A Look At The Lavish Lives Of Rose Hanbury's Kids

Before Rose Hanbury married David Rocksavage, Marquess of Cholmondeley, she grew up at Wembury House, a picturesque mansion hundreds of years old in Devon, England. Then, after her 2009 wedding, Hanbury not only received the title Marchioness of Cholmondeley, but she also upgraded to an even more luxurious lifestyle.

As part of his vast wealth, Rocksavage owns two storied properties: Cholmondeley Castle and Houghton Hall. While he grew up at the family castle, Rocksavage and Hanbury, along with their three children,  live at Houghton Hall. "I was startled by the house on my first visit — it is so beautiful," Hanbury later reflected to the Financial Times. While its size was somewhat daunting, Hanbury saw its potential for a family home. "The house never felt spooky — you could sense that it has been well lived in and loved."

Houghton Hall contains 106 rooms; so many that Hanbury herself lost count of her home's spacious interior. Given that this massive dwelling is 300 years old, it's not surprising that it needed a few renovations to make it more kid-friendly, like a modern, eat-in kitchen. In addition, Hanbury also updated the décor in her sons' bedrooms. Even so, the two rooms were already pretty impressive. Since they're located under two of the hall's domes, these bedrooms have six walls instead of four. However, enviable bedrooms are only a fraction of the lavish lifestyle the Cholmondeley kids experience.

Given the huge square footage of Houghton Hall, home of Rose Hanbury and her husband David Rocksavage, it's not surprising that the house has an elevator in addition to its grand staircases. Although an elevator might prove convenient for getting around the house expediently, it was also a source of anxiety for Hanbury when her twin sons were young and operated it without adult supervision. "They were only toddlers, but because there were two of them, they could team up and drag a chair across, so they could reach the button," Hanbury later described to Town & Country.

While some of the rooms are more like a museum with displays of historic artifacts, other rooms are an indoor playground for her children. "The boys also love the main arcade — the entrance hall — and use it as a skateboarding and roller-skating arena," Hanbury divulged to The English Home. "It has columns to weave between and they get up quite a speed." In addition, on the off-chance that the couple's children get bored with this indoor arena, they can explore the 42 acres of countryside that are part of the house's grounds.

The twins have also used their creative ingenuity to bring other outdoor elements indoors. When they were very small, the brothers spread coffee and flour all over the floor to emulate a muddy and snowy landscape. 

What goes well with living in a sprawling historic mansion? Why, titles, of course. Given their aristocratic status, It should not come as a surprise that every member of the Cholmondeley family has been given some sort of title. Rose Hanbury is the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, while David Rocksavage is David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. Their twin boys, born in 2009, are Alexander Hugh George Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage, and Lord Oliver Timothy George Cholmondeley. Their daughter, who was born in 2016, is Lady Iris Marina Aline Cholmondeley.

Since Alexander and Oliver are twins, it complicated the process of handing out titles. And so, Hanbury and her husband used an unconventional method to choose the heir. Since both boys had the same birth time, the couple decided Alexander would eventually succeed his dad because he was larger at birth. Alexander's twin brother, Oliver, is next in the line of succession.