Royal Profile: Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy was born on 25 December 1936 as the only daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Kent {Source}. She has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nephews, two nieces, three nieces-in-law, a nephew-in-law, six great nephews, and five great-nieces {Source}:

1. Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent (1935)
1. Katharine, The Duchess of Kent (1933, m. 1961)
1. George Philip Nicholas Windsor,The Earl of St. Andrews (1962)
1. Sylvanna Windsor, The Countess of St. Andrews (1957)
1. Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988)
2. The Lady Mariana-Charlotte Windsor (1992)
3. The Lady Amelia Windsor (1995)
2. The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Windsor (1964)
1. Mr. Timothy Taylor (1963, m. 1992)
1. Mr. Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994)
2. Mr. Cassius Edward Taylor (1996)
3. Miss Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003)
4. Miss Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004)
2. Lord Nicholas Windsor(1970)
1. Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan aka Lady Nicholas Windsor (1969)
1. Master Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor (2007)
2. Master Leopold Ernest Augustus Guelph Windsor (2009)
3. Master Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix Windsor (2015)
3. Prince Michael of Kent (1942)
1. Princess Michael of Kent (Marie-Christine, m. 1978)
1. Lord Fredrick Windsor (1979)
1. Lady Fredrick Windsor (Sophie Lara Winkleman) (1980, m. 2009)
1. Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (2013)
2. Miss Isabella Alexandra May Windsor (2016)
2. Lady Gabriella Windsor (1980)
1. Thomas Kingston (m. 2019)

When she was just five years old, her father died in a wartime accident {Source}. Her mother chose to raise her and her two brothers primarily at the family's country home Choppins in Buckinghamshire{Source}.



Unlike her cousins, Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret who were privately tutored at home, she attended a regular school, starting at age five. She attended Heathfield School, Ascot begining in 1947{Source}. After graduation, she attended finishing school in Paris, where she studied French and music{Source}.Upon returning from Paris, she undertook a nursing course at Great Ormond Street Hospital {Source}.


Over the years, Princess Alexandra has taken on many public duties. When she was just eleven years old, she appeared as a bridesmaid for her cousin Princess Elizabeth for her marriage to Princess Alexandra's mother's cousin, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh {Source}. She has many patronages to date, some of which include {Source}:

1. Alzheimer's Society (patron)
2. St. Christopher's Hospice(Patron)
3. Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (Patron)
4. CancerBACUP (Patron)
5. MIND, the Mental Health Foundation (Patron)
6. Cystic Fibrosis Trust (Patron)
7. Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Patron)
8. British Red Cross Society (Deputy President)
9. Action for Blind People (Patron)
10. Sight Savers International (President)
11. Alexandra Rose Day (President)

She also holds many military affiliations including{Source}:

1. Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (Air Commandant)
2. The King's Own Royal Border Regiment (Colonel in Chief until July 2006)
3. The Light Infantry (Colonel in Chief until February 2007)
4. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (Colonel in Chief, 1960-2010, now held by The Duchess of Cornwall)
5. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Colonel in Chief)
6. The Queen's Royal Lancers (Deputy Colonel-in-Chief)
7. The Royal Yeomanry (Honorary Royal Colonel)

In 1960, she represented her cousin at the Nigerian Independence celebrations {Source}. She has also visited Italy, Oman, Hungary, Gibraltar, The Falkland Islands, Norway, Thailand and Brunei on her cousin's behalf {Source}. She has also acted as head of state as a member of the Queen's privy council on her cousin's behalf in her absence{Source}.

Her engagement to Angus Ogilvy was announced on 19 November 1962 {Source}. They were married five months later on 24 April 1963 at Westminister Abbey {Source}. They have two children, a daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren:

1. James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964)
1. Julia Ogilvy (1964,m. 1988)
1. Flora Alexandra (Ogilvy) Vesterberg (1994)
1. Timothy Vesterberg (m. 2020)
2. Alexander Charles Ogilvy (1996)
2. Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966)
1. Paul Julian Mowatt (1962, m. 1990-1997, div)
1. Zenouska May Mowatt (1990)
2. Christian Alexander Mowatt (1993)

In her spare time, she enjoys music, swimming, skiing and riding {Source}.