ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv sˈaɪks mˈæɹid bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˌɑːntɹɪpɹənˈʊɹ tˈoʊbi ɹˈoʊlənd, sˈʌn ʌv bˈɪznəsmən "tˈaɪni" ɹˈoʊlənd ænd kˈoʊkɹiːˈeɪɾɚɹ ʌv kˈɪŋ, æt slˈɛdmɪɹ hˈaʊs, hɜː fˈæmɪliz ænsˈɛstɹəl hˈoʊm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ʌv jˈɔːɹkʃɚ.
In 2005 Sykes married British entrepreneur Toby Rowland, son of businessman "Tiny" Rowland and co-creator of King, at Sledmere House, her family's ancestral home (1751) in the East Riding of Yorkshire.