Doris Mary Thérèse Baring, Baroness Ashburton (née Harcourt; 30 March 1900 – 9 May 1981) was an English socialite, part of the "Bright Young Things" of the early 20th century.

[6][5][4][7] Her mother was the daughter of Anglo-American banker Walter Hayes Burns and the former Mary Lyman Morgan (sister of J. Pierpont Morgan).

[citation needed] At 18 months, they found that Doris Harcourt had a weak leg and she was subjected to electric shock treatment and steel supports were put in her boots.

[8] On 17 November 1924, she married Alexander Baring, the only son of Francis Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton and the former Claire Hortense.

Together, they had two sons:[10] Through her marriage, the Baring family acquired the famous Harcourt emeralds.