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; her paternal grandmother, Sara, was the daughter of racing driver Sir Henry Birkin, 3rd Bt.
Prior to her marriage, Hanbury worked as a fashion model, represented by Storm Models, and as a researcher for Conservative politician Michael Gove.
1984
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 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 younger sister Marina is the third wife of Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham.
The Hanbury family lived at Holfield Grange, Coggeshall, Essex.
2009
On 24 June 2009, Hanbury married David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, at Chelsea Town Hall, their engagement having been announced two days earlier.
They have three children:
The family lives at Houghton Hall, Norfolk.
A friendship between the Marquess and Marchioness and the Prince and Princess of Wales has been reported; the Marchioness is a patron of the charity East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), along with the Princess.
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.
