House of Guinness is on Netflix and the historical drama was inspired by the true story of the Guinness siblings as they continued their father's legacy. The drama pays particular attention to Edward Guinness (played by Louis Partridge) , and his friendship with cousin Adelaide (Ann Skelly). While Edward was keen to marry Adelaide, she did not reciprocate the same feelings, but their story played out differently in real life. Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, was in fact married to his