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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.
^ abc"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."
^Richard Eden. "Earl's girl makes history" in Mandrake. The Daily Telegraph 24 December 2006, says that Burlington proposed a week before Christmas 2006.