your husband fell in love with. It must have been quite an adjustment. What’s so interesting is that the village towns you show are so similar to those of New England, with the quaint town commons and shops. I live on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, so I understand you falling in love with the beauty of the countryside. Listening to you, I do hear the British inflections, but you are still have,after 20 years, the American accent. It’s so easy to pick up that you often don’t know you have. When I met my husband, he wondered if I had lived in Britain. I laughed and explain that my daughter and I had only been bingeing on BBC mini-series, etc, but it was enough to affect our speech. When I visited Britain, the same happened. On the other hand, the opposite happened to Britain visitors to the US. They still had the accent, but was often sprinkled with Americanisms. You are so personable. I would love to meet you and just talk, but I think you would have me laughing with your wonderful down-to-earth personality. 😊 Btw, I get it about the letter pronunciation. I spent an hour looking for “Darby” street. Finally someone told me “Derby” was pronounced “Darby”. I also spent 3 days asking about getting to Edinburgh. Everyone said “yes, it’s a long trip”. I was so disappointed UNTIL I asked “how long”. They then said, about 4 hours! I said “WHAT”?? There are Americans that travel that distance to work!!.” I don’t know if you know what the 7 Sisters are; Mount Holyoke, Wellesley, Smith, etc. I asked for contacts when I got to England and ended up getting invited to tea with a Baroness in Oxford who had attended my school, a Vice President of Chase Bank ( she was invaluable in giving me tidbits). We went to McGregor country because my husband was a McGregor. I am African-American and my daughter wanted to trace her roots. All I wanted was a good shot of Scotch whiskey. The best I have had. I am really enjoying your channel. I went on to become a professor, and just retired so I’m thinking of visiting again. Who knows? I might come through your town.

    • @AmericanViscountess
      @AmericanViscountess  2 года назад +11

      I thoroughly enjoyed residing all of this! And yes I had the same experience with Derby and Darby too! And the travel - 😂 agree all around. We Americans are used to travelling long distance so 4 hours is nothing. Thanks again for writing this.

    • @patriciasalem3606
      @patriciasalem3606 2 года назад +6

      @BudgieChirp I grew up in Massachusetts (my parents and two sisters live on the Cape too), and the similarity of those villages is why I'm sure I've been drawn to Great Britain all these many years. I was hoping to move there before Brexit and covid happened and threw a spanner in the works. But who knows? It may happen yet. Julie, this is my new favorite YT channel! What a find on a Monday morning!

    • @cremebrulee4759
      @cremebrulee4759 2 года назад +11

      The small towns in New England were designed by the people who settled there, who were English. That's why they are similar to small towns in England.

    • @gcrawford222
      @gcrawford222 2 года назад

      @@cremebrulee4759 You're killing me 😹

    • @carolmoore7047
      @carolmoore7047 2 года назад

      Such interesting tidbits thanks

  • @angelapa9513
    @angelapa9513 2 года назад +4

    Thank you Julie ❤️ Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

  • @julies9997
    @julies9997 2 года назад +2

    What a true down to earth guy! A couple made in heaven. God really put you two together. Enjoying both channels! Thank you.

  • @Jms3034
    @Jms3034 26 дней назад

    Aw! Your videos are always so very entertaining and so interesting! Love your channel! 💕🇺🇸

  • @AmericanViscountess
    @AmericanViscountess  2 года назад +32

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    • @hypnotherapy69
      @hypnotherapy69 2 года назад +2

      Im from Sweden and I always eat Ice cream when going to the cinema XD

    • @johannabaumgartner
      @johannabaumgartner 2 года назад +3

      My husband and I lived on the SAME street just 24 houses apart and never met! And we also met because of a party, as a common friend who invited us suggested that my husband should pick me up, as he lived next door…..

    • @anna-tn8mg
      @anna-tn8mg Год назад

      Are you kidding? Why would I do this? I am intelligent, don't like kitsch, despise aristocracy, despise social climbers, etc. The biggest book in the world is the history of British bigotry.
      As an Irishman, I once met said: "They are all thugs." They have been thugs for many centuries and probably can manage without my support.

  • @katherinekinnaird4408
    @katherinekinnaird4408 2 года назад +12

    I have been wanting to ask how you both met.What a lovely story.Thank you.Happy Thanksgiving

  • @tjbren576
    @tjbren576 2 года назад +1

    Excellent video and story! Thank you!

  • @1Nida
    @1Nida 24 дня назад

    Julie, I think you and Luke are the perfect match! You’re outgoing personality and videos help to teach the world about British History, Titles and homes. I love how you are both interested in preserving history and now, because of you, so many of us get to see and enjoy your magnificent work.

  • @oldtavernfarm
    @oldtavernfarm 2 года назад +5

    Your energy is contagious. Love it all!

  • @TheCloverQueenDQ
    @TheCloverQueenDQ 2 года назад +20

    That’s a nice story Julie on how you met your husband. Made me think back to how I met mine, and we too met at a party. My friends introduced us weeks before the party. Then it’s Halloween and we went to a party, they said Club I said ok. I just didn’t hear Clubhouse. So it was at a Motorcycle Club which he was a member of that we found we hit it off. I was in my 20’s and this past October 31 we celebrated 37 years ❤️.

    • @kristyhand6209
      @kristyhand6209 2 года назад +1

      Hello again, Tammy Hand.

    • @TheCloverQueenDQ
      @TheCloverQueenDQ 2 года назад +1

      @@kristyhand6209 hi how is your weather, in Michigan we got about a inch of snow ❄️ lol. Snow is pretty until you have to shovel the driveway and sidewalk 😆. Kristy I’m on Facebook and Instagram if you want to become friends on them lol.

    • @kristyhand6209
      @kristyhand6209 2 года назад +1

      @@TheCloverQueenDQ We just had a snowfall yesterday. It snowed most of the day, very slippery snow, I fell in the barnyard. No injuries and no horse manure on me. LOL. I would love to become friends on facebook and instagram. I am under Christina on both. I will send you a request shortly. So when you see Christina, it is me.

  • @FromTheHeart2
    @FromTheHeart2 2 года назад +2

    Great story! Thank you for sharing.

  • @collnss
    @collnss 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for sharing. I was trying to explain to my niece when we were on a road trip to Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC earlier this month. I will forward to her!

  • @maureenb6095
    @maureenb6095 2 года назад +17

    You can see the love between you and Luke. ❤️ Was it pretty much love at first sight? Thank you so much for sharing this part of your love story! 🌸🌸

  • @kcstill3108
    @kcstill3108 2 года назад +3

    Fun to hear you tell the story of meeting.

  • @IamMarianaM
    @IamMarianaM 2 года назад +1

    Just discovered your channel
    .. Absolutely love your stories! Love and light from South Africa. 🌹❤️🌹

  • @ambermum
    @ambermum 2 года назад +1

    Soooo true about no buttered popcorn here! I’ve been here nearly 30 years and it’s one of the things I miss the most. For a brief period, Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn was in grocery stores but that was ages ago. Just came across your channel and love it!

  • @michelleg7
    @michelleg7 2 года назад +19

    I descend from spanish aristocracy and when I found it I thought it was a joke and then I found out it wasn't. Me, just a plain american girl who teaches in a high school. When you have ancient bloodlines that have been researched and finding out I am cousin to aristocrats in spain and mexico as well as diplomats is rather interesting. I love this story and I loved the way you met through mutual friends, that is a great way to meet someone honestly.

    • @Geoplanetjane
      @Geoplanetjane Год назад +2

      Have you met any of your extended family and do you speak Spanish?

    • @anna-tn8mg
      @anna-tn8mg Год назад

      Ah, the Inquisition and forced conversions...Actually, you're wrong. The blood was spilled and spilled and spilled by ... the bloodlines. Only very dirty, monstrous bloodlines survived in Spain and as an export. One has to be genuinely sick to be proud.

    • @Mes287
      @Mes287 6 месяцев назад +1

      Why are you proud of that , what makes aristocracy different from anyone else except at some stage in history they strong armed their position and wealth much like pirates

    • @ellenanthony8017
      @ellenanthony8017 5 месяцев назад

      My husband, a retired carpenter, has been looking into his genealogy. "Look, Ellen, I'm descended from Charlemagne and the kings of Poland!". :0)

  • @deannaevans5235
    @deannaevans5235 2 года назад +5

    Thank you Julie, I had been wondering about your meeting as well. Love your story :) I've had the sweet popcorn at a cinema while visiting my brother in Belgium. Different..but not as good as good ol butter popcorn! LOL! Thank you for sharing, I look forward to more stories.

  • @yourfunsister
    @yourfunsister Год назад

    I have just discovered your channel and I am binge watching!!! You are such a down to earth lady and I am so enjoying your content. Incredibly interesting, educational and fun. I can see why your husband would have been smitten with you. I imagine you were a breath of fresh air.

  • @lieuwina
    @lieuwina 10 месяцев назад

    What a sweet story and I think it was wonderful that you shared this with us. Thank you.

  • @annburge291
    @annburge291 2 года назад +25

    Happy Thanksgiving. Your viscount can adopt a little of your background and join in the gratitude ceremony even if it's breakfast. I love your kitchen. Apart from the stunning gardens, it's the kitchen that feels most welcoming and homely. I think it's lovely that you didn't know the family history. It shows you were responding to the real kind heart with no preconceptions. This video series shows how amazingly adaptable you are to new circumstances. If you consider lunch boxes, I think sandwiches win with popularity over hamburgers.

  • @cherylbutler446
    @cherylbutler446 2 года назад +6

    Thank you! THANK YOU! What a fun story. That would make such a great Hallmark movie! You should, of course, play yourselves. You are so great in front of the camera. Thank you!!

  • @soulpowerful
    @soulpowerful 2 года назад +2

    Hello from Canada 🇨🇦
    What a fascinating story. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

  • @shwoou9448
    @shwoou9448 2 года назад +1

    Fun stories. Loved your narration and loved it even more that you were in your kitchen at the kitchen table, having tea! 🥰What I am MOST happiest about, though, is that you wrapped it up so quickly that I am forced to get out of bed and go on with my day. 😅If you had been long-winded, I would have stayed in bed and kept all cozy and ignored all of the important things that need to get done, binge-watching your videos! 🤣Anyway, looking forward to hearing more of your stories. Love it! 👋😊

  • @melissaphillips3088
    @melissaphillips3088 2 года назад +3

    Julie and Luke are best of their perspective countries. They represent it well! Wonderful story of their meeting each other!

  • @anitascheftner2676
    @anitascheftner2676 2 года назад +12

    Thank you for sharing how you two met each other. I love to hear couples’ stories and how they first met.
    Interesting that their cinemas don’t have buttered popcorn, that’s part of our movie experience here!
    What is one of your newfound food traditions that you love there that we don’t have??

  • @Doyouboo.
    @Doyouboo. 2 года назад

    Ooohhh I’ve been so curious! Thank you for sharing your life! 🙏👍🤗

  • @suzannesenser607
    @suzannesenser607 2 года назад

    I love that you are refreshingly straightforward

  • @LizJr88
    @LizJr88 2 года назад +7

    I love this story. Thank you for sharing. I’m an ex-Illinois girl as well. 😊
    Continued blessings to your family.

  • @starlightshimmery
    @starlightshimmery 2 года назад +137

    That sounds like destiny to me and living in the next street you would’ve met eventually whatever happened! 💗 I love “how you met” stories and this is a great one! Btw we must be greedy in Australia, we usually have a choc-top ice cream AND a popcorn when we go into the theatre 😂

    • @JaniceKonstantinidis
      @JaniceKonstantinidis 2 года назад +5

      I am in California - an Aussie Expat. I long for one of those choc-top ice creams.

    • @cindybogart6062
      @cindybogart6062 2 года назад +6

      What a cute story that was…. I like that he didn’t tell you who he was from the beginning. You both deserve each other!

    • @karenp1687
      @karenp1687 2 года назад +4

      On my first trip to England, I went to a movie theater and was also shocked to see them set up the little tables at the end of the aisles to sell ice cream. They also sold little boxes of chocolates! (Like British versions of a Whitman's Sampler.) It is such a small difference from buying popcorn here, but it was really surprising.

    • @christinebernard5827
      @christinebernard5827 2 года назад +1

      @@JaniceKonstantinidis qqqo

    • @sallyannc3176
      @sallyannc3176 2 года назад +3

      @@karenp1687 they haven't done that in the UK for many years now. No intervals either - or a 'B' movie before the main event - just lots of adverts and trailers. So you have to buy whatever you want to eat or drink before you go into the cinema. So expensive tho so most wise folk take in their own popcorn/sweets (and keep it hidden!)

  • @nigeldewallens1115
    @nigeldewallens1115 2 года назад +1

    That was a truly delightful tale to hear! Thank you so much! I hope I give you a chuckle? My laptop sound quality is so bad I thought you said Strew? Not Shoes! Oops :/ I cannot wait to see the next instalment, can I wish you Viscountes and Viscount, many years of long life and happiness!

  • @ronniealex5523
    @ronniealex5523 2 года назад +1

    Bless you both! We all adore you so much... a ray of sunshine ☀️

  • @Shaurobi
    @Shaurobi 2 года назад +7

    Thank you so much for your time in educating us! Would love to learn about titles and their hierarchies!

  • @leahbell5673
    @leahbell5673 2 года назад +21

    Love this story! Mine is so similar. My German boyfriend pulled out his ID card and I asked him if his family came from the netherlands because it said "von" and he answered "no you mean van.... von is German"

  • @cleogurl79
    @cleogurl79 24 дня назад

    It’s my first time watching videos from your channel and your content is amazing! Thank you for sharing how you met your Viscount. ❤ Such a cute story.

  • @lesleyplage-rohrman5945
    @lesleyplage-rohrman5945 2 года назад +2

    As a girl who just moved from outside Chicago after 60 years. I am so familiar with your " accent" I miss it and you two are an adorable couple.

  • @AuroraChernobyl
    @AuroraChernobyl 2 года назад +3

    Julie, you should make a film about it. It's an interesting plot, like any other American British aristocracy films. Last time I watched something like that was What Girl Wants in 2005.

  • @loriwhinery3210
    @loriwhinery3210 2 года назад +3

    Such a fascinating story! I think they should make a movie about your life, I would watch 100%. Do you miss living in America?

  • @ihateposh
    @ihateposh 2 года назад

    I'm so glad I came across your channel Viscountess. Your TV show was my favourite, I watched it straight in one weekend. lol

  • @cathyfeigert5660
    @cathyfeigert5660 2 года назад +2

    Aww, great story of how you met Luke!!!

  • @laurawatkins9399
    @laurawatkins9399 2 года назад +8

    Julie, you are a hoot. Luckily my dad taught me how to say viscount before I ever had the chance to meet one. (I still haven't.)

  • @gardenmusicnotebook2748
    @gardenmusicnotebook2748 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for explaining that to us! Had you always wanted to live or work in England and looked for a job that had that as a possibility or was it total happenstance that you were transfered there?

  • @katherinew1521
    @katherinew1521 15 дней назад

    I recently found your channel on RUclips and I really enjoy all your content! Wishing you and your vis- count 😉🤣 all the best!

  • @HermesSonofZeus
    @HermesSonofZeus 2 месяца назад

    Came for story of how you met -- happy to hear about the sandwich/important papers story!
    Best to the both of you and the children. Enjoying your videos; just finished season 1.