ʃiː wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ lˈaɪf pˈɪɹ wɪððə tˈaɪɾəl bˈæɹoʊnəs ɹˈɔːlɪŋz, ʌv bˈɜːnæm wˈɛstɡeɪt ɪnðə kˈaʊnti ʌv nˈɔːɹfək ˌɔn fˈaɪv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ænd ˈɛntɚd ðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz wˌɛɹ ʃiː hˈɛld sˈɛvɹəl fɹˈʌntbɛntʃ pəzˈɪʃənz.
She was created a life peer with the title Baroness Rawlings, of Burnham Westgate in the County of Norfolk on 5 October 1994 and entered the House of Lords where she held several frontbench positions.