Farewell, then, the matriarch of Moniack
WHEN Philippa Guise emerged from a West Country girlhood to entertain suitors, she never lacked offers for her hand. The attractive daughter of a baronet, with impeccable Norman and Highland antecedents, her maiden’s favour stood in high demand. A grim knock-out tourney ensued, which distilled down to two finalists. The heroine’s stay in hospital with appendicitis brought matters to
