The Right Honourable Sir Angus Ogilvy KCVO |
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Born |
Angus James Bruce Ogilvy 14 September 1928 London, England, UK |
Died | 26 December 2004 London, England, UK |
(aged 76)
Burial place | Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore |
Spouse(s) | Princess Alexandra of Kent (m. 1963; his death 2004) |
Children |
James Ogilvy Marina Ogilvy |
Parent(s) |
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie Lady Alexandra Coke |
Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, KCVO PC (14 September 1928 – 26 December 2004) was a British businessman, best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ogilvy is also remembered for his role in a scandal involving the breaking of sanctions against the regime in Rhodesia in the 1970s in the Lonrho affair. In later years, he was heavily involved in charity work.
The Hon. Angus Ogilvy was born in London, the second son of the 12th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke, the daughter of the 3rd Earl of Leicester. Many of his relatives had close links with the British Royal Family. His grandmother, Mabell Ogilvy, 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 Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother). He was a second cousin of Diana Mosley, second cousin of Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, and a second cousin once removed of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury. He was also third cousin, once removed of Pamela Harriman.