David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
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David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 8th (or 13th) Earl of Airlie, KT
, GCVO
, PC
, JP
(born 17 May 1926) is the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 7th (or 12th) Earl of Airlie
and Lady Alexandra Coke. His younger brother was Sir Angus Ogilvy
, the husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
.
Born in London
, Lord Airlie was educated at Eton
, and served in the Scots Guards
during the Second World War. He remained in the army until 1950, when he attended the Royal Agricultural College
in Cirencester
, in order to learn more about estate management. He maintains two homes on the family's 69 000 acre (280 km²) estate in Angus
: Cortachy Castle
and Airlie Castle
. He also has a home in Chelsea, London
.
On 23 October 1952, he married Virginia Fortune Ryan
, the daughter of John Barry Ryan
, an American multi-millionaire, and Margaret, daughter of financier Otto Kahn. He subsequently took up merchant banking, joining J. Henry Schroder
in 1953. He was appointed a director of the company in 1961 and chairman in 1973.
In 1984, Lord Airlie resigned from Schroder in order to take up the position of Lord Chamberlain
. He was following in the footsteps of his late father, who served as Lord Chamberlain
to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
. He remained in the post until 1997. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1985.
Lord Airlie has also served as the Lord Lieutenant of Angus
in Scotland
, and as the Captain General of The Royal Company of Archers
and Gold Stick for Scotland. He was also the founding Chancellor of the University of Abertay Dundee (1994–2009). His wife, the Countess of Airlie, is a Lady of the Bedchamber
to Queen Elizabeth II
.
Lord Airlie and his wife have six children:
The numbering of the titles vary, depending on whether the attainted holders of the earldom and their successors are counted or not. He is a recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
. In November 2007, Buckingham Palace
announced. Lord Airlie was appointed Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
, following the death of the previous Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch
.
in his capacity as Lord Chamberlain, planning the funeral of the late Diana, Princess of Wales
.
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
, GCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(born 17 May 1926) is the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 7th (or 12th) Earl of Airlie
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie
Colonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th and 7th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, MC was a Scottish peer, soldier and courtier....
and Lady Alexandra Coke. His younger brother was Sir Angus Ogilvy
Angus Ogilvy
Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, was a British businessman best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II....
, the husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...
.
Born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Lord Airlie was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, and served in the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
during the Second World War. He remained in the army until 1950, when he attended the Royal Agricultural College
Royal Agricultural College
The Royal Agricultural College is a higher education institution located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English speaking world...
in Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
, in order to learn more about estate management. He maintains two homes on the family's 69 000 acre (280 km²) estate in Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
: Cortachy Castle
Cortachy Castle
Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. The present building dates from the 15th century, preceded by an earlier structure that was owned by the Earls of Strathearn. It was acquired by the Ogilvies in 1473 and substantively...
and Airlie Castle
Airlie Castle
Airlie Castle is a mansion house near the junction of the Isla and Melgund rivers, 9 kilometres west of Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. A castle was built on the site in c. 1432 and was burnt out in 1640, with a mansion house being built incorporating and on top of some of the ruins in c. 1792–93 and...
. He also has a home in Chelsea, London
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
.
On 23 October 1952, he married Virginia Fortune Ryan
Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie
Virginia Fortune Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, DCVO is a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II. On 23 October 1952, she married David Ogilvy, who in 1968 became Earl of Airlie. She has been a Lady of the Bedchamber since 1973. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order ...
, the daughter of John Barry Ryan
John Barry Ryan
John Barry Ryan, Sr. was an American author and financier.-Life:He was born to Thomas Fortune Ryan and Ida Mary Barry and married Nina Murphy in 1896. The couple had ten children, one of them the late John Barry Ryan II who married Margaret Dorothy Wolff Kahn, daughter of the financier Otto...
, an American multi-millionaire, and Margaret, daughter of financier Otto Kahn. He subsequently took up merchant banking, joining J. Henry Schroder
Schroders
Schroders plc is a British multinational asset management company with over 200 years of experience in the world's financial markets. The company employs 2,905 people worldwide who are operating from 32 offices in 25 different countries around Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East...
in 1953. He was appointed a director of the company in 1961 and chairman in 1973.
In 1984, Lord Airlie resigned from Schroder in order to take up the position of Lord Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain
The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State....
. He was following in the footsteps of his late father, who served as Lord Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain
The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State....
to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
. He remained in the post until 1997. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1985.
Lord Airlie has also served as the Lord Lieutenant of Angus
Lord Lieutenant of Angus
The Lord Lieutenant of Angus, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which was defined by the Lord-Lieutenants Order 1996 as consisting of the unitary Angus council area, in Scotland....
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and as the Captain General of The Royal Company of Archers
Royal Company of Archers
The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. It is currently known as the Queen's...
and Gold Stick for Scotland. He was also the founding Chancellor of the University of Abertay Dundee (1994–2009). His wife, the Countess of Airlie, is a Lady of the Bedchamber
Lady of the Bedchamber
This is an incomplete list of those who have served as Lady of the Bedchamber in the British Royal Household...
to Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
.
Lord Airlie and his wife have six children:
- Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy (b. 13 August 1953 (age 58))
- Lady Jane Fortune Margaret Ogilvy (b. 24 June 1955 (age 56))
- David John Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy (b. 9 March 1958 (age 53))
- The Hon. Bruce Patrick Mark Ogilvy (b. 7 April 1959 (age 52))
- The Lady Elizabeth Clementine Ogilvy (b. 4 June 1965 (age 46))
- The Hon. Patrick Alexander Ogilvy (b. 24 March 1971 (age 40))
The numbering of the titles vary, depending on whether the attainted holders of the earldom and their successors are counted or not. He is a recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Royal Victorian Chain
The Royal Victorian Chain is an award, instituted in 1902 by King Edward VII as a personal award of the Monarch...
. In November 2007, Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
announced. Lord Airlie was appointed Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
The Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle, established in 1687. The Chancellor is normally one of the knights, though not necessarily the most senior.-Office Holders from 1913:...
, following the death of the previous Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch
Portrait taken by [[Allan Warren]]|thumb|right|250pxWalter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL was a Scottish Peer, politician and landowner...
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Ancestry
In popular culture
He was portrayed by actor Douglas Reith in the 2006 film The QueenThe Queen (film)
The Queen is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Frears, written by Peter Morgan, and starring Helen Mirren as the title role, HM Queen Elizabeth II...
in his capacity as Lord Chamberlain, planning the funeral of the late Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
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