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|portrayedby = [[Janet Montgomery]]|job = Mistress to the [[Prince of Wales]] (1918-1923)|title = Marquesa de Casa Maury}}'''Winifred "F'''reda'''" Dudley Ward''' (28 July, 1894 – 16 March, 1983), born Winifred May, Marquessa de Casa Maury, was an English socialite best known for being a mistress of the [[Prince of Wales]].
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|portrayedby = [[Janet Montgomery]]|job = Mistress to the [[Prince of Wales]] (1918-1923)|title = Marquesa de Casa Maury}}'''Winifred "F''''''reda" Dudley Ward''' (28 July, 1894 – 16 March, 1983), born Winifred May, Marquessa de Casa Maury, was an English socialite best known for being a mistress of the [[Prince of Wales]].
   
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She meets [[Rose MacClare]] in 1923. After a discussion between them involving the prince, Terence Sampson steals a letter from the prince to Mrs Dudley Ward from her handbag. When Mrs Dudley Ward finds out that the letter is gone, she goes to Rose asking for help.
She was present at [[Rose MacClare|Lady Rose MacClare's]] coming out ball before the [[Prince of Wales]] in the spring of 1923.
 
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Lord Grantham is upset with this theft but resolves to preserve the monarchy's good name. Eventually the letter is retrieved.
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Mrs Dudley Ward appears to have some sort of relationship with Charles Blake, whom she talks to during a ball at Grantham House regarding his feelings for Mary Crawley.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==

Revision as of 00:37, 14 January 2014

'Winifred "F'reda" Dudley Ward (28 July, 1894 – 16 March, 1983), born Winifred May, Marquessa de Casa Maury, was an English socialite best known for being a mistress of the Prince of Wales.

She meets Rose MacClare in 1923. After a discussion between them involving the prince, Terence Sampson steals a letter from the prince to Mrs Dudley Ward from her handbag. When Mrs Dudley Ward finds out that the letter is gone, she goes to Rose asking for help.

Lord Grantham is upset with this theft but resolves to preserve the monarchy's good name. Eventually the letter is retrieved.

Mrs Dudley Ward appears to have some sort of relationship with Charles Blake, whom she talks to during a ball at Grantham House regarding his feelings for Mary Crawley.

Behind the scenes

  • Like the Crawley sisters, Freda Dudley Ward is the daughter of an English father (Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin, son of textile magnate Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin) and an American mother (Claire Lloyd Howe).

Appearances

Appearances and Mentions
   
Series 4 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Christmas Special
Appears
   
Series 5 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Christmas Special
   
Series 6 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Christmas Special