Rosalind Shand
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The Honourable Rosalind Maud Shand |
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| Born |
Rosalind Maud Cubitt 11 August 1921 16 Grovesnor Street, London |
| Died | 14 July 1994 (aged 72) Lewes, East Sussex |
| Spouse(s) | Major Bruce Shand |
| Children |
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Annabel Elliot Mark Shand |
| Parent(s) |
Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe Sonia Rosemary Keppel |
| Relatives |
Edith Marguerite Harrington (mother-in-law) Philip Morton Shand (father-in-law) Tom Parker Bowles (grandson) Laura Parker Bowles (granddaughter) Ben Elliot (grandson) Charles, Prince of Wales (son-in-law) |
The Honourable Rosalind Maud Shand (née Cubitt; 11 August 1921 – 14 July 1994), was the daughter of the Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe. She was the wife of army officer Major Bruce Shand and the mother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Rosalind was born at 16 Grovesnor Street, London on 11 August 1921, the eldest of the three children born to The Hon. Roland Calvert Cubitt (1899–1962) and his wife Sonia Rosemary Cubitt, (née Keppel; 1900–1986). Her father was the son of Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe and became 3rd Baron Ashcombe after his death. Rosalind's mother Sonia was the youngest daughter of The Hon. George Keppel and his wife, Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone).
Rosalind had two younger siblings: The Hon. Henry Cubitt, who succeeded his father as the 4th Baron Ashcombe and The Hon. Jeremy Cubitt, who died in 1958 at the age of 30. Her family was the aristocratic and wealthy Cubitt family, which founded the Cubitt construction company. She was a goddaughter of Dame Margaret Greville and inherited some of her fortune.
Rosalind had her debutante ball on 6 July 1939 at the great Holland House in Kensington, London. It was attended by more than a thousand guests including famous entertainer Noël Coward, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The ball was described as the last grand and great ball held at the house before it was destroyed during the Second World War.
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