Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936) is a member of the

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and the only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. She is also the only living granddaughter of

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, a niece of

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and

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, and a first cousin of

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. Alexandra's mother was also a first cousin of

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, consort of Elizabeth II, making her both a second cousin and first cousin once removed of

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. Princess Alexandra was married to businessman Sir Angus Ogilvy from 1963 until his death in 2004. At the time of her birth, she was sixth in the

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; , she is 58th.

Early life

Princess Alexandra was born on 25 December 1936 at 3

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, London. Her parents were Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of

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and Queen Mary, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. She was named after her paternal great-grandmother,

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; her grandmother, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia; and both of her maternal aunts, Countess Elizabeth of Törring-Jettenbach and Princess Olga of Yugoslavia. She received the name Christabel because she was born on

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, like her aunt Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. Her birth was the last to have the tradition of having the

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present to verify the birth of potential heirs to the throne. John Simon was present and was the last one to do so. As a male-line granddaughter of the British monarch, she was styled as a British princess with the prefix '' Her Royal Highness''. At the time of her birth she was sixth in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her cousins Elizabeth and

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, her uncle the Duke of Gloucester, her father the Duke of Kent, and her elder brother Prince Edward. She was born two weeks after the

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of her uncle King Edward VIII. Alexandra was baptised in the Private Chapel of

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on 9 February 1937, and her godparents were King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (her paternal uncle and aunt); the Queen of Norway (her great-aunt); Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (her maternal grandmother); Princess Olga of Yugoslavia (her maternal aunt); the Princess Beatrice (her paternal great-great-aunt); the Earl of Athlone (her paternal great-uncle); and Count Karl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach (her maternal uncle by marriage). Of her godparents, only the King and Queen and Lord Athlone were present. Alexandra spent most of her childhood at her family's country house, Coppins, in

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. During the Second World War she also lived at

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with her widowed grandmother Queen Mary. Her father was killed in an aeroplane crash in

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, Scotland, on 25 August 1942, whilst serving in the

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. Alexandra has the distinction of being the first British princess to have attended a boarding school, Heathfield School near Ascot. She then studied in Paris. She was also trained at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Princess Alexandra of Kent 1947

Marriage and personal life

On 24 April 1963, she married The Hon. Angus James Bruce Ogilvy (1928–2004), second son of David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, and Lady Alexandra Coke, at

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. Ogilvy presented Alexandra with an engagement ring made of a cabochon

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set in gold and surrounded by

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s on both sides. The wedding ceremony was attended by the royal family and was broadcast worldwide on television, watched by an estimated 200 million people. The bride wore a wedding gown of Valenciennes lace, with matching veil and train, designed by John Cavanagh. She made her way with her brother, the Duke of Kent, from Kensington Palace to the church. The bridesmaids included

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and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, and the best man was Peregrine Fairfax. The

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, Michael Ramsey, conducted the service. Angus Ogilvy declined the Queen's offer to be created an

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upon marriage, so their children carry no titles. Angus Ogilvy was knighted in 1988 (when Princess Alexandra assumed the style of The Hon. Lady Ogilvy), later being sworn of the Privy Council in 1997. Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy had two children, James and Marina, and four grandchildren: * James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (born 29 February 1964 in Thatched House Lodge,

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, Surrey). He married Julia Caroline Rawlinson on 30 July 1988 at St Mary's Church in Saffron Walden, Essex. The couple have issue: ** Flora Alexandra Vesterberg (born 15 December 1994 in Edinburgh, Scotland). She married Timothy Vesterberg at Chapel Royal,

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, on 26 September 2020. ** Alexander Charles Ogilvy (born 12 November 1996 in Edinburgh, Scotland). * Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (born 31 July 1966 in Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey). She married Paul Julian Mowatt (

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, 28 November 1962) on 2 February 1990; they divorced on 15 October 1997. They have two children: ** Zenouska May Mowatt (born 26 May 1990 in

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, England). Currently works as Head of Marketing for Halcyon Days Ltd. ** Christian Alexander Mowatt (born 4 June 1993 in London, England) Marina's first pregnancy, which was announced in late 1989, caused a controversy as the couple were not married. This resulted in a feud with her parents who suggested she either marry her companion in a shotgun wedding or have an

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. In an interview with a tabloid at the time, Marina had claimed that her parents had cut off her trust fund and monthly allowance due to their disapproval of her conduct. She also said that she wrote a letter to

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, addressing her "Dear Cousin Lilibet", asking her to intervene in the family dispute. Marina's parents denied her allegations and said that they loved her, had not cut her off and that she was welcome at home any time.

Activities

Queensland State Archives 7962 Princess Alexandra at the Royal National Show Brisbane 19 August 1959

Beginning in the late 1950s, Princess Alexandra carried out an extensive programme of engagements in support of the Queen, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. Taking part in roughly 120 engagements each year, Princess Alexandra was one of the most active members of the royal family. She carried out 110 engagements in 2012. However, in April 2013, she cancelled her engagements due to polymyalgia rheumatica. As of 2022, she is still listed as a working member of the royal family, attending numerous ceremonial and charitable engagements. In 1959, she carried out an extensive tour of Australia, and attended the

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Centenary Celebrations. The Alexandra Waltz was composed for this visit by radio announcer Russ Tyson, and television musical director, Clyde Collins. It was sung for the princess by teen-aged Gay Kahler, who later changed her name to Gay Kayler. In 1961, Princess Alexandra visited

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and made a visit to Aberdeen Fish Market, Lok Ma Chau police station and So Uk Estate, a public housing complex. Princess Alexandra returned to Australia in 1967 for a private holiday, but also carried out engagements in

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and Melbourne. The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane is named in her honour. Princess Alexandra represented the Queen when

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gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960, and opened the first Parliament on 3 October. Later overseas tours included visits to Canada, Italy,

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and the

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. Princess Alexandra launched the New Zealand ''Leander''-class frigate HMNZS ''Waikato'' at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1965. Princess Alexandra opened the Victoria-to-Brixton section of

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's Victoria line on 23 July 1971. In May 1973 the Princess was introduced to both teams and presented the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Rangers in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final. She again represented the Queen at the celebrations of independence from the United Kingdom of

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in 1979. Princess Alexandra opened the new hospital in Harlow, Essex, named in her honour on 27 April 1965. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust was announced by the Prime Minister,

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, in September 2019 to be part of the government's new health infrastructure programme to build a new hospital. Princess Alexandra served as

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from its foundation in 1964 until she relinquished the post in 2004 (when she also accepted an honorary degree in Music). She also served as the first chancellor of the University of Mauritius. She is also an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Faculty of Anæsthetists of the

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, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the

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. She is also the president of Alexandra Rose Day, which was founded in honour of her great-grandmother,

. She was also patron of The Royal School, Hampstead. The Princess was president of

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until 2011. Until it was abolished in 2013, Princess Alexandra received £225,000 per year from the Civil List to cover the cost of official expenses, although as with the other members of the royal family (except the

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) the Queen repaid this amount to

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. Alexandra lives at Thatched House Lodge in

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, a Crown property purchased on a 150-year lease from the Crown Estate Commissioners by Angus Ogilvy after their wedding in 1963. She also has use of a grace-and-favour apartment at

in London. The Princess is the patron of the Blackie Foundation Trust, a charity dedicated to the promotion of research and education in homoeopathy. She is also a patron of the

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; the

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; the London Philharmonic Choir; the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Wigmore Hall; the Florence Nightingale Foundation; the not-for-profit housing association

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; the charity Independent Age; St Christopher's Hospice in Sydenham, England; Core, a National charity in London dedicated to funding research into digestive diseases and which also publishes information leaflets on the most common diseases of the gut and liver; the Nature in Art Trust; and the

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(LAMDA), the oldest drama school in the English-speaking world. She has been the patron of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in

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since 1954 and of Alzheimer's Society since 1990. She is also the royal patron of Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB), a charity dedicated to reuniting children who have been separated from their families. She is patron of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, which received its royal style in 2012 during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. In her role as president of Sightsavers UK, the Princess visited Washington D.C. in October 2016 to attend the Neglected Tropical Diseases NGDO Network conference partnership reception. In November 2016, one month ahead of Alexandra's 80th birthday, the Queen held a reception at Buckingham Palace in honour of the work of Alexandra's charities. In May 2023, Alexandra appeared alongside other working members of the royal family in photos in the Throne Room and on

balcony following the coronation of King Charles III, which she had attended earlier that day. In February 2024, she was seen using a wheelchair at the thanksgiving service for Constantine II of Greece. In June 2025, Princess Alexandra joined King Charles for a church service in London taking place in The Queen's Chapel, Alexandra sat alongside the King to mark the chapel's 400th anniversary celebration.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Royal Monogram of Princess Alexandra of Kent

Titles and styles

While she has had longer styles, she is often referred to more simply as ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Alexandra. * 25 December 1936 – 24 April 1963: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Alexandra of Kent * 24 April 1963 – 31 December 1988: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Alexandra, ''The Honourable'' Mrs Angus Ogilvy * 31 December 1988 – present: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Alexandra, ''The Honourable'' Lady Ogilvy

Honours

UK Royal Family Order of King George VI ribbon

1951: Recipient of the Royal Family Order of George VI (the Princess is the final living recipient of this order) * GBR Family Order Elizabeth II BAR

25 December 1952: Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II * UK Queen EII Coronation Medal ribbon

2 June 1953: Recipient of the

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25 December 1960: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) * UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon

6 February 1977: Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal * Order of the Garter UK ribbon

23 April 2003: Royal Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) * 1967: Recipient of the Order of the Dogwood * CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon with five bars

CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon with five bars

1972: Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) with 5 Clasps ;Foreign * 1962: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown * 18 November 1982: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown *: Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao

Eponyms

* The Princess Alexandra Auditorium, Yarm School. * The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Worcestershire is named after the Princess which she opened on 2 April 1987. * The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, was named by the Princess on 27 April 1965. * The Princess Alexandra Hospital (formerly South Brisbane Hospital) was named by and in honour of the visit by the Princess to Queensland in 1959. * The Princess Alexandra Gardens at Leeds Castle are named after her in honour of her involvement as Patron of the Leeds Castle Foundation * The Hong Kong Red Cross Princess Alexandra school, 8-9 Rehab Path, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, a government subsidized special education boarding school, set up in 1962.

Appointments

;Academic * 1964–2004: University of Lancaster, Chancellor * 1972–1996: University of Mauritius, Chancellor ;Honorary academic degrees *

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, Doctor of Laws *

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, Doctor of Laws * University of Mauritius, Doctor of Laws *

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, Doctor of Laws * University of Lancaster,

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;Civic * Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow * Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists * Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists * Honorary Fellow of the

Honorary military appointments

; Canada * 1960–2010: Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada * 1977: Colonel-in-Chief, The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) ; United Kingdom * 1955: Patron, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service * 1998: Lady Sponsor, of * 1957–1968: Colonel-in-Chief, of Durham Light InfantryThe History of the Light Infantry
/ref> * 1968–2002: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, of

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* 1977–2006: Colonel-in-Chief, of

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* 2002–2007: Colonel-in-Chief, of

* 1967: Honorary Colonel, of the North Irish Horse * 1975: Royal Honorary Colonel, of The Royal Yeomanry * 1992: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, of The Queen's Royal Lancers * 2007: Royal Colonel, 3rd Battalion

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* 1966: Patron and Air Chief Commandant, of Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service * 2000–2013: Honorary Air Commodore, of RAF Cottesmore ; Hong Kong *1969–1997: Commandant General, Royal Hong Kong Police ForceObituary
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Arms

Issue

Ancestry

Since Princess Alexandra's mother was a first cousin of

, she is a second cousin to King

and his siblings, in addition to being their first cousin once removed because her father was

's uncle.

Notes

References

Bibliography

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External links

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Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Daughters of British dukes Honorary air commodores House of Windsor Knights of the Garter People associated with Lancaster University People educated at Heathfield School, Ascot Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service officers Residents of Thatched House Lodge Royal Air Force air marshals Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Wives of knights Wives of younger sons of peers