Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington

Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington (née Roundell; born 1972) lives and works as a fashion consultant in London. She is the daughter of Richard Roundell, deputy chairman of Christie's and his wife Anthea, both of Dorfold Hall, a Jacobean house in Cheshire. An ex-fashion editor for Harpers Bazaar, she has sat on the New Generation board of the BFC since 2010 and has consulted for a number of brands including Selfridges and Acne.

Marriages and children

She married firstly, in August 1996 at Acton Parish Church,[1][2] Orlando William Montagu (born 16 January 1971), the younger son of The 11th Earl of Sandwich. They had no children before divorcing in 2002.

She announced her engagement to the aristocratic photographer Bill Burlington (born 6 June 1969), heir to the Duke of Devonshire, on 23 December 2006 in The Times.[3][4] The couple married quietly in March 2007, and a wedding reception was held in early August 2007 at Lismore Castle, County Waterford, Ireland, now the home of the newlyweds.[5][6] Cavendish is now known as Countess of Burlington, or more informally as Laura Burlington.[7]

The couple has three children, a son and two daughters:

References

  1. ↑ "Celebrity Wedding at Village Church" from the Guardian Series, first published Friday 9th Aug 1996. "The ceremony, between model Laura Roundell and the Hon Orlando Montagu, was the first wedding from nearby Dorfold Hall for 125 years. Laura, is the 23-year-old daughter of Anthea and Richard Roundell, of Dorfold Hall, and among the 420 guests were the Duchess of Westminster and the Marchioness of Cholmondeley. More than 200 people went along to St Mary's to see the wedding of the international model and the Earl's son."
  2. ↑ http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/1996/8/9/253505.html Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  3. ↑ Richard Eden. "Earl's girl makes history" in Mandrake. The Daily Telegraph 24 December 2006, says that Burlington proposed a week before Christmas 2006.
  4. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/12/24/dp2401.xml Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  5. ↑ Spy. "Belated reception". The Daily Telegraph 12 August 2007.
  6. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/08/12/dp1201.xml Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  7. ↑ "Lismore Castle Arts " . Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  8. ↑ The Duke of Devonshire has a grandson - Website Dailymail.co.uk
  9. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/meet-lady-burlington-future-duchess-walking-footsteps-mitford/
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