[1] In 1991, Cooke's husband was appointed Governor-General; he had previously been a People's National Party politician.
She supervised the running of King's House during his 15-year tenure, and cultivated vegetable gardens on the grounds as well as raising goats, rabbits, cattle, and chickens.
[3] She had a particular interest in music, serving as patron of the Jamaica Independence Festival and starting the tradition of annual Christmas concerts at King's House.
[1] Sir Howard Cooke died in July 2014, aged 98, mere days before the couple's 75th wedding anniversary.
[6] Her death was noted in the Parliament of Jamaica, with both Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Leader of the Opposition Peter Phillips making condolence statements.