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.

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 parents were HRH The Prince George, Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.

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24 April - 1963 - HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent - Westminster Abbey - London - King George V - Queen Elizabeth II - HRH The Prince George, Duke of Kent - HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

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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.

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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.

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Earl - Thatched Lodge - Richmond upon Thames

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Together the couple had two children:

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