New York Post Fashion Editor Recalls Her Infamous Encounter With Prince Philip

Under the headline “I Was Prince Philip’s ‘Mink Knickers’ Woman,” New York Post fashion editor Serena French has shared a most wonderful recollection. Triggered by the news that U.K.’s Prince Philip is retiring from royal duty.

First, she sets the Canadian time and place:

I was a young freelance writer in Toronto and had just landed a party column in the Globe and Mail newspaper. My first assignment was to cover a top-ticket fundraiser for the World Wildlife Fund.