A STUDLEY couple were the guests of Prince Phillip recently when they were invited to his swanky 80th birthday bash at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Mike Ford, a Duke of Edinburgh Award officer and his wife Caroline, leader of St Mary's Brownie Pack, both attended a celebrity party after a gala performance.

There they mixed with the likes of TV's Melinda Messenger, Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex and members of the Olympic rowing team.

Prince Edward also accepted a birthday card from the Studley Brownies on behalf of his father.