[1] At the Academy she met fellow-student Bohdan Hubicki, a Canadian violinist of Ukrainian descent, and they married in July 1940.

Three months later Bohdan died when their house was bombed; Peggy sustained severe injuries.

[3] She was one of the founders of the British Dyslexia Association, and involved in the Council for Music in Hospitals.

[1] Hubicki was Professor of Harmony at the Royal Academy of Music until she retired in 1986; her students included composer Sir John Tavener, flautist James Galway, pianist Jeremy Menuhin and singer Annie Lennox.

[1][5] An album of her compositions, Dedication in Time, was released on the Chandos label in 2005 to celebrate her 90th birthday.