James Ogilvy

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James Ogilvy
Born (1964-02-29) 29 February 1964 (age 60)
Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Education
Alma mater University of St Andrews (MA)
Cranfield University (MBA)
Spouse
Julia Rawlinson
(m. 1988)
Children2
Parents

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (born 29 February 1964) is a British landscape designer, and the founder and editor of Luxury Briefing . He is a member of the extended British royal family as the elder child and only son of Princess Alexandra of Kent and Sir Angus Ogilvy. Queen Elizabeth II was a first cousin of his mother, both being granddaughters of King George V. [1] [2] [3] As a result, he is a second cousin of King Charles III and 58th in the line to the British throne.

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Early life and family

Ogilvy was born in Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey. [4] [5] He was the first of four children born to royalty within a space of nine weeks in 1964, the others being Prince Edward, Lady Helen Windsor and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. Ogilvy was baptised by Arthur Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, with Queen Elizabeth II among his seven godparents. [6] At birth, he was 13th in line to the British throne. [2] As of September 2024, he is 58th.

Education and professional life

His education began in the "palace school" with his cousins Prince Edward, Lady Helen Windsor and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. [7] Subsequently, Ogilvy attended Gibbs [8] pre-prep and Heatherdown Preparatory School (with Prince Edward). [8] [9] After that, Ogilvy and Prince Edward went separate ways, the prince to Gordonstoun and Cambridge, and Ogilvy to Eton College and the University of St Andrews. [10] From St. Andrews, he earned a Scottish Master of Arts degree in History of art. [10] He then attended the full-time MBA course at Cranfield from 1990 to 1991, obtaining the MBA qualification.

He worked for Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW) and then a shipping agency in Edinburgh. [11]

He is the publisher and founder of Luxury Briefing , a magazine launched in 1996, [3] [12] and has served on numerous boards of directors.

Ogilvy is also a professional photographer [13] and landscape designer. [14]

Personal life

He married Julia Caroline Rawlinson, daughter of Charles Frederick Melville Rawlinson, of Arkesden, Essex, a merchant banker, on 30 July 1988 at St Mary's Church in Saffron Walden, Essex. The couple have two children: [3] [15]

He is also a godfather of Princess Eugenie, the younger daughter of his second cousin, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York.

In 1997, while on holiday in Florida with his wife and children, he swam out into the ocean and was bitten by a shark. Ogilvy had several leg wounds and required 30 stitches. [11]

Ancestry

His maternal grandparents were Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V; and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. Princess Marina was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (later known as Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark). He has a younger sister, Marina Ogilvy. [5] [20]

Honours

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References

  1. Saxon, Wolfgang (28 December 2004). "Angus Ogilvy, 76, Banker With Ties to British Royalty, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2008. He and Princess Alexandra had a son, James Robert Bruce Ogilvy, and a daughter, Marina Victoria Alexandra. Once estranged from their parents, they had reconciled and, according to The Times of London, were with them at the time of Sir Angus's death.
  2. 1 2 "Royal baby for leap year day". BBC. 1964. Retrieved 8 March 2008. The Ogilvy baby was one of several royal babies due within months of each other. The 9lb 6oz boy will be unique among them in having no title.
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  5. 1 2 "James Ogilvy, Princess Alexandra's son, talks to Cassandra Jardine about his life as a junior royal". The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 October 1996. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2008. He was brought up in Thatched House Lodge, a royal grace and favour dwelling in Richmond Park, and his early memories are of bicycling alone around it. It was not, he remembers, until the kidnap attempt on the Princess Royal in 1973 that security became an issue, and even then it was only his mother who was issued with a bodyguard.
  6. "Baptized". Time. 22 May 1964. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2008. ... But none of that made the slightest impression on the son of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy. Just like any other healthy ten-week-old, he let out a sharp little yip as he was baptized James Robert Bruce Ogilvy.
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James Ogilvy
Born: 29 February 1964
Lines of succession
Preceded by Succession to the British throne
grandson of George, Duke of Kent
great-grandson of George V
Succeeded by
Alexander Ogilvy