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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel Ogilvy, née Windsor ), (born 25 December 1936 ), is a member of the British Royal Family , a granddaughter of King George V . She was married to the late Sir Angus Ogilvy . Princess Alexandra carries out royal duties on behalf of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth II . She is 32nd in the Line Of Succession To The British Throne . EARLY LIFE Princess Alexandra was born on , Queen Elizabeth , Prince Nicholas Of Greece , Princess Olga Of Yugoslavia , Karl Theodor, Count Zu Törring-Jettenbach , Queen Maud Of Norway , the Earl Of Athlone and Princess Henry Of Battenberg . Princess Alexandra spent most her childhood at her family's country house, Coppins, in Buckinghamshire. She lived with her grandmother, Queen Mary , the widow of George V, during World War II at Badminton . Her father was killed in an aeroplane crash near Caithness, Scotland on 25 August 1942 whilst serving in the Royal Air Force . She served as bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousins, the then-Princess Elizabeth and The Duke Of Edinburgh , on 20 November 1947 . Princess Alexandra has the distinction of being the first British princess to have attended an ordinary school, Heathfield School near Ascot . MARRIAGE On 24 April 1963 , she married Angus James Bruce Ogilvy (1928-2004), the second son of the 12th Earl Of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke , at Westminster Abbey . The wedding ceremony was attended by all the members of the Royal Family and was broadcast worldwide on television, watched by an estimated 200 million people. Since Ogilvy declined the Queen's offer of an earldom upon marriage (although he remained in line to the earldom of Airlie until his death), he remained a commoner. Consequently, the children of the marriage do not have titles. Ogilvy received a Knighthood in 1988 and was appointed to the Privy Council in 1997. Princess Alexandra and Sir Angus Ogilvy had two children and four grandchildren, none of whom carries out royal duties:
ROYAL DUTIES Since the late 1950s, Princess Alexandra has carried out an extensive program of royal engagements in support of the Queen, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. In 1959 , she carried out an extensive tour of Australia , and attended the Queensland Centenary Celebrations. She returned to the country in 1967 for a private holiday, but also carried out engagements in Canberra and Melbourne . The Princess represented the Queen when Nigeria gained its independence from the United Kingdom on October 1 , 1960 , and later opened the first Parliament on October 3 . Later overseas tours included visits to Canada , Italy , Norway , Thailand , Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands . Princess Alexandra served as Chancellor of Lancaster University since its foundation in 1964 , a post she relinquished in 2005 when she also accepted an honorary degree in Music. She is also an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the Royal College of Physicians. She is also the President of Alexandra Rose Day , which was founded in honour of her great grandmother, Alexandra Of Denmark . Princess Alexandra receives £225,000 per year from the Civil List to cover the cost of official expenses; although like the other members of the Royal Family (except the Duke of Edinburgh) the Queen repays this amount to the Treasury . Alexandra lives at Thatched House Lodge in Richmond Upon Thames , London a crown property acquired by Sir Angus Ogilvy after their wedding. She also has use of an apartment at St James's Palace in London . FAMILY TROUBLES Although usually a low profile member of the British Royal Family, Princess Alexandra's family have also come under media scrutiny at various points in her life. Her husband Angus Ogilvy was a director at a mining company, Lonrho when it was involved in a scandal over the breaking of trade sanctions against British-held Rhodesia. The Prime Minister at the time, Edward Heath criticised the company, and Ogilvy resigned his directorships. In 1989 , Princess Alexandra and her husband became embroiled in a public row with their daughter, Marina, after she fell pregnant by her boyfriend, a freelance photographer, Paul Mowatt . Persuaded by her lover, Marina subsequently appeared in the Today newspaper, publicly criticising her family and posing for photographs with a crown. Marina married Paul Mowatt in 1990, with Sir Angus giving the bride away. Apart from Princess Alexandra, no other member of the Royal Family attended. Subsequently, Marina divorced Paul Mowatt and was reconciled with her parents. TITLES AND HONOURS Titles from birth
Her full title is Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Honours Honorary military appointments
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