Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington
British countess and fashion consultant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington (née Roundell, 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.
Laura Cavendish | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Burlington | |
| Born | Laura Roundell 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Lady Maud Cavendish James Cavendish, Lord Cavendish Lady Elinor Cavendish |
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]
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