Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen, will design Kate Middleton's wedding dress, according to reports.

The 36-year-old designer replaced McQueen following his suicide and had worked alongside him for 14 years.

She has designed dresses for high-profile women before, including Michelle Obama and Sara Buys, who married the son of the Duchess of Cornwall, Tom Parker Bowles.

Despite this, the CEO of Alexander McQueen and Burton herself are both denying that they will be involved with the design of the dress.

However, in the past there has been much secrecy surrounding the designers of royal wedding dresses, with David and Elizabeth Emanuel hiring security and locking the gown in a safe when they created Princess Diana's dress.