How Rose Hanbury's Grandmother Was Connected To Queen Elizabeth

David George Philip Cholmondeley is the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, who also serves as the Lord Great Chamberlain of the United Kingdom. He married Sarah Rose Hanbury in 2009, who is best known by her middle name Rose. The couple were close friends and neighbors with the Prince and Princess of Wales, often spotted together at functions.

However, Rose was actually tied to the British royal family long before her friendship with the Wales couple.

Rose Hanbury's grandmother Lady Elizabeth Longman was a bridesmaid in Queen Elizabeth II's wedding to Prince Philip in November 1947. In fact, Lady Elizabeth Longman and Queen Elizabeth II were so close that her death in December 2016 merited the queen and the duke putting in a rare private appearance at her funeral. 

At the time, too, People reported that Lady Elizabeth Longman's granddaughter was "a friend of Prince William and Kate Middleton," and said that she lived at Houghton Hall, which is near the Wales' country home in Anmer Hall. Rose frequently shares photos of Houghton Hall on the official Instagram page of the estate, though she doesn't often appear in any of the photos herself.