Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington

Laura Cavendish
Countess of Burlington
Born	Laura Roundell 1972 (age 52–53)
Spouse(s)	Hon. Orlando Montagu ​ ​ (m. 1996;div. 2002)​ William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington ​ ​ (m. 2007)​
Issue	Lady Maud Cavendish James Cavendish, Lord Cavendish Lady Elinor Cavendish

Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington (néeRoundell, formerly Montagu; born 1972) is a British fashion consultant. 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.

A contributing editor for British Vogue , she has been on the New Generation board of the British Fashion Council since 2010 and has consulted for a number of brands including Selfridges and Acne.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2017 she led the "House Style" exhibition at Chatsworth curated by Hamish Bowles and designed by Patrick Kinmonth and co-wrote a book by the same name.^{[ citation needed ]}

Marriages and children

She married firstly, in August 1996 at Acton Parish Church, ^{[1] [2]} Hon. 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 William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (born 6 June 1969), heir to the Duke of Devonshire, on 23 December 2006 in The Times . ^{[3] [4]} The couple married in March 2007, and a wedding reception was held in early August 2007 at Lismore Castle, County Waterford, Ireland. ^{[5] [6]}

Cavendish is now known as the Countess of Burlington, or more informally as Laura Burlington. ^[7]

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

• Lady Maud Cavendish (born 2009)
• James Cavendish, Lord Cavendish (born 2010), second in line of succession to the Dukedom of Devonshire
• Lady Elinor Cavendish (born 2013) ^[8]

Their main home is at Bolton Abbey which Lady Burlington has refurbished. ^[9]

Titles

• 1972–1996: Miss. Laura Roundell ^[1]
• 1996–2002: The Hon. Mrs. Orlando Montagu ^[1]
• 2002–2007: Miss. Laura Montagu ^[4]
• 2007–present: Countess of Burlington ^[7]

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. "This is Cheshire – CELEBRITY WEDDING AT VILLAGE CHURCH". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2007. 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. The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 13 September 2007.
5. Spy. "Belated reception". The Daily Telegraph 12 August 2007.
6. The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 13 September 2007.
7. "Lismore Castle Arts " . Retrieved 13 September 2007.
8. Sanghani, Radhika (24 March 2017). "Meet Lady Burlington, the future Duchess walking in the footsteps of a Mitford". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 9 March 2023.
9. Twigg, Melissa (13 November 2022). "How aristocrats are combating the cost of living crisis". Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

External links

• Laura Roundell photographed in the Duke of Westminster's family heirlooms. Last accessed 13 September 2007.