‘Every year he’d get a human-size chocolate rabbit made and sent over from Switzerland’: why more is more is more this Easter

The Marchioness of Bath, the chatelaine of Longleat, who was deservedly crowned ‘greatest hostess’ in Tatler’s 2025 Country House Awards, adores Easter. ‘We always have an egg hunt,’ she says, in her thick, rich accent, ‘sometimes in the Love Labyrinth [maze] by the Orangery and sometimes in the private garden.’ The order of the day includes Lady Bath’s signature – exquisitely whipped – rose meringues and meticulously iced cupcakes in pastel shades. This year, she’ll…