[citation needed] She is also a descendant of William Court Gully, 1st Viscount Selby, who served as Speaker of the House of Commons prior to his elevation to the peerage.
She is a relative of three British Prime Ministers, Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; and, by marriage, Sir Winston Churchill; and Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel.
[citation needed] She is an honorary patron of the ball, and of the non-profit organization The London Season, founded by Jennie Hallam-Peel.
[2] Lady Roche served as a magistrate on the West London Bench for forty years and is the president of the Wharfedale branch of the Conservative Party.
[6] She and her second husband had three children: She and Sir David live at Bridge House in Starbotton, North Yorkshire and at Lancaster Mews, London W2 3QE.