A Right Royal Rebel.

Rumbles of disquiet are appearing in the British media over the fact that the Duchess of Cambridge is showing traces of grey hair in photographic close ups. The fact that she’s only 31 is significant, of course, since it demonstrates that Her Royal Highness is dangerously unconventional in being either premature or precocious depending on your point of view. It’s being pointed out that most women don’t start displaying the first wisps of grey until they’re about 35.

Opinion is divided on what she should do about it. Some say she should do the proper thing and visit a good hairdresser, while others argue that her proclivity for going au naturel should apply as much to her hair as it does to her other features. For once I’m quite at a loss to find a firm opinion on the matter. Some might say I’m nonplussed. I wouldn’t.

And then there’s the matter of the coat. She has a favourite one, apparently, and it’s mulberry. Received wisdom (aka an old school friend who knows a bit about fashion) holds that she should wear brighter colours. The Duchess is undeterred, however: mulberry she likes, and the mulberry coat stays. My admiration knows no bounds.