Princess Alexandra Bio, Age, Parents, Career, Children, Net Worth, Husband

Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG, GCVO, CD, born on 25 December 1936, is a member of the British royal family.

Princess Alexandra Biography

She shares a close familial relationship with Queen Elizabeth II as they are first cousins through their fathers, King George VI and Prince George, Duke of Kent. Additionally, Alexandra’s mother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Princess Alexandra Age

As of 2022, she was 86 years old.

Princess Alexandra Parents

Her parents are Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.

Princess Alexandra Career

Following her marriage to businessman Sir Angus Ogilvy in 1963, Princess Alexandra became his widow after his passing in 2004. At the time of her birth, she held the sixth position in the line of succession to the British throne. However, as of May 2023, she currently occupies the 56th position.

As the granddaughter of the British monarch through the male line, Princess Alexandra was granted the title of a British princess with the prefix Her Royal Highness.

Upon her birth, she held the sixth position in the line of succession, following her cousins Elizabeth and Margaret, her uncle the Duke of Gloucester, her father the Duke of Kent, and her elder brother Prince Edward. Notably, she was born two weeks after the abdication of her uncle, King Edward VIII.

Princess Alexandra received her baptism at the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace on 9 February 1937.

Her godparents included King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (her paternal uncle and aunt), the Queen of Norway (her great-aunt), Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (her maternal grandmother), Princess Olga of Yugoslavia (her maternal aunt), the Princess Beatrice (her paternal great-great-aunt), the Earl of Athlone (her paternal great-uncle), and Count Karl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach (her maternal uncle by marriage). Among her godparents, only the King and Queen and Lord Athlone were in attendance.

During her childhood, Princess Alexandra primarily resided at her family’s country house, Coppins, located in Buckinghamshire. She also lived with her grandmother, Queen Mary, the widow of George V, at Badminton during World War II.

Unfortunately, her father passed away in a plane crash in Caithness, Scotland, on 25 August 1942 while serving in the Royal Air Force. Notably, Princess Alexandra holds the distinction of being the first British princess to attend a boarding school, specifically Heathfield School near Ascot. She further pursued her studies in Paris and received training at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Princess Alexandra Husband

She was married to Sir Angus Ogilvy.

Princess Alexandra Children

Her children are Marina Ogilvy and James Ogilvy.

Princess Alexandra Net Worth

Princess Alexandra has an estimated net worth not less than $15 million.

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