The Right Honourable Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy (14 September 1928–26 December 2004) was a member of the British Royal Family, the husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ... HRH Princess Alexandra Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel Ogilvy nee Windsor), styled HRH Princess Alexandra is a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King George V. Through her marriage to the late Sir Angus Ogilvy, she is formally styled HRH... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea...

Sir Angus is remembered as an astute businessman, and his role in a scandal involving the breaking of sanctions to Rhodesia in the 1970s. In later years he was heavily involved in charity work. This article is about the break-away colony of (Southern) Rhodesia , today Zimbabwe. ...

Early Life

Ogilivy was born in London, England on 14 September 1928. His father was David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie and his mother was Lady Alexandra Coke, the daughter of Thomas Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester. Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lady Alexandra Coke was the daughter of Thomas Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester and the Hon. ...

Ogilvy's family could trace their linegae back through to the 12th century. Many of his relatives had close links with the British Royal Family. His grandmother, Mabell, Countess of Airlie, was a close friend and Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Mary. His father was a Lord-in-Waiting to King George V and Lord Chamberlain to HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. HSH Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. ... King George V King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House... The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the royal household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the great offices of state. ... HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite) (4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. ...

Education and Career

Ogilvy was educated at Heatherdown School, Ascot; and later at Eton College. Between 1946 and 1948, while on National Service, he was commissioned as an officer in the Scots Guards. In 1947 he attended Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1950 with a BA in Modern Greats. Ascot (or Ascott) is the name of more than one place. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys located in Eton, Berkshire near Windsor in England, located about a mile north of Windsor Castle. ... National Service was the name given to the system of military conscription employed in Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland) between 1949 and 1960. ... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Trinity College (in full: The College of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity and Sir Thomas Pope (Knight)) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After university, Ogilvy worked at the Drayton company, later working with the tycoon, Tiny Rowland in Drayton's subsidiary, London and Rhodesia Mining and Land Company (Lonrho). His career ended when Lonrho was involved in a scandal over the breaking of trade sanctions on British-held Rhodesia. The Prime Minister, Edward Heath, criticised the company and described it in the House of Commons as "an unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism" on a 1973 court case over the company's management style. This article is about the break-away colony of (Southern) Rhodesia , today Zimbabwe. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... The Right Honourable Sir Edward Richard George Stilton Heath, KG, MBE (born July 9, 1916) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Marriage

On 24 April 1963, Ogilvy married HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent at Westminster Abbey in London. Princess Alexandra was a granddaughter of King George V and a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Her father was HRH The Prince George, Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... HRH Princess Alexandra Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel Ogilvy nee Windsor), styled HRH Princess Alexandra is a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King George V. Through her marriage to the late Sir Angus Ogilvy, she is formally styled HRH... The Abbey at night, from Deans Yard. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... King George V King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... His Royal Highness The Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund von Wettin, later Windsor) (20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. ... Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (13 December 1906 - 27 August 1968), the former Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, was the last foreign-born princess to date to marry into the British Royal Family. ...

The wedding ceremony was attended by all the members of the Royal Family and was broadcast worldwide on television, watched by an estimated 200 million people.

The Queen had offered Ogilvy an earldom on his wedding; however he turned it down, favouring a low profile existence. He also rejected a grace-and-favour apartment at one of the Royal Palaces. Instead he purchased Thatched Lodge in Richmond Upon Thames from the Crown for him and Princess Alexandra to live in. An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ...

Together the couple had two children:

• James Ogilvy born 29 February 1964
• Marina Ogilvy born 31 July 1966.

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Charity and Royal Duties

After the failure of his career, Ogilvy worked with charity and supported his wife in her royal duties. He sometimes accompanied Princess Alexandra on her Royal tours abroad. He also attended major Royal occasions with his wife.

Ogilvy was created a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II, his wife's first cousin. In 1997 he was made a Privy Counsellor. Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ...

Family Turmoil

In 1989, Sir Angus and Princess Alexandra became embroiled in a public row with their daughter, Marina, after she became pregnant by her boyfriend, a freelance photographer, Paul Mowatt. Persuaded by her lover, Marina subsequently appeared in the Today newspaper, publically critising her family and posing for photographs with a crown. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Mowatt is a photographer, and the former husband of Marina Mowatt (nee Ogilvy), only daughter of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent and The Rt. ... Today is a free English-language newspaper in Singapore published by government-owned Mediacorp Press. ...

Marina married Paul Mowatt in 1990, with Sir Angus giving the bride away. Apart from her mother, Princess Alexandra, no other member of the Royal Family attended. Since then, Marina has divorced Paul Mowatt and is now reconciled with her parents.

Later Years

Sir Angus served as president of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, and as chairman of Youth Clubs UK, the biggest non-uniformed youth organisation in Britain. He was patron of Arthritis Care; vice-patron of the National Children's Homes; chairman of the advisory council of The Prince's Youth Business Trust; a trustee of the Leeds Castle Foundation, as well as being a member of the governing council of Business in the Community, and of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. He was also a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, in which his father served as one of its four lieutenants. The Imperial Cancer Research Fund was a cancer research organization in the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereigns Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. ...

Suffering from throat cancer in later years, he was too ill to attend many major royal events. His last public appearance with his wife was when he accompanied the princess to Thailand for an official tour.

Sir Angus died on 26 December 2004. His funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor in Windsor Castle on January 5, 2005. He was buried at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St. ... Windsor Castle is (along with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh) one of the principal official residences of the British monarch, who always stays there on most weekends of the year, Easter and during Royal Ascot week (in June) at the nearby Ascot Racecourse; as well as... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frogmore is a former royal residence in England, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, and is the site of the grave of Victoria and Albert. ...

Styles and Honours

• 1989 - appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
• 1997 - appointed as a Privy Councillor

• The Honourable Angus Ogilvy
• The Honourable Sir Angus Ogilvy
• The Right Honourable Sir Angus Ogilvy

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External links

• Guardian obituary (http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/story/0,2763,1380048,00.html)