Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington
Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington (née Roundell; born 1972) is an English model and socialite. She is the daughter of City businessman Richard Roundell, deputy chairman of Christie's and his wife Anthea, both of Dorfold Hall, a Jacobean house in Cheshire. She was also a fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar.
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 John Montagu, 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 two children, a daughter and a son:
- Lady Maud Cavendish (born in March 2009)
- James Cavendish, Lord Cavendish (born 12 December 2010),[8] second in line of succession to the Dukedom of Devonshire
References
- ↑ "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."
- ↑ http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/1996/8/9/253505.html Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ↑ Richard Eden. "Earl's girl makes history" in Mandrake. The Daily Telegraph 24 December 2006, says that Burlington proposed a week before Christmas 2006.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/12/24/dp2401.xml Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ↑ Spy. "Belated reception". The Daily Telegraph 12 August 2007.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/08/12/dp1201.xml Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ↑ "Lismore Castle Arts " . Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ↑ The Duke of Devonshire has a grandson - Website Dailymail.co.uk
External links
- Laura Roundell photographed in the Duke of Westminster's family heirlooms. Last accessed 13 September 2007.