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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh discuss their works of art at their private Antiques Roadshow, Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland

Hilary discussing family works of art with the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at a private Antiques Roadshow, Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland (image copyright Aaron McCracken www.mccracken.photography)

Commemorating the end of holstilities, Antiques Roadshow First World War Centenary Special, Étaples Military Cemetery, Boulogne, France

Commemorating the end of holstilities, Antiques Roadshow First World War Centenary Special, Étaples Military Cemetery, Boulogne, France

ANTIQUES RoADSHOW

Hilary was invited to join the Antiques Roadshow programme in 1978 and is now the longest-serving member of their expert team. Working on the series over the decades Hilary has made countless discoveries and has visited hundreds of memorable venues, in the United Kingdom and overseas. Perhaps the most memorable was the invitation to create a private Antiques Roadshow for The late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Hillsborough Castle, the official royal residence in Northern Ireland.

Filming on the forward deck of the Royal Yacht Britannia, Antiques Roadshow The Queen’s Jubilee Special, Leith, Scotland

Filming on the forward deck of the Royal Yacht Britannia, Antiques Roadshow The Queen’s Jubilee Special, Leith, Scotland

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Aston Martin track day, BBC TV Priceless series

An Aston Martin track day at Silverstone, BBC TV Priceless series

Hilary has contributed to innumerable television and radio programmes including 20th Century Roadshow and Priceless Antiques Roadshow. She presented a landmark series for the BBC, Brilliantly British, exploring the lives of three design luminaries, Thomas Chippendale, Josiah Wedgwood and William Morris. On a lighter note, Hilary took part in a special episode of the long-running comedy Vicar of Dibley (clip) and she led the Antiques Roadshow team on the BBC television quiz programme, Eggheads. More recently, to her surprise, Hilary won Celebrity Mastermind (clip)

The Dibley Antiques Roadshow special, for Comic Relief. Filmed on location in ‘Dibley’ with Richard Curtis directing Roadshow experts and the Vicar of Dibley cast

The Dibley Antiques Roadshow special, for Comic Relief. Filmed on location in ‘Dibley’ with Richard Curtis directing Roadshow experts and the Vicar of Dibley cast (CLIP)

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Recording an interview with Lady Penelope (and her original puppeteer, Mary Turner) from the 1960s television series, Thunderbirds, Antiques Roadshow, Eltham Palace, London

Recording an interview with Lady Penelope (and her original puppeteer, Mary Turner) from the 1960s television series, Thunderbirds, Antiques Roadshow, Eltham Palace, London

Hilary and an Antiques Roadshow visitor having fun discussing his much-loved heirloom

Hilary and an Antiques Roadshow visitor having fun discussing his much-loved heirloom

Which is best? Filming with Fiona Bruce at Antiques Roadshow, Piece Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire

Which is best? Filming with Fiona Bruce at Antiques Roadshow, Piece Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire

Unlikely purpose of this mystery object revealed to Fiona Bruce, Antiques Roadshow, Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks, Kent

The unlikely purpose of a mystery object is revealed to Fiona Bruce, Antiques Roadshow, Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks, Kent

Filming Catherine the Great’s Wedgwood dinner service, for BBC TV’s Brilliantly British series, Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Filming Catherine the Great’s Wedgwood dinner service, for BBC TV’s Brilliantly British series, Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Recording voice-over in the dubbing studio

Recording voice-over in the dubbing studio