baroness

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Her mother, the Dutch baroness Ella Van Heemstra, had authentic aristocracy, but was also “a one-woman panzer division.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

William also praised Benjamin for her lifelong commitment to philanthropy: The baroness is vice president of Action for Children and Barnardo’s, both of which work with vulnerable children in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024

Nearby, the baron and baroness also built the Ullens School, which offers an international baccalaureate curriculum.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

She was the Labour MP for West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000 and became a baroness in the House of Lords in 2001.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023

“Children, do you know what sort of sound chickens make? Show the baroness, please.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood