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 .
Early life
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]
Career
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]
Personal life
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]
Honours
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"Queen Elizabeth Mourns the Death of Former Bridesmaid Lady Elizabeth Longman" .
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"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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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"Daughter for the Marquess & Marchioness of Cholmondeley" . Peerage News. 30 March 2016.
Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016 .
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"Lady Rose, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, becomes EACH Patron" . Cambridge Network . 29 May 2018. Archived from
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