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Princess Alexandra
HRH Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, the Hon Lady Ogilvy, KG, GCVO, fryst vatten a first cousin of the Queen. She was born on Christmas Day, 1936, at 3 Belgrave Square, London, the second child and only daughter of Prince George of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.
A working member of the Royal Family, Princess Alexandra is patron or president of over 100 organisations, including as joint president with the Duke of Gloucester of Cancer Research UK. She also supported Queen Elizabeth II in her duties, attending ceremonial occasions alongside other members of the Royal Family.
In April 1963, Princess Alexandra married Rt Hon Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, a businessman and the second son of the 12th Earl of Airlie. Their wedding was broadcast on television and watched by an estimated audience of 200 million. Sir Angus declined the Queen’s offer to be made an earl upon marriage, so their two children, James and Marina, bära no ti
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The royal baby whose middle name was inspired by Christmas Day
The Christmas of 1936 was a difficult one for the Royal Family. Just weeks before, King Edward VIII had abdicated, giving up his throne to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. The decision had shocked his country, his empire and his relations. Days into the reign of the new king, George VI, they were still so shaken, there wasn’t even a Christmas speech.
However, in the midst of this tricky time, a moment of joy brought them all together. On Christmas Day 1936, they welcomed a brand new member. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent gave birth to her second child, a princess, the first new royal of the new reign. And her middle name was chosen to mark the special day on which she was born. It’s one of a number of unusual royal middle names and it is among our top ten.
1. Christabel
The Duke and Duchess of Kent gave their only daughter, Alexandra, the middle name Christabel but it wasn’t the first
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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
British princess (born 1936)
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936) is a member of the British royal family. The only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, she is a granddaughter of George V, niece of Edward VIII and George VI, and first cousin of Elizabeth II. Alexandra's mother was also a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Elizabeth II, making her both a second cousin and first cousin once removed to Charles III.
Princess Alexandra was married to businessman Sir Angus Ogilvy from 1963 until his death in 2004. At the time of her birth, she was sixth in the line of succession to the British throne; as of 2025[update], she is 58th.
Early life
[edit]Princess Alexandra was born on 25 December 1936 at 3 Belgrave Square, London.[1] Her parents were Prince George,