0:00:03 > 0:00:05Chatsworth, Palace of the Peaks.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07300 rooms...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10..35,000 acres,
0:00:10 > 0:00:1362 farms
0:00:13 > 0:00:16and three villages.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Living here, we tend to forget how big it is
0:00:18 > 0:00:21and it seems strange that it should just be for one couple.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24For more than four-and-a-half centuries,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Chatsworth has been owned by one family.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30We've got a Duke, we've got a Duke's son, a Duke's grandson,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33so we've got the next two lined up!
0:00:33 > 0:00:37A line now led by the 12th Duke of Devonshire
0:00:37 > 0:00:40and his wife, the Duchess.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43With an eye on its future...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Here they come.
0:00:45 > 0:00:51..they run Chatsworth as a business, a glittering show that never ends.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Hello, would you like champagne? Thank you.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Big, old buildings,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59seemed to soak up money quicker than almost anything you can imagine.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03The main reason we put events on is to make money for the Chatsworth House Trust Fund.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Come spring time, it's the thorny problem of
0:01:06 > 0:01:07the annual flower festival.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I've got to work in their home, fundamentally, so I don't want to
0:01:10 > 0:01:13do anything that's going to offend or upset them.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16The only thing I'm not very keen on is this behind us.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Designed by the Teletubbies!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20THEY LAUGH
0:01:20 > 0:01:24This is a rather amazing gallery, be careful what you're obscuring.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27You've messed it all up, mister!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31This is a year in the life of Chatsworth.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Spring time at Chatsworth, 7:30am.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51For the Duke, a brisk walk to his first appointment.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Well, I'm going to Bakewell.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I'm going to get my haircut. which won't take very long.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Erm...
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I try and walk over because it's a good opportunity...
0:02:06 > 0:02:09I never get enough exercise.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12So, instead of driving over, I'm walking over.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Back at the house, already hard at work, the eight housekeepers.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35When I say I'm a cleaner,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I sort of feel, well, there's just more to it than that.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43I mean, I can clean a bog out like the next person,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47but it's a house that's packed full of things from every generation.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52One of the electricians put lights on it on Christmas
0:02:52 > 0:02:55and he put the light strategically in certain places.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Was told in no uncertain terms to move them!
0:02:58 > 0:03:00SHE LAUGHS
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Chatsworth has been part of my life since 1978
0:03:04 > 0:03:08and I married a Chatsworth girl, who was born on Chatsworth,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10whose family are old Chatsworth people.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12The Dowager Duchess, who was Duchess then,
0:03:12 > 0:03:17would say, you either come to Chatsworth for a day or the rest of your life.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19For me, that's what it's turned out to be.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29The oak stairs takes a long time, really. There's a lot to it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32When they made all this fancy decoration,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35they never thought about someone having to clean it.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40You find that people come to work often stay a long time here.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Quite a few of the girls have got their ten-year necklaces.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47So I've got to complete this year and, hopefully,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I might get a necklace as well, which would be rather nice.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I've worked at Chatsworth for 26 years.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57After ten years, you get the necklace
0:03:57 > 0:04:01which is Blue John on one side, which is mined in the Peak District.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05On the other side is a snake with the symbol of Chatsworth.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08After 25 years, you get a gold watch.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I wear it every day, I don't save it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I just wear it every day and it keeps good time.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Yes, it's an honour to wear it, really. Yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Keeping Chatsworth clean and tidy is a job for everyone.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Well, once...
0:04:29 > 0:04:33I can't resist it, but once I start picking up litter I've had it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I'll have to be a bit selective, but I just can't walk over that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38It's one of our tickets, anyway.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44We used to live here in the village, until I was 13.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I remember I had a sort of red, it was called a go-kart,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48but it didn't have an engine.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53A sort of red, like a sardine tin on wheels.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I'm going from the top of the hill out of control
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and crashing to the side and I've still got a mark on my knee.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02I don't think I went very far, or go very fast,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06but it seemed like an horrific accident then.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08And, you know, this is where we lived.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11I played there all the time until I was eight.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12I didn't go away to school.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Everything I did was either in the garden or in the village.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20My parents weren't very strict, at all.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I think, they were very good to us, really.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I had a sister who was a year older
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and so we did everything together.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32She was much cleverer than me, but it was really nice.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I think we were very happy.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I don't think being a duke makes you feel anything,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43it's just a name which is an historical thing.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45So, with the ownership it's not really me,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49it's sort of the family and it's just my luck.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I just feel, obviously, very proud of it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55The whole place, the village and the park
0:05:55 > 0:05:57and the house and garden
0:05:57 > 0:06:00and where we're walking, has always been part of my life
0:06:00 > 0:06:01ever since I can remember.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04On a lovely morning like this, you can't believe how lucky you are
0:06:04 > 0:06:06to be alive and to be in Derbyshire.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13It's not just the Duke who loves the place.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Lots of people would love to do what I'm doing.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23To have that freedom to do different things, to look at antiques,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25to handle antiques.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I mean, my absolute nightmare would be to sit in front of a computer,
0:06:31 > 0:06:37day in, day out and so this sort of job suits me fine.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41As yet, they haven't got me on a computer.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Actually, the Sculpture Gallery is my favourite,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48especially if it's a hot day, first thing in the morning.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51It's lovely and cool to dust the sculptures.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I mean, they are so beautiful
0:06:53 > 0:06:59and Canova was so good at capturing the human form.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It's peaceful and serene.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06You can hear the echo in the room.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I mean, they're gorgeous bodies.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I shouldn't think you'd find many bodies the same as these.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I'd love to get a bucket of water and wash them
0:07:15 > 0:07:17but, of course, were not allowed to do that.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Years ago, before we knew that we weren't to wash them,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24they came up lovely and white.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Being a housemaid here is a real privilege
0:07:31 > 0:07:34because you go around and see all the signs that say "do not touch".
0:07:34 > 0:07:35We can touch.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39This is Mars being restrained by Cupid.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I love going around the back.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47We all like polishing his bottom.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I should think it's shining by now!
0:07:55 > 0:07:5711am...
0:07:57 > 0:08:01The gates open and the warm weather is pulling in the crowds.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Hello. It's £2, please. Thank you. Have a good day.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Thank you.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Throughout the year, 16 special events help keep the tills ringing.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16The main reason we put events on is to make money
0:08:16 > 0:08:21for the Chatsworth House Trust, the charity that runs Chatsworth, the house, garden and park.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24It is expensive looking after the place.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27We couldn't do all the restoration work and the restoring
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and repairing and the renewing without that cash.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35That's one of the best ways of ensuring we have the money to do it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42One of the biggest events is Florabundance.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Now in its third year, this four-day flower festival
0:08:46 > 0:08:49has taken over the gardens and the house.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Dominating some of the grandest rooms,
0:08:52 > 0:08:56the event is organised by Jonathan Moseley.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I've got all the different coloured gravels
0:09:00 > 0:09:02that are going to go on there.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04That'll work OK.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08A floral designer celebrated internationally,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12he represented UK at the 10th World Show in America.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Gourds and ugli fruits
0:09:13 > 0:09:17and dried, I've got a lot of dried stuff for them to use in there.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Florabundance is really bringing Chatsworth alive with flowers,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22using things that have been grown in the gardens
0:09:22 > 0:09:26and by the gardeners and, obviously, lots of exotic
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and unusual blooms which I source and purchase.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32We really need those stands to get on with that border.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34A house like Chatsworth would've been full of potted plants
0:09:34 > 0:09:38and growing flowers, just for cutting to bring into the house.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Now, of course, to preserve all the different tapestries,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44the furnishings, the interior of the house,
0:09:44 > 0:09:48it's rarely given the opportunity to have any flowers around.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50I'm thrilled Florabundance has the chance to do that.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55This year, he's come up with something spectacular.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58The Sculpture Gallery is the easiest and nicest room to dress
0:09:58 > 0:10:01because light levels in here are always excellent.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04The inspiration behind the designs for this room
0:10:04 > 0:10:06are the bulb fields of Holland,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09where you've got big blocks, big swathes of all one colour
0:10:09 > 0:10:13where there's all that regimented, linear footage of tulips,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17which is just a spectacular sight to see.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18In the centre there,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21we're going to have a big rhododendron sculpture.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25We're going to paint that shocking pink and vibrant bright orange.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Then we're going to have an explosion of tropical plants
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and flowers shooting out there to create this very jungle,
0:10:30 > 0:10:31very vegetative feel.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I'm quite excited about this room, it'll come together well
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and it's just such a nice place to finish on.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45But with Florabundance just days away,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47there's a problem blossoming in the garden.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55We're just harvesting these tulips that we planted for Florabundance.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Unfortunately, the sun's brought them on to quickly
0:10:58 > 0:11:01so now we're going to use them for selling in the shops.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05It's really difficult when you're fighting against the weather
0:11:05 > 0:11:07and the pests.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Oops, sorry, Glenda.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36This is one of the problems we've been having in this area.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- We started off with pheasants digging them up.- Oh, no!
0:11:38 > 0:11:42There's been a host of mice and rabbits
0:11:42 > 0:11:44and badgers also looking for moisture.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Now it's flower arrangers!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50And now flower arrangers. Flower arrangers are going to start picking them.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Poor things, they're fated. - What a shame.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54It can't be a Tulip Festival without tulips, can it?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58We'll have some for opening, but that's it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- What are they like, Mick.- They're in better condition than these ones.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Shall we just have a little rummage to see if there's anything else we may get here.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Shall we have a walk around?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11But just looking here, there's nothing!
0:12:12 > 0:12:14If we could turn the clocks back
0:12:14 > 0:12:16and we were cutting these to work with now,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18you've got so many choices, really.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22We need to look at bringing some in.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26That's 5,500 tulips suddenly not at your disposal.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- We're down to 500, if we're lucky. - 500, yeah.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33That's a major loss to what I planned to work with.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37I can't just suddenly rustle that quantity together on the budget.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49As one of Britain's most popular tourist destinations,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Chatsworth pulls in thousands of people to this corner of Derbyshire.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58From me, you know, people come to Derbyshire,
0:12:58 > 0:13:03they come to Chatsworth and it can only be good for the local economy.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Morning.- Morning.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Are you all right? - I'm well, are you?
0:13:07 > 0:13:08Yes, fine, thanks.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Did you walk this morning?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I did, it was beautiful.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13It was a bit misty.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18It was a bit misty to start with, but it was really lovely.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Perfect weather, absolutely.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Are you having much off then? - Yes please.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24It won't take long, I don't think.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- Is it busy at the house? - It's been great this week.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I've noticed in the town here, it's been very busy.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Yeah, it's brought a lot of people out.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34I'm not quite sure where they come from but, anyway,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37it was fantastic yesterday and the day before and it will be again today.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41I think having a really confident forecast for several days ahead,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43that makes a huge difference at this time of year.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- It brings people out more.- Yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48We're getting quite a lot from it, it's good.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49It's all integral, isn't it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Bakewell feeds on us, we feed on Bakewell.- Exactly.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56When the Duke has been for his haircut,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59it's quite nice because people are sat in the shop looking.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02It's like, "Was that the Duke?" It's like, "Yes, yes."
0:14:02 > 0:14:03It's good, it's good for business.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's good for me because it gets me out of bed
0:14:06 > 0:14:09and makes me go for a decent walk in the morning.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Can you give these go?- I will, yes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- Thanks very much.- Thank you.- Lovely.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30See you in about six weeks,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- I'll give you a ring. - That's fine.- OK?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- Have a good weekend.- Bye.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Living in the country,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I think, is the best of all.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I was brought up in the country and I love horses.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59I like the freedom, the peace and quiet and the beauty of it.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02It's such a lovely morning. It's perfect.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I particularly like working with animals,
0:15:06 > 0:15:11because I like that trust that you have with them.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14When you build up a relationship with a horse,
0:15:14 > 0:15:19they learn to trust you, and once you've got that trust,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21it's just so thrilling.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25It's in my blood. I love horses.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28If you have a good one, well, it's the ultimate.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Since 1956, the three-day Chatsworth International Horse Trials
0:15:41 > 0:15:43has attracted the world's leading riders.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52In 1999, the Duchess took over running of the event
0:15:52 > 0:15:55and it's now the highlight of the social calendar.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58I always look forward to the horse trials.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I think it's my favourite event that we hold here,
0:16:00 > 0:16:06because I love horses and I ride myself, so I enjoy seeing them.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10It's expensive to run, but it's a very enjoyable event
0:16:10 > 0:16:12and it's very prestigious
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and we have an excellent team running it
0:16:16 > 0:16:18and I love being involved.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24And this year, there's extra pressure.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29As an official qualifier for the London Olympics,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33there will be 75 fences over the 300 acre course.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39There's a lot riding on getting everything perfect.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I'm the designer of the cross-country course
0:16:42 > 0:16:45and I'm the one that gets the stick if it goes wrong
0:16:45 > 0:16:50with the cross-country team and the riders are not happy.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53For Ian Stark and the international governing body,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57every fence must meet Olympic standards.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02- That's quite a nasty little fence, isn't it?- This one?- Yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I'm a nasty little person, you know that.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- It's not nasty. It's just asking a question.- OK.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Ian definitely knows exactly what he wants.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13What one's always got to try to do is just to remind him
0:17:13 > 0:17:17from time to time that not everybody rides like him.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20You can't do a course for the idiots.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24They shouldn't be here if they can't jump. Maybe that's not a good quote.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25HE LAUGHS
0:17:27 > 0:17:29You've got to be bold, you've got to be brave.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31I suppose you've got to be a bit arrogant.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Do I confess to that? Well, probably.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- I think it will look quite different when there's water in here.- Yes.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42If you bring that in, you're losing all this...
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I'm only talking two inches or three inches or something.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- Can I nap on that one?- It is definitely a reach, isn't it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:57Yes, but I went have that feeling of gung-ho to it.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01What we're talking about is the difference between what you like
0:18:01 > 0:18:05and what I would like and I'm the designer and it's not incorrect.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07We really are going about nothing, really.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10THEY LAUGH
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- We've got to uphold standards. - Let's move on.- Have a spat.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Right, an inch.- An inch.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Where are they going, Jonathan?
0:18:24 > 0:18:29In the battle to save Chatsworth's tulips, victory is in sight.
0:18:29 > 0:18:335,500 reinforcements have been shipped in from Holland.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38- That's going to be healthy, with all those Dutch buckets. - Yes, I know. Great.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Today is all hands on deck for flowers.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42As you can see, all our flowers have arrived now.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44It's a mammoth conditioning session,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47which basically means giving some pre-treatment
0:18:47 > 0:18:50to the flowers before they actually go in the arrangement,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54so the gerberas need deep water up to their necks
0:18:54 > 0:18:57to get them nice and turgid so they don't droop on us.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00There's nothing worse than a droopy gerbera.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You could start, if you don't mind, doing the gerberas
0:19:05 > 0:19:09and what I do is just in a bucket, hang them like that, back-to-back.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I think it will be too cold for these up here tomorrow.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It's going to be very cold tonight.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- They're going down anyway, aren't they?- They're going down.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It's like Christmas Day really
0:19:24 > 0:19:26when you've got all your presents around,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29you start delving in the boxes and see those lovely treats we've ordered.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34So this is a bit of a flower fix for us today, so we're on a high.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Hello, horse trials.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Tissie Reason has been involved in the organisation
0:19:51 > 0:19:55of Chatsworth International Horse Trials for the last 12 years
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and was appointed director two years ago.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00It is an expensive event to put on,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03with all the ancillary things that we do here at Chatsworth
0:20:03 > 0:20:05to make it the best we possibly can.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09But equally, we're expecting good revenue in exchange.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13But until the event actually starts,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16we don't know till then if we really have got it right.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18And, of course, it's essential that we do get it right
0:20:18 > 0:20:21because the books must balance at the end of the day.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25from the Chatsworth House Trust point of view, they want to see this event make a profit.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27We've got my two daughters, Camilla and Melissa,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31who have very kindly given up their weekend to come and help.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33We were kind of born into this.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35We didn't really have much choice!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Ever since we were...- conceived...
0:20:37 > 0:20:39..very little, we have attended the horse trials.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40You refer to it as the zone.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44And I refer to it as HTM, which is when mum gets in horse trials mode.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45And you...
0:20:45 > 0:20:49She's just in her own little place, and you just leave her there.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50Sounds like PMT!
0:20:50 > 0:20:51It's probably quite close, actually.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53You ring in the evening to chat to you,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56and you just know that you're sat at the computer doing something else.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And you'll tell you something really, really important,
0:20:59 > 0:21:00and you'll just go, "Yeah, hmm, yeah."
0:21:00 > 0:21:03You could say, "I'm getting married, I'm leaving the country..."
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- I could tell you I was pregnant, and you'd go, "hmm, yes, that's nice." - TISSIE LAUGHS
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- And just carry on.- I would not!
0:21:13 > 0:21:17I'm trying to make this the entrance into the tent,
0:21:17 > 0:21:18and this the out, the in and out.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21You'd think that wasn't difficult for people to go in the in,
0:21:21 > 0:21:22and out the out.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27But tomorrow, people will try very hard to come in the out
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and out the in.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37So, hopefully tomorrow, when everyone wants to come home,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40they'll walk up this hill, see the sign pointing them out,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42and go out there.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44But it won't be like that.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46SHEEP BLEAT
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Armed with the blooms,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55supported by a volunteer army from the Women's Institute
0:21:55 > 0:21:57and local flower arrangers,
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Jonathan's plan for 268 designs swings into action.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04It suits the house very well to have lots of arrangements
0:22:04 > 0:22:05all the way through it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Some of them are pretty amazing.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Done with huge diligence by the volunteers who do the flowers.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15It's just a different sort of Chatsworth when people turn up,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18and lo and behold, there's wonderful flower arrangements
0:22:18 > 0:22:19in every room for those three or four days.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27When I came to have a look what Jonathan wanted me to do,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31he said, "Sylvana, I want you to do elegance."
0:22:31 > 0:22:33And I don't normally do elegance.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34SHE LAUGHS
0:22:34 > 0:22:37So I don't know how I'm going, he hasn't been round yet, so...
0:22:40 > 0:22:42It needs to be a bit lower.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43That's it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45If anything, it could do with being a little bit lower.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Slightly lower.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53You know what I like about flower arranging,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56you know when you paint, it's just 2D, it's flat on the paper,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59unless you use this sort of thick paint.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00With flower arrangement,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04it's like a sculpture, but it's living sculpture.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08I mean, just look at the materials you're working with, you know,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11orchids and gingers and gerberas, ooh...!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Why do you like flower arranging?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- It's... You can get lost in it, can't you?- Yes! Yes.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- Forget everything else that's going on in your life.- Yes.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- And just get totally absorbed by... - Mmm. Mmm. Brilliant.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25That looks nice. Yeah, that's coming on great. The palm looks nice in it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27What I would do is just add more hazel.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- More hazel on the top. - Yeah, put some more hazel.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- And we've got these, and we can do the top, and...- Brill. Excellent.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- Spray it and then, off we go. Well done.- Thank you. No, thank you.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38They're much closer together than they are on the others.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Do you know why?- Why?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Because this is the wrong way round.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48It's lengthways on.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51It is.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Ah.- That's sideways on.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- You've messed it all up, mister! - Disgrace!
0:23:58 > 0:23:59BANG Oops!
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Keeping the flowers watered over four days
0:24:09 > 0:24:11is the next worry for Jonathan.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15I'm a bit concerned about them all, I think they're all going to flop.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- It's vital they get a good drink each day.- Yes.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Cars they do drink up so much, they really do.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- So...- and we'd hate for our creations to die prematurely.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- Well, absolutely. We don't want that to happen, do we? - HE LAUGHS
0:24:26 > 0:24:28No, we'd feel suicidal if that happened. SHE LAUGHS
0:24:30 > 0:24:31I know you're going to hate me,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34cos I'm going to nag on about watering all the time.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36If we don't get enough watering early enough,
0:24:36 > 0:24:40once that drying out process has started, you can't revert it back.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42They'll start to deteriorate.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46It's to keep the flowers and the foliage fresh.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48On the top.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51This is the first time I've had to do it.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I gather they were doing it last night, so...
0:24:55 > 0:24:57It's just getting the balance, so you don't overflow.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Uh...
0:25:01 > 0:25:03And it's trying to get the hose in, that's...
0:25:04 > 0:25:05..a bit difficult.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10SHEEP BLEAT
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Being a Duke brings responsibilities and obligations.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Every year, he attends over 200 public functions.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Today's is just down the road.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31We're going to the roundabout outside the Golden Gates,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34because the Baslow WI have got an oak tree,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37and they want me to help them with the planting of the tree.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39He's our neighbour,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43and you've got to be on good terms with your neighbour, haven't you?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I might need to borrow something!
0:25:45 > 0:25:46SHE LAUGHS
0:25:46 > 0:25:49And we're very lucky to live as close to Chatsworth,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51and have the benefits of living near Chatsworth.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53And he's very lucky having us.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55JANE LAUGHS
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I'm not sure about that, Lorna!
0:25:57 > 0:25:59LORNA LAUGHS
0:26:02 > 0:26:05CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY
0:26:05 > 0:26:06BEEPING
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Jane Walker? Hello!
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Stoker Devonshire. How nice to meet you.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18Ever since you kindly asked me,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22I've been looking at the roundabout in a completely different way, cos...
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Excellent, excellent.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- Because, you know, this is quite bland.- You'd never noticed it before?- No.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- It's always in the way.- Yes! - How long ago did you start?- 2009.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Oh, that's very quick!
0:26:33 > 0:26:34SHE LAUGHS
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- So what would you like me to... Are you going to do it? - Well, I'll just say a few words.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- Oh yes, sorry, yes, excuse me. Right, I'll... Yes.- Some of them will want a good look at you!
0:26:42 > 0:26:43SHE LAUGHS
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Darlings! Welcome. LAUGHTER
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Welcome.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50From this afternoon, we will have improved
0:26:50 > 0:26:54not only the entrance to the Peak District National Park,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56but to our Baslow village.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58To our homes.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02In particular, one very magnificent home...
0:27:02 > 0:27:03LAUGHTER
0:27:03 > 0:27:05..of that magnificent man...
0:27:05 > 0:27:09the magnificent generosity of the Duke
0:27:09 > 0:27:15to agree to come here in the pouring rain and plant our tree,
0:27:15 > 0:27:21to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Baslow WI.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22CHEERING
0:27:22 > 0:27:24APPLAUSE Thank you very much.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Thank you very much for asking me. I think it's a brilliant idea.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I mean, probably I haven't even noticed this roundabout,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33but now it's going to be something we look forward to coming back to.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35A great thing that you've done and are doing.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39I don't know where you'll go next for a project, but I'm sure you'll find something.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Thank you very much. Shall I put a bit of earth...?
0:27:41 > 0:27:42APPLAUSE
0:27:47 > 0:27:49He's going to improve the approach to the village,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53and when it's got as many wrinkles as me, it'll look even better.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54SHE LAUGHS
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Thank you very much.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58- Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01They were great, weren't they?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Formidable lady, who definitely...
0:28:03 > 0:28:05I almost feel sorry for the planners!
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Of course next time, for the hundredth anniversary,
0:28:09 > 0:28:11we're hoping to meet the Duchess.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14We would like the Duke and the Duchess, a double whammy.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15THEY LAUGH
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- It's perfect going for them, actually.- Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26So we're very lucky. As long as it doesn't get any more rain...
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- It looks as though we might! - HE LAUGHS
0:28:29 > 0:28:32For 20 years, the Duchess and Ian Stark
0:28:32 > 0:28:35have been competing in horse trials.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38In 2000, at the Sydney Olympics,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Ian won silver riding the Duchess's horse, Jaybee.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Tomorrow in the cross country event,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47he'll ride her horse, Looks Similar.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50How do you think he'll cope with this?
0:28:50 > 0:28:51Well, he won't be on this one, will he?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55No, he doesn't jump this fence, but, um... He's in good form.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Very competitive.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- IAN LAUGHS - Unattractive, but I am!
0:28:59 > 0:29:00IAN LAUGHS I'm not, of course!
0:29:00 > 0:29:02THEY LAUGH
0:29:02 > 0:29:03..much!
0:29:03 > 0:29:07We're not putting pressure on anyone, just each other.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08- HE LAUGHS - Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10You need to stir him up.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19With the displays watered and ready, it's time for the doors to open
0:29:19 > 0:29:22on the Chatsworth flower festival, Florabundance.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35We have always want it to be different,
0:29:35 > 0:29:37and I always ensure when I'm planning my designs,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40that nobody's going to come and think, "same old flowers again,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43"same old arrangements, Jonathan's doing this again."
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I always want them to have that wow factor as they walk in,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48and have that journey through the different rooms.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Oh, I think a lot of works gone into this, and I think they're beautiful.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- Yes.- We really do, yes.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03No, it's amazing, it really is.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05Superb.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11The flowers are superb.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Wonderful.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16I think the only thing I'm not very keen on is this, behind us.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17SHE LAUGHS
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Yeah, it's a bit like Princess Eugenie's hat at the Royal Wedding!
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Designed by the Teletubbies, I think!
0:30:25 > 0:30:26THEY LAUGH
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- It is nice, that, is it a lily? - Yeah.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33We were a bit shocked when we first came in
0:30:33 > 0:30:36and saw the pink with the orange, but we've got used to it now.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38THEY LAUGH
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- It isn't a colour we'd put together, is it?- No.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41THEY LAUGH
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I don't really work directly with the Duke and Duchess,
0:30:45 > 0:30:47but I hope that the arrangements that I do,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50do meet up to their expectations and standards.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53He's about to find out.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56The Duke and Duchess are on their way.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Morning, Duchess, morning, Duke.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Morning.- Morning.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- I think it's much the best to be done so far, don't you?- I think so.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- Yes.- You know, it's beautiful, really lovely, yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Everything else this year is so much more complementary to the house.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21And then this is particularly, um... um...
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Complementary.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24And I think we've just got to be really careful
0:31:24 > 0:31:26about getting the balance right.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I've got to work in their home, fundamentally, haven't I,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34so I don't want to do anything that's going to offend or upset them,
0:31:34 > 0:31:38or sort of be contrary to their design ideology for the house itself.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I think the chapel is beautiful.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44And the Painted Hall, I think that's lovely.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48This, too, is amazing, really.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49But, um...
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Some of the colours are quite bright, but they're meant to be,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56I mean, that's what he wanted to do, and it looks stunning.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00I think flowers should always make people have an opinion,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03be it good, be it bad, be it positive, be it negative.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06It's not so much not liking what they've done,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08it's more that this is a rather amazing gallery,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10the sculpture gallery,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12and you can't see it properly at the moment.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14It's not really, "Don't do that ever again,"
0:32:14 > 0:32:18it's just, "Be careful what you're obscuring."
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Jonathan's flowers have made their mark.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33In more ways than one.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35We've got a few problems, um...
0:32:35 > 0:32:40In here, because when the displays were put on the table,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43I don't think the base of the glass was cleaned,
0:32:43 > 0:32:46and some of the colour has come through onto the tablecloth.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50We knew they weren't going to have to water them, so we didn't put any plastic underneath.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51Um...
0:32:51 > 0:32:56So we'll just hope when they lift the remaining pots up that there's no stain left underneath there.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I don't know whether I want to be here when they do that!
0:32:58 > 0:33:02So we'll send the cloth away to be laundered, and keep our fingers crossed.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05The great dining room table is 30 by 12 feet,
0:33:05 > 0:33:07and the tablecloth is a rarity.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10There's only one antique spare.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13And ironing it is the job of housekeepers, Jane and June.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Ooh, it's very starched, isn't it? - It's very starched.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19It's quite wrinkly, in fact, isn't it?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Oh, goodness, it's really stuck!
0:33:21 > 0:33:241891, it's been around this long.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26We can't destroy it!
0:33:26 > 0:33:30It just sounds so awful when you're pulling it apart, doesn't it?
0:33:30 > 0:33:31I know.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Actually, it's going to go like tissue paper.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- I hope it doesn't rip into holes. - Oh, no.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Just do it very gently.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46My heart's going bang, bang, bang, bang.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- So...- Oops!
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I'm going to take my shoes off, June.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54JUNE LAUGHS Cos we're going to have to tread on it!
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- You're not going to do it with your feet, are you?- No! No! I'm not! THEY LAUGH
0:33:58 > 0:34:00With my feet!
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- It's like ironing paper. - It is, isn't it, yes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Sounds like thunder.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18I might take my shoes off to iron at home, you know,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20because I think I'm doing it better with my shoes off!
0:34:20 > 0:34:24It's more relaxing with your shoes off. JUNE LAUGHS
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- I'm going to have to dash, Jane. - All right, then.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- I'm sorry to leave you at such a crucial moment.- It's all right.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Thanks ever so much, anyway, June.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39And then there was one, and I'm going to have to move it. All on my own.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Yeah.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Oh, those creases, they're just terrible!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Oh, it's just impossible, this.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53It's no good, we're going to have to put it on the big table,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55and get an ironing board either side of it,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57cos there's no way it can be done on here.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59It's just impossible.
0:34:59 > 0:35:05So I'm really going to give up, and let's hope it does better upstairs.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Chatsworth's kitchens.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Eight chefs, a head chef, two sous-chefs,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17four cooks, and four bakers.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Among 50 catering staff to help prepare food
0:35:20 > 0:35:23for over 100 events throughout the year.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Have you got time for... (INDISTINCT)?- Yeah, no problem.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- Do it while you're working.- Yeah, OK.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31'Tonight we've got the horse trials,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34'and we've got a champagne reception with canapes.'
0:35:34 > 0:35:36The Duke and Duchess are hosting it.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38We expect about 140 guests in the Painted Hall,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41and it's going to be a really prestigious event.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43We really enjoy it as well, because it's fun for the staff.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45The Duchess decides which kind of dish she'd like.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Um...
0:35:46 > 0:35:49And then that obviously comes up to Adam, the head chef,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51and he prepares the canapes as per her spec.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Give us a shout if you need anything, then.- Yeah, I will do, yeah.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- Cheers, Claire.- All right, thanks.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02I'm making the tartlet bases for the lemon crayfish,
0:36:02 > 0:36:07for tonight's canapes for the Duke and Duchess.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08So...
0:36:09 > 0:36:10A lot of responsibility.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1522-year-old Nathan lives in Bakewell.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Since leaving college, he's made a career in catering,
0:36:18 > 0:36:22and tonight, his food must be top-notch.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I've met the Duke and Duchess personally once,
0:36:25 > 0:36:26at the last staff party.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29They came and gave some awards out,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32and walked and talked to everybody, which was nice.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34I wasn't expecting something like that,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I thought you had to bow and things.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- The first time, I was standing like this, but no, you don't. - HE LAUGHS
0:36:40 > 0:36:42But hopefully I'll get to see some of the house today
0:36:42 > 0:36:45that I don't normally get to see, that'll be quite nice.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48It's a privilege, really, isn't it, you know? It's immense. Really is.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Saying that, though, I just enjoy the drive to work.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52You know?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Not every day you get a nice view like that on your way.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- Shall we get cracking? - I think we ought to. No!
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Let's not get cracking, in case we crack one of those glasses.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Let's get...moving.- Carefully get moving, then.- There we go.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09HE LAUGHS
0:37:09 > 0:37:13It's all change in the dining room.
0:37:14 > 0:37:20With 150 pieces of cutlery, 120 pieces of glass,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23and 47 pieces of silver to be dismantled,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26swapping the tablecloth will make it a long night.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Gosh, I hope that comes out!
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- I'll leave you to it. - OK, see you tomorrow.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35We daren't put the iron on hot,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38because of the underlay sticking to the table.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43That's not doing a very good job, I'm afraid.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44I think we're going to be here a long time.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Henry's going to find us asleep under the table in the morning,
0:37:47 > 0:37:48- I think! - SHE LAUGHS
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Looks like the Himalayas.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56You realise I'll have very long hair
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- by the time I get to the end of the table! - SHE LAUGHS
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Three months later, we get to the end of the table.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- No, I wouldn't like to be a duchess. - I wouldn't like it at all.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- I think it... - I don't envy them at all.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Would anybody like that, to not have your own life completely?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20There's always an element where you've got to be on show,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22and that must be so difficult.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28There must be some...
0:38:28 > 0:38:30There's some good sides to it, though.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Oh, not having to do the ironing!
0:38:32 > 0:38:33THEY LAUGH
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Trouble is, Jane, you've got to find a duke first.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- If you want to be a duchess. - Well, this is true.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47There's quite a few aristocrats out there, but they need an heir,
0:38:47 > 0:38:48and I couldn't do that, either.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- My breeding days are over! - JANET LAUGHS
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Oh, Janet.- We're getting to the...
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Will it get any better?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05I think we've gone to the Rockies now.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08You know how they say, a bad workman always blames his tools?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10What's wrong with your iron, Jane?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13My steam button's got stuck.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Don't feel as if we've... We've done very well.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23SHE LAUGHS
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Let's pray!
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Tonight, to celebrate the start of the horse trials,
0:39:33 > 0:39:38over 200 guests of the Duke and Duchess will gather in the Painted Hall.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40For the team of eight staff,
0:39:40 > 0:39:4472 bottles of champagne and Nathan's 600 canapes
0:39:44 > 0:39:47will be the curtain-raiser for the three day event.
0:39:49 > 0:39:55We've invited them here because it's Chatsworth Horse Trials, so...
0:39:55 > 0:39:56- International.- Of course.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- It's really because... - International.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00It a sort of thank you, isn't it.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05It's a thank you to people like the doctors and the vets and, er...
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- All the officials. - All the officials.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13It's going all right, I think we're just ahead of time, just about.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I hope so, anyway.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17If I'm not, then I'm in trouble, but...
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Be fine.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22A little bit nervous, I don't like doing any function.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Of course, I enjoy doing it, it's just the...
0:40:26 > 0:40:27You don't want to mess it up, do you?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32You know, we've had Florabundance and the horse trials this week.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Yes, very different.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37It's something different to appeal to a different audience,
0:40:37 > 0:40:38or people who want a day out, and tomorrow,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41most of the people who come will be interested in the competition,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44but some will want to come just as an excuse to have a walk round,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47and see some people jumping amazing fences.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- So it'll be really nice.- Mmm.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51So it's important, and it's fun.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52It's a good combination.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Are we talking, or are we not bothering?- Sorry.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- Come on, then. Covered in white off those gloves.- There we go.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0025 to, we expect them in about quarter past,
0:41:00 > 0:41:01so we need to be all ready.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Yeah.- So we're going to start pouring about 10 to.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Canape girls, just stay on canapes.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08And the girls on the drinks, obviously offering,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11but keeping sort of in the background.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Nathan, if you carry on... Look at you!- I know, I've got it all over the place.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Look! You can tell...
0:41:16 > 0:41:20It's the gloves, they've got like talc and stuff inside.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Let's make sure were all smart before they come in.- Yeah.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- So if you keep as you are, and just carry on building.- Yeah.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29OK, and then once you're all built and we've got all the canapes done...
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- You're the entertainment!- ..then you can you can go in pot wash because you like a scrub.- Yeah!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- Smile at them. - Yeah.- Wander around discreetly.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38So is everybody happy?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- ALL: Yeah.- Any questions?
0:41:40 > 0:41:44They'll be punctual. They're just not ready.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01Is it busy?
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Is it not full yet?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05No.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Champagne?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Champagne for you?
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Just have to concentrate!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Like going down the catwalk.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Hello! Hello, would you like champagne?- Yes, please. - Champagne for you?
0:42:31 > 0:42:32As the champagne flows,
0:42:32 > 0:42:35the pressure is on Nathan to keep his canapes moving.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- That's OK.- Yeah, only a couple of things are knocked off, anyway, so...
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Good job I didn't have that Royal Doulton in my hand, and break it!
0:42:52 > 0:42:53It's a good evening.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Yeah, a few drinks helps, after the stress of the day.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Here in the house, riding the Duchess's horse,
0:42:58 > 0:43:00it doesn't get much better than that.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- Are you all right?- Very good, yes.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05You know, the good thing about eventing
0:43:05 > 0:43:08is probably that the horses do most of the work,
0:43:08 > 0:43:11so the training and lifting a glass occasionally
0:43:11 > 0:43:12is very, very important.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14It's all about having a nice time.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- Shall we start looking for glasses? - Yeah, let's start.- Yeah.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22It's gone well, it's gone really well.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Apart from the latecomers, which threw us off,
0:43:24 > 0:43:27because we sent all the canapes out, but we thought we only had...
0:43:27 > 0:43:30We had to lots of latecomers, we had to run back and make some more up.
0:43:32 > 0:43:33HE LAUGHS
0:43:39 > 0:43:42It's just gone so fast, I can't believe.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46Four o'clock, we were all getting ready, and now it's all done.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48SHE SIGHS
0:43:48 > 0:43:50Such a lovely place when it's all empty.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53Great night.
0:43:53 > 0:43:58Now, get packed up, get off home.
0:44:01 > 0:44:02Wait for me, Nathan.
0:44:14 > 0:44:158am.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17After a night of ironing,
0:44:17 > 0:44:20the tablecloth should be ready for laying.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24It's just difficult to get all the creases out.
0:44:25 > 0:44:26Looks OK.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Thingies, silver covers most of the creases up anyway,
0:44:29 > 0:44:30so no-one can see it.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33I think it'll look fine once it's laid.
0:44:35 > 0:44:36With a bit of luck.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39- Right.- Optimistic.
0:44:49 > 0:44:54With over 500 competitors and 10,000 paying spectators,
0:44:54 > 0:44:59the Duke's army of 360 staff has its work cut out.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03And like any army, it marches on its stomach.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06Yeah, ten past nine, breakfast time.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09FRYING PAN SIZZLES
0:45:09 > 0:45:11Bacon sandwiches for today.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16You don't get a body like this eating muesli, do you?
0:45:17 > 0:45:20The sheep and pigs have muesli, I don't.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22I just keep an eye on this gate.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24There's usually sort of, like, 200, 300 people
0:45:24 > 0:45:27that come through here in a day.
0:45:27 > 0:45:28This is the normal time
0:45:28 > 0:45:32when everybody starts rushing through the gate,
0:45:32 > 0:45:33the minute I put the frying pan on.
0:45:34 > 0:45:39Then I get a massive rush on, but then I end up with burnt bacon, so...
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Be prepared for me running it off to that gate
0:45:45 > 0:45:47Just getting a serviette.
0:45:47 > 0:45:48A napkin.
0:45:48 > 0:45:52We are not completely uncouthed in the country.
0:45:56 > 0:45:57Oh, hang on...
0:45:59 > 0:46:01Morning.
0:46:01 > 0:46:02Got tickets?
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- Excellent, thank you very much. - All right?- All right, bye bye.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11INDISTINCT MESSAGE ON RADIO
0:46:11 > 0:46:13I've got outside catering.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15HE CHUCKLES
0:46:15 > 0:46:17Mmm! Best sandwich I'll have all day.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19Until the next one, obviously.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23Sorry, just in the middle of my breakfast.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- There you go.- Excellent, thank you.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Now in its seventh decade, and the only World Cup qualifier in the UK,
0:46:37 > 0:46:41the horse trials always attract huge crowds.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47The horsey world is quite social.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49It's a sort of circus that goes round the countryside,
0:46:49 > 0:46:51it's international, actually.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53And so, you know, the riders see each other every week,
0:46:53 > 0:46:56they're competing, like any other elite sportsmen.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58It's in their diary from one year to the next,
0:46:58 > 0:47:01and they'll come every year, which is great.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05I feel very fortunate that we have such a prestigious horse trial
0:47:05 > 0:47:06here at Chatsworth.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09And when you see the best riders in the world
0:47:09 > 0:47:12coming here to compete against local people,
0:47:12 > 0:47:15I think that's what horse trials are all about.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17It's all for the love of the horse.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Across the three day event,
0:47:22 > 0:47:27the most anticipated and dangerous competition is the cross country.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31The cross country part of the event is exciting,
0:47:31 > 0:47:34and it's high risk, I mean, it's dangerous.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Er... Particularly for the rider.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39The adrenaline is flowing really fast,
0:47:39 > 0:47:44but, you know, we all enjoy a bit of adrenaline flow.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46A top-class cross country course
0:47:46 > 0:47:50must challenge the all-important trust between rider and horse.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Most feared are the water jumps.
0:47:54 > 0:47:55The horse doesn't know
0:47:55 > 0:47:58if it's jumping into six feet or just a few inches.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Ian to the Duchess, come in, please.
0:48:01 > 0:48:05I think you have to ring her, Val, she's not answering the radio.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07She maybe hasn't got one yet.
0:48:07 > 0:48:08Either that or she's ignoring me.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10HE LAUGHS
0:48:10 > 0:48:14The design of this year's course has taken Ian Stark nine months.
0:48:14 > 0:48:18Yeah, the nerves are creeping in, the stomach's churning. I did waken up at four o'clock this morning.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22I managed to sleep for another, sort of 45 minutes, but, um...
0:48:22 > 0:48:24I don't get much sleep now for the rest of the weekend,
0:48:24 > 0:48:28cos I get a little bit anxious about the whole situation.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30That was all right. Looked good.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33'I always thought when I was competing, if I didn't get nervous, it was time to give up,
0:48:33 > 0:48:36'and so maybe it's the same with course designing.'
0:48:36 > 0:48:39You just hope that everyone gets home in one piece
0:48:39 > 0:48:41and lives to tell the story.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50While the riders run the course,
0:48:50 > 0:48:52circulation in the house is more sedate.
0:48:52 > 0:48:58The dining room might have delighted King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra,
0:48:58 > 0:49:02and even a young Queen Victoria,
0:49:02 > 0:49:05but nothing escapes the beady eye of the paying public.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09Don't like the look of that. It doesn't belong here.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12That's what I think about that. How could they iron it?
0:49:12 > 0:49:17I think that the tablecloth actually detracts from the beautiful silver
0:49:17 > 0:49:20that's on the table, with the creases that are in it.
0:49:20 > 0:49:25- Yes.- If it was perfectly ironed, pristinely ironed, I think that would be great.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28Or no cloth at all. I think no cloth at all would have been better.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30Oh, no cloth at all, do you think?
0:49:30 > 0:49:33- Yeah.- Depends what the table's like underneath, doesn't it? - THEY LAUGH
0:49:36 > 0:49:39I'm feeling sick at this very moment, very sick.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41It's all the pressure.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47Ian Stark is about to compete in the cross country event.
0:49:47 > 0:49:51He will ride for Chatsworth on the Duchess's horse, Looks Similar.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53- You all right?- Yeah.
0:49:53 > 0:49:54Pull that.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Tight enough?
0:49:56 > 0:49:57Thanks.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00OK?
0:50:00 > 0:50:01Yeah.
0:50:01 > 0:50:05Despite 20 years watching Ian compete,
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Ian's wife, Jenny, and the Duchess, always feel the pressure,
0:50:08 > 0:50:12and tension is high as Ian pushes himself to the limit.
0:50:12 > 0:50:17When Ian is riding my horses, it's very nerve-racking.
0:50:17 > 0:50:18Your heart is in your mouth,
0:50:18 > 0:50:22and Jenny and I stand there together, feeling very nervous.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Quite sick at this point!
0:50:25 > 0:50:29I should be fine, but I'm not! I'll tell you in 10 minutes, bleurgh!
0:50:29 > 0:50:30SHE CHUCKLES
0:50:31 > 0:50:36- He's going to start.- Oh, dear.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39INDISTINCT LOUDSPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT
0:50:39 > 0:50:40Yeah, he's off.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43LOUDSPEAKER: 'And Ian Stark is away.'
0:50:47 > 0:50:52We should begin to move, otherwise we won't see him at the ice pond.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01- 'Scary.' - SHE CHUCKLES
0:51:01 > 0:51:04'Because he's a very brave rider.
0:51:04 > 0:51:09'He knows what he can expect from a horse, and it's very exciting.'
0:51:14 > 0:51:16Hold tight, everybody.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20- Can we see him?- OK.
0:51:20 > 0:51:21OK, go there.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26'His courses are excellent.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29'He's trying to make it good for both the horse and the rider,
0:51:29 > 0:51:31'if they are good enough.'
0:51:35 > 0:51:38Next up, Ian's water jump.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Designed to test the best.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52It's gone quiet!
0:51:52 > 0:51:53Ohh... Do you think that's good?
0:51:53 > 0:51:57It's not always a good sign! It's not always a good sign.
0:51:57 > 0:51:58He's coming, he's coming.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12Ohhh! Right!
0:52:12 > 0:52:16'To have a clear round in cross country within the time
0:52:16 > 0:52:20is just so thrilling.
0:52:20 > 0:52:21It means that you've ridden it well,
0:52:21 > 0:52:24and you've got the best out of the horse,
0:52:24 > 0:52:26and that's what you're trying to achieve,
0:52:26 > 0:52:28and it's very, very exciting.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Oh, I'm thrilled. Thrilled to bits. He went so well.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38No, it was, you know...
0:52:38 > 0:52:39SHE SIGHS
0:52:39 > 0:52:41What a relief.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44- We've been doing it for plenty... - We've done a lot of years, yeah.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46- HE LAUGHS - More than 20 years we've been at it.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49Erm...
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Ian's been riding my horses for that much time.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55I get her to muck out occasionally.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57HE LAUGHS
0:52:57 > 0:52:58Maybe that's pushing my luck.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01It's so good that he just comes up with the...
0:53:01 > 0:53:04With the answers. Oh, sorry!
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Sprayed the Duchess.
0:53:06 > 0:53:07HE LAUGHS
0:53:07 > 0:53:10Ah-ha-ha-ha! That's dangerous, now!
0:53:10 > 0:53:11HE LAUGHS
0:53:11 > 0:53:14CHICKENS CLUCK
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Thank you very much for all your hard work.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20I think that's absolutely everything today.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22All right, yes, Tony?
0:53:22 > 0:53:26Just one thing, we had some visitors complaining about the table.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29There was about six ladies came in, and every one of them made comments
0:53:29 > 0:53:33about the tablecloth, and not actually what was on it.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35Thank you. I'll let them know. Thanks, guys.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44- Do we really want to know? - Oh, I don't know!
0:53:44 > 0:53:45THEY LAUGH
0:53:45 > 0:53:46- Oh, there it is, look.- Oh!
0:53:46 > 0:53:49'The tablecloth in the great dining room
0:53:49 > 0:53:50'is 30 feet long by 12 feet wide.'
0:53:52 > 0:53:55Five comments. "Could do with an iron!"
0:53:55 > 0:54:00"Great, but looks crumpled and lets the magnificent table setting down."
0:54:06 > 0:54:09With the creases turning into a crisis,
0:54:09 > 0:54:14head of textiles, Susie Stokoe, is called in to cast an expert eye.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Not looking great, is it?
0:54:16 > 0:54:17But it isn't as bad as it was!
0:54:17 > 0:54:20- Well, it doesn't even feel like fabric.- No.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23Um... It's been very over-starched, it's sort of tight,
0:54:23 > 0:54:28and that means any tensions,
0:54:28 > 0:54:30when it's being ironed,
0:54:30 > 0:54:33that are wrong or different in different areas,
0:54:33 > 0:54:37you're forcing the fabric to in a way be distorted,
0:54:37 > 0:54:40and this room does fluctuate in humidity,
0:54:40 > 0:54:44so the cotton will be trying to suck in moisture,
0:54:44 > 0:54:47and become like fabric again.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49So it's all got to come off,
0:54:49 > 0:54:52and then we will have it looking neat and tidy.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58Once again, the elaborate Victorian table setting
0:54:58 > 0:55:00will have to be dismantled.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05So I've probably stripped and laid this table
0:55:05 > 0:55:07about 20 times over the years.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10I'm sort of getting professional at this now.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12HE LAUGHS
0:55:13 > 0:55:18I'm sure the tablecloth is going to look really lovely today.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20- It can't be any worse! - SHE CHUCKLES
0:55:20 > 0:55:22Get it all in there.
0:55:22 > 0:55:27LOUDSPEAKER: 'In first place, Emily Baldwin with Drivetime.'
0:55:27 > 0:55:28APPLAUSE
0:55:28 > 0:55:29It's gone brilliantly.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Yes, it's been the most super three days,
0:55:31 > 0:55:33and everybody has said how good the going is.
0:55:33 > 0:55:34I'm just relieved that we got it right.
0:55:34 > 0:55:39'Astier Nicolas, riding Jhakti du Janlie for France.' APPLAUSE
0:55:39 > 0:55:41IAN STARK: It's such an exciting place to be,
0:55:41 > 0:55:43and it's a great event, a great venue,
0:55:43 > 0:55:45the riders are raving about the ground.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48What these guys have done to the course is just incredible.
0:55:48 > 0:55:50The ground was perfect.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53And I quite like to take the credit for that, so it's fine!
0:55:53 > 0:55:55THEY LAUGH
0:55:55 > 0:55:58Even the creases are stiff!
0:55:58 > 0:56:01- Just the way it sounds, it sounds crispy.- Yes.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- Actually feels like fabric!- It does!
0:56:05 > 0:56:07THEY LAUGH
0:56:07 > 0:56:10I've done my best, and you can only do that.
0:56:10 > 0:56:14So, yeah, all in all, I'm really pleased.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17Where is your snake up that end?
0:56:17 > 0:56:20- He's here.- That snake there, and there's one...
0:56:20 > 0:56:25It was just so frustrating, not to be able to get it to look nice.
0:56:25 > 0:56:26Go for it.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29- I can't use both hands at once! - Yeah, you can!
0:56:29 > 0:56:32- Do you want me to have a go?- Why don't you have a go at this side?
0:56:32 > 0:56:34'I was just so horrified, and so relieved
0:56:34 > 0:56:40'when a new tablecloth came in, and we could make that look really nice.
0:56:40 > 0:56:44Chatsworth is the magic word, and everything has to be the best.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49- THE DUKE:- The pride in it is shared by people who work here.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52I think it's very humbling, I think we're very, very lucky.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- Don't you think it's better? - Definitely!
0:56:57 > 0:57:01Shouldn't have complaints now.
0:57:08 > 0:57:09The tablecloth looks perfect.
0:57:09 > 0:57:11Just looks really nice.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17Next time:
0:57:17 > 0:57:19Chatsworth, not just home to the Duke and Duchess...
0:57:19 > 0:57:22Years ago, when you joined Chatsworth as a 16-year-old,
0:57:22 > 0:57:27and then you'd have your house for life, you never wanted to go anywhere else, really.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29But times are changing.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32- Such a charming little cottage. - It really is.
0:57:32 > 0:57:33It was lived in by a tenant.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37'Now we've decided it's going to become a holiday cottage.'
0:57:37 > 0:57:40I wouldn't mind a place like that myself, to be brutally honest.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42But some traditions carry on.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44Evening, all.
0:57:44 > 0:57:46You've got a big straight 'un there, John.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48Oh, yes, that's what they all say!
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Are you going to get your big taters out?
0:57:50 > 0:57:54- I'm going to get my big potatoes out.- Get your big potatoes out.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56It's stiff competition at the local horticultural show.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59- Ooh!- Sharp, cough medicine-ish.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01It's not my cup of tea, that.
0:58:01 > 0:58:06And a shadow that has been hanging over everyone is about to be lifted.
0:58:06 > 0:58:0918th century bling, it's just the best thing.
0:58:09 > 0:58:12- It's a dream come true for us, it really is, isn't it?- Yes.
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