Sarah Burton son of the Duchess of Cornwall, for whom McQueen had designed the wedding dress for his bride, fashion journalist Sara Buys. Made by the Royal School of Needlework, Burton said creating the royal wedding dress had been the "experience of a lifetime". Burton also designed maid of honour Pippa Middleton's dress, and the dress that Kate Middleton wore to the wedding's evening festivities. Burton lives in St Johns Wood with her husband David Burton, a fashion photographer. On November 28 2011, Sarah Burton won the Designer of the Year at the 2011 British Fashion Awards. In July 2012, Burton received
Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Members of the Middleton family have been related to the British royal family by marriage since the wedding of Catherine Middleton and Prince William in April 2011, when she became the Duchess of Cambridge. By the early 19th century, the Middleton family was established in the West Riding of Yorkshire as cultural and civic figures, particularly in the legal profession. The law firm, "Messrs Middleton and Sons", was founded in Leeds by gentleman farmer and solicitor William Middleton Esq. of Gledhow Grange Estate. The family firm existed for over 150 years, closing in 1985.