Posh Festival at Goodwood Hang onto
your top hats because Britain's about to see the launch of its first posh
summer festival. Vintage at Goodwood, August 13-15,
celebrates music and culture from the 40s to the 80s, at no less a ravishing
venue than Goodwood House, the home of the Dukes of Richmond for 300
years.
The 11th duke-in-waiting, the Earl of March and Kinrara, is hosting the event which
features "something
entirely different:" tents with butlers, breakfast in bed, posh
loos and nice showers. Hairdressers are on call. And it
isn't for the faint hearted in terms of their wallets. The price is
£2,000 for the weekend.
Lord
March's most famous event, Glorious Goodwood, is the social highlight of the racing
season. Otherwise known as Charles
Gordon -Lennox, the 55-year-old earl has youthful energy and Hollywood looks. He is a brand leader in demonstrating how
grand, aristocratic families can survive in today's world and even boost their
fortunes.
Descended from an illegitimate
son of Charles II, who created the dukedom for his heir, Lord March has inherited such colourful documents as the guest list from the Duke of Richmond's ball in Brussels before the
battle of Waterloo in 1815. This glittering event features in Thackery's Vanity Fair in a memorable scene of the
revelling young officers rushing off to battle still in their white ties, tails
and dress uniforms.
In the
category of Keeping Up Appearance and getting more interesting as
you age, Lord March is the best in show.
And now is seems to have licked the "assets, no income problem." A good Vintage, like vintage wine, could be a
great taste of summer, if you can afford it!
