Angus Ogilvy

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Ogilvy in Queensland in 1978
Born(1928-09-14)14 September 1928
London, England
Died26 December 2004(2004-12-26) (aged 76)
London, England
Burial placeRoyal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
Princess Alexandra of Kent
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(m. 1963)​
Children
Parents
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Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy

Queen Elizabeth II. Ogilvy is also remembered for his role in a business scandal, known as the Lonrho affair, involving the breaking of sanctions against Rhodesia
during the 1970s. In later years, he was involved in charity work.

Early life and family

He was born in London as the second son of the 12th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Leicester.[1] Many of his relatives had close links with the British royal family.[1]

His grandmother,

Diana Mitford, a second cousin of Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, and a second cousin once removed of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
.

Education and career

Ogilvy was educated at

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).[2]

After university, Ogilvy worked at the Drayton company and later worked with the tycoon

House of Commons as "an unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism" on a 1973 court case over the company's management style. Ogilvy's business career ended in 1976, after he was criticised in a Department of Trade report into the company's activities.[3]

Marriage

Main article: Wedding of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy

On 24 April 1963, Ogilvy married

Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London.[4][5]
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, which he declined.[6] He also rejected a grace-and-favour apartment at one of the royal palaces. Instead, he leased Thatched House Lodge in Richmond, London from the Crown Estate for him and Princess Alexandra to live in,[2] and where she still lives today. However, she retained a grace-and-favour apartment at St James's Palace.[7]

The couple had two children, James (born in 1964) and Marina (born in 1966).[2]

Issue

Name Birth Marriage Issue
James Ogilvy 29 February 1964 30 July 1988 Julia Rawlinson Flora Vesterberg
Alexander Ogilvy
Marina Ogilvy 31 July 1966 2 February 1990
Divorced 4 December 1997		 Paul Mowatt Zenouska Mowatt
Christian Mowatt

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 or have an abortion.[8][9] 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.[8]

Later years

Pew cushion in St Anne's Church, Kew dedicated to Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra

After his business career was blighted, Ogilvy was involved with charity work.

The Prince's 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.[2] He was also a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland,[2]
in which his father had served as one of its four lieutenants.

He suffered from

throat cancer in later years, and his last public appearance with his wife was when he accompanied her to Thailand
for an official tour.

Ogilvy died in

St. George's Chapel, Windsor in Windsor Castle on 5 January 2005.[11] He was buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, at Windsor.[12]

Legacy

Ogilvy and his wife attended a special service at St Anne's Church, Kew, on Sunday 10 May 1964, to mark the church's 250th anniversary. A pew cushion in the church is embroidered with their names and coats of arms.[13]

Honours and arms

Sir Angus Ogilvy's arms[14]
See also:
List of honours of the British Royal Family by country

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sir Angus Ogilvy". The Guardian. 27 December 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Corby, Tom (26 December 2004). "Sir Angus Ogilvy". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ Andrew Goodrick-Clarke (7 July 1976). "Mr Ogilvy to resign directorships after Lonrho report criticizes him". The Times.
  4. ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang (28 December 2004). "Angus Ogilvy, 76, Banker With Ties to British Royalty, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Princess Alexandra of Kent". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ISBN 978-0-8108-5779-7
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  7. ^ "The Royal Residences". Official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b "One More Scandal For British Royalty". The New York Times. 17 October 1989. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Unwed Pregnant Royal Cousin Petitions Queen". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 1989. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Royals attend Sir Angus's funeral". BBC News. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Death of the Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy". British Monarchy. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Sir Angus Ogilvy is buried at Windsor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  13. ISBN 978-0-9573492-8-5
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  14. ^
    ISBN 1-85605-469-1
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  15. ^ The London Gazette
  16. ^ St George's Chapel - Orders of Chivalry Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Page 1 | Issue 54625, 30 December 1996 | London Gazette | the Gazette".

External links

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