Does Rose Hanbury Have A Royal Title?

Rose Hanbury made headlines in 2019 when it was suggested that she might or might not have gotten up close and personal with the future king of England, Prince William. As in, rumors were flying that the two close friends had an affair during William's marriage to Kate Middleton and Rose's own marriage to her husband.

Interestingly enough, body language and communications expert Lauren Cohen exclusively told Nicki Swift that all of the rumors about their alleged affair might have began for one simple reason: "Rose Hanbury is a family friend who happens to be attractive and married to a much older man. Combine this with the world's desire to find flaws with the seemingly 'perfect' royal couple, and tales of infidelity unfold," she said. 

And while there will always be a mystery surrounding the nature of Rose's relationship with William is, a lot of people can't help but wonder just how royal she may be — and if she has a title of her own.

Rose Hanbury began making headlines when it was suggested that she was Kate Middleton's "rural rival" among their posh circle of friends in their country hometown of Norfolk, as detailed by the Daily Mail. That — and in 2019, rumors circulated that Prince William might have possibly cheated on Kate with their friend Rose, who also happens to be a married woman. One source told Hollywood Life that even though "Kate and William generally ignore these sorts of nasty rumors ... This one has really rocked them." The insider added, "The rumor is so ugly and so false, they couldn't just ignore it."

In addition to her friendship with William and Kate — and now that the affair rumors have tethered their names together — it turns out that Rose's family has longtime ties to the royal family. In fact, her grandmother was a bridesmaid at Queen Elizabeth's wedding to Prince Philip in 1947, according to Hello!. Her full name and title is Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, while her husband is David Cholmondeley, he 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. 

According to the Daily Mail, Rose Hanbury and David Cholmondeley were guests at Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding back in 2011. Rose was even thought to be one of the best-dressed guests at the wedding, but only began mingling with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after they moved to Norfolk in 2014. However, the last time that Rose was seen at an official engagement with the royal family was when Donald Trump visited Buckingham Palace during the summer of 2019. Rose was one of the last guests to arrive at the dinner.

And while there's no doubt that William would love to have all the rumors about his alleged affair with Rose quashed once and for all, the #princewilliamaffair hashtag popped up again in late 2021, and probably much to his dismay. Essentially, one journalist held steadfast to his story that William and Rose had an affair and would stick to it despite any legal recourse. He tweeted, " ... No amount of legal pressure is going to erase the fact Prince William had an affair with Rose Hanbury." 

No matter what happened — or didn't — (and Kensington Palace has denied to comment on any rumors of a feud between Kate and Rose), Rose certainly has a royal title and all of the royal drama that comes with it.