Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington (born 1972) was previously known as the model Laura Roundell, the daughter of City businessman Richard Roundell, deputy chairman of Christie's

Christie's

Christie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...

 and his wife Anthea, both of Dorfold Hall

Dorfold Hall

Dorfold Hall is a Jacobean mansion in Acton, near Nantwich, in Cheshire, UK. It is listed at grade I. It was considered by Nikolaus Pevsner to be one of the two finest Jacobean houses in Cheshire.The present owners are the Roundells.-History:...

, a Jacobean house in Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

. She was also a fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar

Harper's Bazaar

Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...

.

Marriages and children

She married firstly, in August 1996 at Acton Parish Church

St Mary's Church, Acton

St Mary's Church, Acton is an active Anglican church in Acton, a village to the west of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. A church has been present on this site since before the time of the Domesday Survey. The tower is the...

, Orlando William Montagu (born 16 January 1971), the younger son of John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich

John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich

John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich is a British entrepreneur, politician and nobleman.Montagu is the eldest son of Victor Montagu, who disclaimed the earldom of Sandwich in 1964, and his first wife Maud Rosemary...

. 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

Duke of Devonshire

Duke of Devonshire is a title in the peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only...

, on 23 December 2006 in The Times. The couple married quietly in March 2007, and a wedding reception was held in early August 2007 at Lismore Castle

Lismore Castle

Lismore Castle is located in the town of Lismore, in County Waterford in Ireland. It was largely re-built in the Gothic style during the mid-nineteenth century by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.-Early history:...

, county Waterford, Ireland, now the home of the newlyweds.
Laura is now known as the Countess of Burlington, or more informally as Laura Burlington.

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), second in line of succession to the Dukedom of Devonshire

External links

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