Sarah Rose Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley (''née'' Hanbury; born 15 March 1984), commonly known as Rose Hanbury, is a British peeress, former model and former political staffer. She is married to

David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, (; born 27 June 1960), styled Viscount Malpas from birth until 1968, and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage until 1990, is a British peer and filmmaker who acted as Lord Great Cham ...

Early life

Lady Cholmondeley is the daughter of Timothy Hanbury, a website designer, and Emma Hanbury (née Longman), a fashion designer. Her younger sister Marina is the third wife of Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham. The landed gentry Hanbury family lived at Holfield Grange, Coggeshall, Essex. Her maternal grandmother is Lady Elizabeth Lambart, daughter of

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Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan; Lady Elizabeth was one of the bridesmaids at the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten; her paternal grandmother, Sara, was the daughter of racing driver Sir Tim Birkin, 3rd Bt.

Career

Prior to her marriage, Lady Cholmondeley worked as a fashion model, represented by

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, and as a researcher for conservative politician

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Personal life

On 24 June 2009, Hanbury married

, at Chelsea Town Hall, their engagement having been announced two days prior. They have three children: * Alexander Hugh George Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage (born 12 October 2009) * Lord Oliver Timothy George Cholmondeley (born 12 October 2009) * Lady Iris Marina Aline Cholmondeley (born March 2016) The family resides at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. A friendship between the Marquess and Marchioness and the Prince and

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has been reported; the Marchioness is a patron of the charity East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), along with the Princess.

References

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