Rose Hanbury

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rose Hanbury

• Rose Hanbury’s maternal grandmother, Lady Elizabeth Lambart, was one of the bridesmaids at the marriage of Princess Elizabeth II and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1947.

• After completing her formal education, Rose Hanbury worked as a fashion model. She did some modelling projects with an agency named Storm when she was 23 years old. She then worked as a researcher for Conservative politician Michael Gove.

  

• Rose Hanbury is a member of Britain’s aristocratic circle.

• She was once photographed next to Tony Blair wearing a bikini.

  

• Once, it was rumoured that Rose Hanbury got engaged to Ned Lambton’s son, Fred.

• Rose Hanbury was in a six-year relationship with David Cholmondeley before getting married to him in 2009. The couple met in Italy during a vacation. Cholmondeley is 23 years older than Rose Hanbury.

• After marriage, Rose and her husband, David, settled at Houghton Hall, a historic Palladian mansion in Norfolk, which was a 15-minute drive from Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton’s Sandringham estate. The two couples became neighbours and developed a strong friendship.

• Rose Hanbury and Cholmondeley even attended Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011.

• Rose Hanbury and Princess Kate Middleton regularly contribute to the charity ‘East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).’

• In 2019, Prince William was accused of cheating on Princess Kate Middleton with Rose Hanbury.

  

• Her son, Lord Oliver, was a page of honour at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2023. Both the Marchioness and her husband also attended the event.

• On 28 November 2023, British journalist and author Omid Scobie published a book titled ‘Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival’ in which he claimed that soon after the rumours of an affair between Prince William and Rose Hanbury surfaced in 2019, Prince William and his wife distanced themselves from Rose Hanbury.

• Rose Hanbury later denied the rumours of her extramarital affair with Prince Williams through her legal representative.

• In March 2024, it was rumoured that Hanbury’s daughter, Iris, was Prince William’s child. ^[1]Firstpost

• After that, Princess Kate Middleton’s absence from the public eye, due to her abdominal surgery, spread rumours of a separation between the royal couple due to Prince William’s alleged involvement with Lady Rose Hanbury.

  

• In March 2024, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert discussed rumours about Prince William’s relationship with Lady Rose Hanbury. The discussion pointed to a story that these rumours were increasing while Kate Middleton was recovering, which led to the belief that Prince William and Kate Middleton might be headed for a divorce.

• She is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.