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House of Guinness has landed on Netflix and the period drama draws inspiration from the real-life tale of the Guinness family as they carried forward their father's empire.

The series focuses heavily on Edward Guinness (portrayed by Louis Partridge), and his bond with cousin Adelaide (Ann Skelly).

Whilst Edward harboured hopes of wedding Adelaide, she failed to return those same sentiments, though their real-life narrative unfolded quite differently.

Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, actually wed his third cousin Adelaide Maria Guinness, exchanging vows in 1873.

She came from the banking branch of the Guinness dynasty and was the daughter of barrister and MP, Richard Guinness, reports the Mirror .

Adelaide earned the nickname Dodo, and whilst it served as an

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