Ashcombe House, purchased by Ritchie in 2001, serves as the operational center of their shared domestic world. The 18th-century Georgian manor was previously leased by society photographer Cecil Beaton, who hosted the bohemian elite throughout the 1930s. Ainsley restored key wings of the manor, modernizing the living quarters while respecting the historic masonry and surrounding chalk downlands.
Family life inside Ashcombe revolves around five children. Ainsley and Ritchie share three biological children: son Rafael (born September 2011), daughter Rivka (born November 2012), and son Levi (born June 2014). Early in their courtship, Ainsley also embraced the role of stepmother to Rocco Ritchie and David Banda, Ritchie’s sons with Madonna.
Step-parenting under intense international scrutiny requires patience and strong interpersonal boundaries. Ainsley maintained an intentionally neutral, supportive presence throughout Rocco’s teenage custody hearings in London and New York courts during 2015 and 2016. She championed Rocco's blossoming career as an expressionist painter, attending his private art exhibitions in London under his artistic alias, Rhed.
