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The splendour of Highclere Castle makes a wonderful setting for an evening of Battle Proms classical music. Toast the celebrations with a chilled bottle of Le Dolci Colline Rose Prosecco (pick up on arrival) as Napoleonic Cavalry and Infantry displays kick things off, followed by shots from a vintage field gun and a choreographed display from Carolyn Grace in her LF Mark IX Spitfire. The New English Concert Orchestra, led by Douglas Coombes, perform a set of dramatic classical pieces including Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with live cannon fire and Beethoven’s Battle Symphony, accompanied by live cannons. As a fitting end to an epic evening, soprano Denise Leigh leads performances of classics such as Rule Britannia, followed by a firework display.