He employed the famous gardener Capability Brown to landscape the park, building new stables and lodges, creating picturesque views and enlarging the lake. The Speakers' Parlour

Due to the popularity of Keeping Up Appearances in the United States, books about the series have also been published across the Atlantic.

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In 2009 he played Frank in Tim Firth's Absolutely Frank at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre and at the Harrogate Theatre. [8] Personal life, illness and death [ edit ] In March 1997, Geoffrey Hughes and Judy Cornwell reprised their roles as Onslow and Daisy for a special compilation episode, recorded for broadcast in the United States on PBS. The show sees the pair introduce clips from the series using Hyacinth personal diary. The special was also released on VHS and DVD. Huia was honoured at a ceremony as a member of the Ngati Huia subtribe when he was only 10 months old.

Sadly, the family friction had endured, as William was estranged from his great-uncle and wasn’t even invited to attend his funeral. William 4th Earl of Onslow Burbridge, Steve. "Theatre review: Keeping Up Appearances at Darlington Civic Theatre and touring". British Theatre Guide . Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Clandon Park remained special to Gwendolen. However, the house, which was used by the Public Records Office during the Second World War, began to decline in the post-war years. The Onslow family descends from Arthur Onslow, who represented Bramber, Sussex and Guildford in the House of Commons. He was the husband of Mary, daughter of Thomas Foote, Lord Mayor of London in 1649, who had been created a Baronet in 1660 (a title which became extinct on his death in 1687). In 1674, Onslow was himself created a Baronet in the Baronetage of England, with the precedence of 1660. His son, the second Earl, represented Rye and Guildford in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his great-nephew, the fourth Earl. He was the son of George Augustus Cranley Onslow, son of Thomas Cranley Onslow, second son of the second Earl. Lord Onslow was a prominent Conservative politician and served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, as Under-Secretary of State for India and as President of the Board of Agriculture and was also Governor of New Zealand. His eldest son, the fifth Earl, was also a Conservative politician. He notably held office as Under-Secretary of State for War and as Paymaster General during the 1920s.

d'Ortigue, Joseph (1833). "George Onslow" in Révue de Paris, 1ère série, LVI, Novembre 1833, pp.148–163. Accessed 11 September 2014. (in French)After his wife Mary, to whom he was devoted, died in 1830, he moved from Surrey to Richmond. Arthur’s only son and heir also died at the age of 36 in 1856. Patron of the arts Niaux, Viviane (2013). "Onslow, George", Grove Music Online, accessed 9 September 2014. (subscription required) William was a keen gardener and did a lot to improve the garden at Clandon. He created an iris walk, a pergola, a bulb park and a Dutch Garden. We know about his plans thanks to his garden notebook and diary, where he recorded his ideas and ambitions as well as his successes and failures.