Patrick Maurice Burke Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy (11 October 1967) is a British peer

Peerage

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. He is the eldest son of Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy

Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy

Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy was a British peer. He was a maternal uncle of Diana, Princess of Wales and attended her wedding to The Prince of Wales in 1981....

 and his wife, the former Lavinia Pitman. Lord Fermoy is also a cousin of Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...

. He gained the title of 6th Baron Fermoy

Baron Fermoy

Baron Fermoy is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1856 for Edmond Roche, who represented County Cork and Marylebone in the House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork. His younger son, the third Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Kerry East. He was...

when his father died in 1984 by his own hand.

On 26 March 1998, he married Tessa Fiona Kayll, daughter of Major

Major

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 David Pelham Kayll and his wife, Sheila Morrison. Baron Fermoy and Tessa Kayll have two daughters:

• The Hon. Arabella Elizabeth Burke Roche, born in 18 March 1999
• The Hon. Eliza Lavinia Burke Roche, born in 9 November 2000

The wife of Baron Fermoy also has three children from her former marriage with Colonel

Colonel

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Simon Ledger:

• Alexander Peter Walton Ledger, born in 17 January 1984
• Charlotte Emily Walton Ledger, born in 14 June 1986
• Isabelle Kathleen Walton Ledger, born in 9 August 1989