Alexandra Roche, Lady Roche
British aristocrat
Helen Alexandra Briscoe Roche, Lady Roche (née Gully, formerly Frewen; born 8 June 1934), styled as The Honourable Lady Roche, is a British politician and former magistrate. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as a parish councillor and serves as the president of the Wharfedale Conservatives. Lady Roche served on the West London bench as a magistrate for forty years. She is an honorary patron of the Queen Charlotte's Ball and served on the ethics committee for St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, Charing Cross Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and Cromwell Hospital. She was created a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 New Year Honours for voluntary services.
Early life and family
Lady Roche was born The Honourable Helen Alexandra Briscoe Gully on 8 June 1934 to Royal Naval Reserve officer Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Sutton Evelyn Gully, 3rd Viscount Selby and his wife, Veronica Catherine George. Through her paternal grandmother, Dorothy Evelyn Grey, she is a great-granddaughter of Sir William Grey, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal and as Governor of Jamaica, and is a descendant of the House of Grey. She is also a descendant of William Court Gully, 1st Viscount Selby, who served as Speaker of the House of Commons prior to his elevation to the peerage. She is a relative of three British Prime Ministers, Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; and, by marriage, Sir Winston Churchill; Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel.
Adult life
In September 2019, Lady Roche and her second husband hosted Queen Charlotte's Ball at Lancaster House.
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