Sarah Rose Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley ( ; ''née'' Hanbury; born 15 March 1984) is a British peeress, former model, and former political staffer. She is married to the 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 is the third wife of the 7th Earl of Durham. The Hanbury family lived at Holfield Grange,

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. Her maternal grandmother was Lady Elizabeth Lambart (1924–2016), daughter of

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The 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

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. Hanbury was educated at

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and earned a degree from the

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Career

Hanbury worked as a fashion model, signing with agency

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at the age of 23, and was briefly a researcher for

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politician

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Personal life

On 24 June 2009, Hanbury married the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley at Chelsea Town Hall, their engagement having been announced two days earlier; the day before the wedding it was announced that she was expecting twins. 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 lives at

Houghton Hall Houghton Hall ( ) is a country house in the parish of Houghton in Norfolk, England. It is the residence of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. It was commissioned by the '' de facto'' first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in 1722, ...

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

. The Marchioness is a patron of the charity East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), along with the

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. Her son Lord Oliver was a

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at the

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on 6 May 2023 which was also attended by both the Marchioness and her husband.

Honours

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6 May 2023: King Charles III Coronation Medal

References

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