Possible Clues:

• Shrub Holland's first queen raised
• Reddish-brown color
• Egyptian dye
• Red dye no. 1?
• The fowl starts to die, by the sound of it
• Reddish dye for hair etc
• Husband has upset woman -- could it make her go red?
• She might come up with H to make her die, by the sound of it
• Local colour at the heart of modern Madras?
• Dye found in lichen naturally