Lydia Starbuck

It’s easy to read something into anything but the choice of dress by the Countess of Wessex for the first State Banquet of the reign of King Charles III raised an interesting question. The Countess chose a gown in a shade of deep green – a hue that we learned, just a few short months ago, is known in royal circles as ‘Edinburgh green’. The colour got its name from its…

Royal weddings tend to have a lot in common. They usually take place in huge, historic churches with brides decked in acres of white fabric and heirloom tiaras and grooms in military uniform, followed down the aisle by hoardes of bridesmaids and pageboys. Traditions must be observed while protocols are dug out and dusted down as the familiar pattern of this family celebration turned into a…

It’s seventy five years exactly since the Dukedom of Edinburgh was given to a young bride groom about to embark on a marriage that would change the House of Windsor forever. Thanks to Prince Philip, the title became one of the best known in the world but it has a long and varied history all of its own. Most recently, it was bestowed upon Prince Philip just ahead of his marriage to the…