Caroline Waldegrave, Lady Waldegrave of North Hill


Caroline Linda Margaret Waldegrave, Lady Waldegrave of North Hill, is managing director of Leiths School of Food and Wine, which she jointly bought with former British Telecom chairman and chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Christopher Bland, in 1994.

Education

Lady Waldegrave was educated at Woldingham School, a Roman Catholic boarding independent school for girls, near the village of Woldingham in Surrey.

Life and career

Waldegrave was principal of Leiths from 1975 to 2002. She has also co-written several cookery books.
It has been announced that she will replace Prue Leith in the spring of 2025 hosting and judging The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2025 for Stand Up To Cancer, joining co-host Paul Hollywood.

Family

Since 1975 she has been married to William Waldegrave, former Conservative politician who served in the Cabinet from 1990 until 1997, and then became a life peer. They have four children: Katie, Liza, Jamie and Harriet.