However research gives credit to her elder brother George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland the then Governor-General of India.
In her youth, she and her sister Fanny travelled to India, where her brother George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland was in residence there as Governor-General from 1835 to 1842.
When Governor-General of India Lord Auckland heard about the arrival of a supposed Russian envoy in Kabul and the possibility that Dost Mohammad might turn to Russia for support, his political advisers exaggerated the threat.
At first, Dost Mohammed favored the British since they were nearby, but on receiving Lord Auckland's ultimatum he turned to Witkiewicz.
When Bhutan refused to offer compensation, on 6 September 1841, the British governor Auckland unilaterally ordered the occupation of Assam Duar, paying 10,000 rupees annually to Bhutan, in compensation.
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In front of the Administration building is a 19th century bronze statue of George Eden, Lord Auckland, Governor of India, after whom the Auckland is named.