<sod>The name was changed to honour the sucess obtained by his sister [[Mildred Marion Bowes-Lyon]] with her opera "Etelinda", which premiered in [[Florence]] in 1894. Lady Mildred was one of the first composers who presented her own work on stage. This was such a novelty that her name was made public only on the second night when the audience called for the author to appear on stage.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://books.google.be/books?id=Zs6qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=Biographical+Dictionary+of+Scottish+Women+Mildred+Bowes-Lyon&source=bl&ots=FXDKGlyro8&sig=xz1ngQs3VIcm3jPNWc28qFQUQNI&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOk_3Y6O_MAhXhAMAKHV-6B7EQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=Biographical%20Dictionary%20of%20Scottish%20Women%20Mildred%20Bowes-Lyon&f=false |title=Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate= Mai 23, 2016|quote=}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The name was changed to honour the sucess obtained by his sister [[Mildred Marion Bowes-Lyon]] with her opera "Etelinda", which premiered in [[Florence]] in 1894. Lady Mildred was one of the first composers who presented her own work on stage. This was such a novelty that her name was made public only on the second night when the audience called for the author to appear on stage.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://books.google.be/books?id=Zs6qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=Biographical+Dictionary+of+Scottish+Women+Mildred+Bowes-Lyon&source=bl&ots=FXDKGlyro8&sig=xz1ngQs3VIcm3jPNWc28qFQUQNI&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOk_3Y6O_MAhXhAMAKHV-6B7EQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=Biographical%20Dictionary%20of%20Scottish%20Women%20Mildred%20Bowes-Lyon&f=false |title=Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate= May 23, 2016|quote=}}</ref><eod>