Angus Ogilvy

The Right Honourable Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, KCVO (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.

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.

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Ascot - Eton College - National Service - Scots Guards - 1947 - Trinity College, Oxford - 1950

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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.

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Tiny Rowland - Lonrho - Rhodesia - Prime Minister - Edward Heath - House of Commons - 1973

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