Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy

Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy (20 March 1939 – 19 August 1984), was a British businessman who held a title in the Peerage of Ireland. He was also a steeplechase jockey. Archie Edmund Roche (born 5 October 2007) Agatha Frances Roche (born 15 October 2009)

Death After suffering from depression for a long period of time, he died from suicide by gunshot at his home, Eddington House, in Hungerford on 19 August 1984. He was 45. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham.

In 1995, Fermoy's widow, Lavinia Fermoy, married Nigel Edward Corbally Stourton, a grandson of Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron Mowbray.

Royal connections Lord Fermoy and his family had close connections to the British royal family. His mother was a longstanding member of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's household. His sister Frances was the mother of Lady Diana Spencer. As the bride's maternal uncle, Lord Fermoy attended her wedding to the Prince of Wales in 1981.