She was chosen to represent the Marriage Guidance Council at the funeral of the Princess of Wales in 1997, and was appointed MBE in 2001 for her services to counseling.
Husband Howard Baker was a stage manager with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Attended Middleton grammar school in Oldham, UK.
Attended Luton girls' high school in Bedfordshire, UK.
In 1956 she earned a botany degree from St Hilda's College, Oxford.