Weβre at home for day 5 of Christmas In The Cotswolds and learning how to host the perfect Christmas dinner party with The Royal Butler and Gardener sharing Christmas etiquette tips, how to lay your table correctly and how to create a wonderful festive tablescape!
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Chapters:
00:00 – Hosting Plans & OOTD
06:11 – The Perfect Autumn Winter Boots
12:35 – Opening My Advent Calendar
16:50 – Preparing For Afternoon Tea
19:50 – Stories & Expert Tips From The Royal Butler
35:00 – Festive Foliage & Advice From The Royal Gardener
43:02 – The Ultimate Christmas Hosting Guide
1:07:37 – Get Dinner Party Ready With Me
1:15:05 – Fashion Mumblr Christmas Party
22 Comments
Hello Josie, I always feel intrigued by your amazing videos, hope you guys have a wonderful week, I feel so inspired by you guys. π I love your fashion style. π
The boots look so comfortable & stylish. π
The royal butler is so friendly in sharing his knowledge about the proper Christmas dining etiquette. π
Wow π€© Iβm so impressed with this video, what a fabulous guests you had Josie ππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌππΌxxx
That was fabulous. Would it be possible to if you could show us how to make a beef wellington please .
How amazing – Thank you for sharing!!!!
Beautiful!! Loved the table setting segment!! How cool that the βboysβ came for tea with all of their ideas.
When you said "I've got the kettle twerking away" it made me laugh so hard I almost spit out the milk I was drinking π
Love the Royal Butlerβs accent β€
Love the guest segment.
"Festive," please, pepper sparingly…
Oh wow!
I really enjoyed this Josie xxx
Werenβt they both lovely xxx
Awesome vlog – Any chance the Royal Gardener is South African? His accent sounds familiar to me πΏπ¦
Loved the Royal butler! Just wanted to say my daughter lives in Australia and we hand write letters to each other all the time itβs so lovely to receive a letter xx
Loved this one. Etiquette tips are so fascinating.
Grant & Jack are adorable! (As are you Josie and Charlie & the doggies π
Hi Josie, I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog and the etiquette segment. Knowing how to do things properly takes the stress out of occasions many of us attend. Seeing how you pulled together all the etiquette learning with the fine dining and hosting you did with your team was perfect. How lucky are they!
You looked gorgeous, and the outfit silhouette suits you well.
I wish you and Charlie well for your holiday season .
You cracked me up with the penis napkin but when you said " if you served her (the Queen) a COCKtail , she'd raise an eyebrow and giggle " i completely lost it !!!! Love your sweet videos Cherryl from Canada
Love!
You could put the frame with command strips. That way you don't have to drill a hole.
Josie and Charlie! Your dinning room has so much potential, it reminds me of traditional pubs or taverns because of the lack of natural light and the enormous fireplace.Maybe painting the walls in a Edward Bulmer Jonquil light pink to bring lightness in and because light pink looks so good paired with the green crockery you own. House plants would look lovely too and maybe more fabrics such as leather armchairs and carpets. Just an idea π
Love your intro and Xmas decor. Maybe Charlie do 12 days on advent for Josie and Josie do the other 12 for Charlie π
O my goodness β€ amazing π€©
Little sausage sneaking the mince pie π₯§ at the end
π adorable π₯°