Rose Hanbury Gave Insight Into the ‘Magical’ & Lavish Way Her Kids Live In Their 106-Room Home

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While Kate Middleton’s BFF Rose Hanbury may not be living in Buckingham Palace, she and her family of five definitely have a palace of their own.

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For those who don’t know, Rose Hanbury (better known by her married name Rose Cholmondeley) and her family reside in Houghton Hall, which her husband David Rocksavage, the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley inherited when he was 30. Not only does this home reportedly have 106 rooms, but it has quite a few “magical” details that make it a paradise for their three kids.

In a recent interview with The English Home, Hanbury revealed that not only do her twin sons have separate rooms, but they also have separate living quarters altogether. “The boys are really lucky to have a bedroom each, one in each cupola. Both rooms are hexagonal and my cousin painted the ceilings; one has a night sky and the other a day sky. Both are really magical,” she said.

The exterior of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, was designed by Colen Campbell in 1721, with some modification to the domed towers carried out by James Gibbs for Sir Robert Walpole, at a later date. (Photo by Angelo Hornak/Corbis via Getty Images)
The exterior of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, was designed by Colen Campbell in 1721, with some modification to the domed towers carried out by James Gibbs for Sir Robert Walpole, at a later date. (Photo by Angelo Hornak/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Along with that, “The boys also love the main arcade – the entrance hall – and use it as a skateboarding and roller skating arena. It has columns to weave between, and they get up quite a speed.”

Imagine your house being so big that you could roller skate through the columns in the living room and through 106 rooms.

Rose and the Houghton Hall: Portrait of An English Country House co-author met back in 2003 at a party, and started dating three years later in 2006. In 2009, they announced their engagement, and later that they were expecting, and then wed soon after. They share three children: twins named Earl of Rocksavage Alexander Hugh George and Lord Oliver Timothy George, born on Oct 12, 2009, and Lady Iris Marina Aline, born March 2016.

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