English peeress and model (born 1984)
The Marchioness of Cholmondeley
Born Sarah Rose Hanbury (1984-03-15 ) 15 March 1984 (age 40) Spouse(s)
Issue Alexander Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage Lord Oliver Cholmondeley Lady Iris Cholmondeley Education Stowe School Alma mater Open University
Sarah Rose Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley ( CHUM -lee ; née Hanbury ; born 15 March 1984) is a British peeress , former model, and former political staffer. She is married to David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley .
Sarah Rose Hanbury is the daughter of Timothy Hanbury, a website designer, and Emma Hanbury (née Longman), a fashion designer. Her elder sister Marina[ 1] is the third wife of Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham .[ 2] The Hanbury family lived at Holfield Grange, Coggeshall , Essex .[ 3] [ 4] Her maternal grandmother was Lady Elizabeth Lambart (1924–2016), daughter of Field Marshal Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan ; Lady Elizabeth was one of the bridesmaids at the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten ;[ 5] her paternal grandmother, Sara, was the daughter of racing driver Sir Henry Birkin, 3rd Baronet .[ 6]
Hanbury was educated at Stowe School and earned a degree from the Open University .[ 7]
Hanbury worked as a fashion model, signing with agency Storm at the age of 23, and was briefly a researcher for Conservative politician Michael Gove .[ 8] [ 9]
Houghton Hall
On 24 June 2009, Hanbury married David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley , at Chelsea Town Hall , their engagement having been announced two days earlier.[ 9] [ 10]
They have three children:
Alexander Hugh George Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage (born 12 October 2009)[ 11]
Lord Oliver Timothy George Cholmondeley (born 12 October 2009)[ 11]
Lady Iris Marina Aline Cholmondeley (born March 2016)[ 12]
The family lives at Houghton Hall , Norfolk . The Marchioness is a patron of the charity East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), along with the Princess of Wales .[ 13] Her son Lord Oliver was a page of honour at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2023 which was also attended by both the Marchioness and her husband.[ 14]
According to Vanity Fair, The Marchioness has issued legal notice over media speculation of an affair with the current Prince of Wales, Prince William,[ 15] and issued a statement to Business Insider on 18th March 2024 denying having had an affair with Prince William by stating "the rumours are completely false".[ 16]
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^ Ford, Coreena (29 January 2011). "Low-key wedding as earl ties the knot for third time" . The Journal . Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2022 .
^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, ed. Peter Townend, 1965, vol. 1, p. 381.
^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 1, pp. 380, 716, vol. 3, p. 3075.
^ Perry, S. (12 December 2016). "Queen Elizabeth Mourns the Death of Former Bridesmaid Lady Elizabeth Longman" . People . Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3075.
^ "Who is the Marchioness of Cholmondeley? Prince William and Kate's Norfolk neighbour who encouraged the princess's festival visit" . Tatler . Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Lady Rose Hanbury: Who is the Marchioness of Cholmondeley?" . The Independent . Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ a b "Who is Kate Middleton's friend Rose Hanbury, Marchioness of Cholmondeley? Everything you need to know" . HELLO! . 7 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ Hallemann, Caroline (5 March 2022). "Who Is Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley?" . Town & Country . Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ a b Bonner, Mehera (16 April 2019). "Meet the Woman at the Center of THOSE Prince William and Kate Middleton Rumors" . Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 13 December 2022 .
^ "Daughter for the Marquess & Marchioness of Cholmondeley" . Peerage News. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016 .
^ "Lady Rose, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, becomes EACH Patron" . Cambridge Network . 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019.
^ "A new photograph of The King and The Queen Consort" . The Royal Family . 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023 .
^ {{|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/rose-hanbury-sends-legal-notice-to-stephen-colbert-after-his-prince-william-affair-joke |website: Vanity Fair |date=22 March 2024|access-date=5 September 2024}}
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