[2] Her musical career was cut short when she met the wealthy and much older Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy.
Lord and Lady Fermoy had three children, including Frances, who would become the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Lady Fermoy did play the piano in public occasionally after her marriage, most notably with Josef Krips at the Royal Albert Hall in 1950, and with Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra at King's Lynn in 1966.
[4] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in January 1952 for her services as Chairman of the King's Lynn Arts Festival Society.
Lady Fermoy testified against her daughter, which allowed Viscount Althorp to retain custody of their children.