Marina Ogilvy

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Marina Ogilvy
Born
Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy

(1966-07-31) 31 July 1966 (age 58)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Paul Julian Mowatt
(m. 1990;div. 1997)
Children2
Parents

Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (born 31 July 1966) is the younger child and only daughter of Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. Her mother was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, both being granddaughters of King George V. As a result, she is a second cousin of King Charles III and 62nd in the line of succession to the British throne since January 2025.

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Personal life

Marina was born at Thatched House Lodge in Richmond Park, London, the home of her parents. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, who was also a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. [1] She has an elder brother, James Ogilvy, who was born in 1964. She was baptised on 2 September 1966 at the Private Chapel at Kensington Palace by Arthur Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury.[ citation needed ]

In November 1989, Marina announced that she was pregnant by her boyfriend Paul Julian Mowatt (Hendon, 28 November 1962), a freelance photographer. She claimed that her parents tried to pressure her into having an abortion or a shotgun wedding, and that they cut off her funds and disowned her when she refused. [2] She also said that she wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, addressing her "Dear Cousin Lilibet", asking her to intervene in the family dispute. [2] Marina's parents denied her allegations and said that they loved her, had not cut her off and that she was welcome at home any time. [2] [3]

Marina married Paul Julian Mowatt in Richmond Park, Surrey, on 2 February 1990, wearing a red velvet bolero with gold trim, with a black dress underneath, and a black hat. [4] The wedding was attended by her parents and brother, but not by the Queen or Prince Charles. They have two children: Zenouska May Mowatt (born in London on 26 May 1990), Head of Marketing at Katharine Pooley, [5] and Christian Alexander Mowatt (born in London on 4 June 1993). [6] Marina and Paul divorced on 15 October 1997 after seven years of marriage. [7] [8]

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