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[Michael Rhodes]

JUNE Ogilvy, who died in the London Clinic, 3 November, 2001, was an American-born former sister-in-law of the Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy. She was born (Magdalen) June Ruth, daughter of Robert Ducas, of Pawling, New York, USA, by his first wife, Magdalen, daughter of Major Herbert Stourton, OBE, of the Barons Mowbray, Segrave & Stourton, and the Hon Frances, daughter of the 4th Viscount Southwell. She married, 2 July, 1959, the Hon James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy, 3rd son of the 7th (12th) Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, MC, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1937-65.

Four children were born to the union:-
(1) Laura Jane Ogilvy, b. 27 April, 1960
(2) Emma Louise Ogilvy, b. 20 May, 1962
(3) Shamus Diarmid Ducas Ogilvy, b. 24 January, 1966
(4) Diarmid James Ducas Ogilvy, b. 1970.

James & June Ogilvy divorced in 1980, in which year he married, as his second wife, Lady Caroline Child-Villiers, daughter of the 9th Earl of Jersey, and former wife of (1) Viscount Melgund (later 6th Earl of Minto), and (2), the Hon John Douglas Stuart, son of the 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn.

Emma Louise Cubitt [nee Ogilvy], wife of Jonathan [Johnny] Cubitt, and a niece of the 13th Earl fo Airlie, KT, & the Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy, gave birth to a son, Caspar Hugh, 18 December, 2002, a brother for Jamie.

The engagement was announced, 1 January, 2003, between Diarmid James Ducas Ogilvy [b. 1970], son of the Hon. James Ogilvy and the late Mrs Ogilvy, & a nephew of the Earl of Airlie, KT, and Miss Matilda Theresa
Caroline Noel [b. 1972], daughter of Mr Gerard Lionel Noel, of the Earls of Gainsborough, and Mrs Noel.

Robert Ivo Ducas, who was b. 20 January, 1937, son of Robert Ducas (b. 1978), by his wife the former Magdalen Mary Charlotte Stourton (1899-1981; she married four times), descended from the Barons Mowbray, Segrave & Stourton (and in remainder to the peerages); married firstly, 1963, Patricia Provatoroff (of a White Russian family); he married secondly after the demise of his first spouse, in 1990, Louise Chinn; one daughter from the first marriage, Annoushka (b. 1966); died 26 February, 2004, aged 67. Robert Ducas's late sister, June, married the Hon James Ogilvy, brother of the Earl of Airlie and the Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy.
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Michael Rhodes

[Michael Rhodes]

<<Obituary: Sir Angus Ogilvy>>
Daily Telegraph


(Filed: 27/12/2004)


Sir Angus Ogilvy, who died yesterday aged 76, combined his duties as
the husband of Princess Alexandra with a career in the City; but
although he broke new ground for a member of the Royal Family, he also
showed that there could be pitfalls.


Ogilvy's full-time City career was effectively ended by his close
connection with the entrepreneur "Tiny" Rowland, who was involved in
breaking sanctions against Rhodesia during the 1970s. Nevertheless, it
was a clear sign of the respect which Ogilvy commanded that the
repercussions of his involvement did not last long; and he was later
cleared of all serious charges.


His decision not to accept an earldom on marrying into the Royal Family
was also unorthodox. Since Antony Armstrong-Jones had been created Earl
of Snowdon after his marriage to Princess Margaret in 1960, it was
assumed that Ogilvy would also be ennobled following his marriage in
1963 to the Queen's first cousin, Princess Alexandra, the daughter of
the late Prince George Duke of Kent and Princess Marina Duchess of
Kent. But a keen desire to pursue a City career unaffected by his
marriage led him to refuse a peerage - an example followed 10 years
later by Captain Mark Phillips, when he married Princess Anne.


Although his decision not to accept a title upset traditionalists,
others considered it to be in tune with contemporary attitudes towards
the Royal Family. There was enormous public enthusiasm when the wedding
took place at Westminster Abbey on April 24 1963. Television
commentators pointed out that the bridegroom was clearly more nervous
than the bride as he walked down the aisle.


Title or no, the groom's credentials for marrying into the Royal family
were always impeccable. Angus James Bruce Ogilvy was born on September
14 1928 at his family's seat, Cortachy Castle, in Angus. His
grandmother was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary; his father, the
12th Earl of Airlie, a Lord-in-Waiting to King George V and then Lord
Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1956 to 1966; an
uncle was an equerry to the Duke of Windsor when he was Prince of
Wales. Ogilvy's brother was Lord Chamberlain from 1984 to 1997.


Young Angus went to Eton, where he coxed the 1st VIII. He was called up
in 1946, serving in the ranks for 10 months before being commissioned
in the 2nd Battalion, Scot Guards. On coming out after two years, he
went up to Trinity College, Oxford.


Despite a pithy warning from his father - "they're all crooks" - Ogilvy
decided to go into the City, and in the years immediately following his
marriage, this work took up most of his time; but he also became
involved in charitable work and accompanied Princess Alexandra on her
official duties, at home and abroad.


In 1965, they made a visit to Japan and, two years later, an extended
trip which included Burma as well as Hong Kong, Australia and the
Bahamas. During 1968 they also visited the United States on a trade
mission. Ogilvy also accompanied Princess Alexandra when she
represented The Queen at the independence ceremony in Mauritius.


In the City, Ogilvy worked for Harley Drayton, who held sway over a
large number of companies and understood the power of City snobbery and
the value of having an earl's son as his personal assistant and
representative. In 1961 he asked Ogilvy to go to Rhodesia to "have a
look at Lonrho" (London & Rhodesia Mining & Land), whose profits were
in decline but whose assets Drayton thought undervalued.


Ogilvy's task was to find someone to revive the company's fortunes: he
was introduced to Rowland, swiftly fell under his spell, and arranged
for him to take over the running of Lonrho, which bought out Rowland's
existing businesses at a generous price. Rowland is quoted by his
biographer as having said of Ogilvy: "I had him eating out of my hand."
The two became close friends, and Rowland arranged for Ogilvy to have
what he called "part of the action", a block of Lonrho share options
alongside his own.


Among Lonrho's interests were the rail link between Northern Rhodesia
and Tanganyika, and the oil pipeline from Beira in Mozambique to
Rhodesia, which took on great importance after the unilateral
declaration of independence by Ian Smith and the imposition of economic
sanctions by Harold Wilson.


Lonrho was alleged to have been involved in sanctions busting, and
questions were being asked in Parliament. Ogilvy resigned from the
boards of Lonrho's Rhodesian subsidiaries in 1968, but he was persuaded
by Rowland not to sell his Lonrho stake, and he ignored advice to sever
links with Rowland.


When a group of directors, known as "the Straight Eight", were involved
in an attempt to oust Rowland as managing director, this advice became
stronger, and, in April 1973, Ogilvy resigned from Lonrho, provoking
Rowland to fury at his "disloyalty". Ogilvy hoped that by stepping down
he could avoid scandal. But Edward Heath denounced Lonrho's activities
as "an unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism", and the
Department of Trade and Industry appointed inspectors to look into its
affairs. As Ogilvy was well known to have been part of Rowland's inner
circle during the period in question, some taint was inevitable. The
cynical City view of Ogilvy was that he must be charming but weak.


In 1976 the inspectors published their report, which strongly
criticised Ogilvy and other directors of Lonrho. Ogilvy immediately did
the honourable thing, and offered to resign from all his City
directorships.


Distressed by the accusations that he had acted both naively and
irresponsibly, Ogilvy felt frustrated by the fact that the inspectors'
findings were privileged, blocking the possibility of legal redress. He
said in a statement: "There is no way that I can effectively clear my
name. I am thus placed in an impossible position with my colleagues on
the boards of the companies on which I serve. In order to avoid
embarrassing them I am, therefore, proposing to resign - because under
the circumstances I feel that this is the only honourable thing to do."


During the furore over the DTI report, Ogilvy's position and its effect
on Buckingham Palace received the lion's share of press discussion. His
resignation from 17 directorships, which included the Midland Bank,
were accepted almost unanimously with "very great regret." However, two
boards - the Rank Organisation and MEPC - refused to accept it.


The Lonrho affair was a watershed in Ogilvy's career. Terminating his
full-time City career, he changed direction, initially devoting
considerably more time to his charity commitments.


In 1977 he took a decisive step forward when he was appointed a
full-time director of Sotheby's, the international auction house which
described his position as that of a "roving ambassador". With his City
background, personal qualities and long-established interest in the
arts, it was a job to which he was ideally suited, and which was to
bring enormous satisfaction over the next few years.


At the end of 1977, the Director of Public Prosecutions cleared
Ogilvy's name, along with those of the other Lonrho directors, from all
of the most serious criticisms in the DTI report. If it had little
direct impact upon his career, the announcement was seen as a
vindication of his reputation and the integrity of his conduct.


For the next few years Ogilvy was able to combine his Sotheby's work
with expanding charity commitments and his accompaniment of Princess
Alexandra on overseas visits. In 1978 they made a visit to Egypt; in
1979, they represented the Queen at the independence celebrations in St
Lucia; in 1980 they travelled to Hong Kong and later to Burma, Thailand
and Australia.


After his marriage to Princess Alexandra, Ogilvy had first leased
Thatched House Lodge, in Richmond Park, from Clare Duchess of
Sutherland, then purchased the leasehold; it remained the family home
for the rest of their married life.


The birth of their two children briefly ignited the old discussion
about Ogilvy's decision to refuse a title, since both the children were
commoners. James Robert Bruce Ogilvy had the rare distinction of being
born on a leap-day, February 29 1964, and was christened at Buckingham
Palace. Marina Victoria Alexandra was born on July 31 1966 and
christened in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace.


Marina Ogilvy later publicly rebelled against her background,
announcing to a blaze of publicity that she was expecting a baby by her
boyfriend Paul Mowatt, a photographer, and that she did not intend to
marry him. The young couple then changed their minds, and the Queen
gave her consent to the match under the Royal Marriages Act.


But although Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra were at pains to present a
united front with their daughter when the wedding went ahead before the
birth of a baby girl in February 1990, the newlyweds sold exclusive
coverage of the ceremony to Rupert Murdoch's newspaper Today. Soon
there were photographs showing Marina wearing a jump suit and a crown,
while perched on a throne and surrounded by corgis. Meanwhile, Marina
Mowatt had to give up her position as 24th in line to the throne since
her husband was a Roman Catholic. In the event, the marriage was
doomed, and the couple divorced in 1997.


All this was in sharp contrast to Ogilvy's own happy marriage. He and
the Princess were known as one of the most conscientious, hard-working
and likeable royal partnerships.


Ogilvy was president of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund for 30 years,
despite being an inveterate cigarette smoker. He was president of the
National Association of Youth Clubs from 1969 to 1989; chairman of
Friends of the Elderly; and successively chairman, president and patron
of Arthritis Care (formerly British Rheumatism and Arthritis Society).
In 1974 he also became Patron of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, and, in
1982, patron of the Institute for Complementary Medicine.


He was vice-patron of Toc H and of the National Children's Homes, and
chairman of the advisory council of the Prince's Trust. When Princess
Alexandra became Patron of the new Leeds Castle Foundation in 1974,
Ogilvy became one of the trustees. In 1984 he became a member of the
governing council of Business in the Community and of the Society for
Promoting Christian Knowledge.


In addition, Ogilvy was a member of Her Majesty's Bodyguard for
Scotland (the Royal Company of Archers) and, in the 1989 New Year's
Honours List, the Queen appointed him KCVO in recognition of his long
and active contribution to the official duties of the Royal Family; in
1997 he was appointed Privy Counsellor.


Although always outwardly calm and purposeful, Angus Ogilvy was a man
deeply sensitive to the pressures of his position and career. For many
years he suffered from a recurring back complaint - which he tried to
alleviate by cycling around London - and this combined with a
highly-strung disposition to lend him a somewhat gaunt appearance.
Invariably, however, the natural Scottish charm was quick to surface,
disguising any hint of strain.


All the organisations with which Ogilvy was associated benefited from
his acumen and enthusiasm. They quickly came to appreciate his
down-to-earth personality. He was adroit at ensuring that meetings
ended with positive action and, by his presence, provided a rare
combination of kudos and worldliness.
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Michael Rhodes

[Michael Rhodes]

13 November 2007

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN

The Queen has appointed The Right Honourable David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, the Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC, JP, to be Chancellor of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, in place of the Most Noble Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, Duke of Buccleuch and Queenberry, KT, VRD, deceased.
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Michael Rhodes

[darryl]

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[Michael Rhodes]

The engagement was announced 28 April 2009, between Shamus Diarmid
Ogilvy (b 24 Jan 1966), scion of the Earls of Airlie, elder son of of
the Hon James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy (b 28 Jan 1934), of Sedgebrook,
Lincolnshire, by his late wife the former Magdalen Jane Ruth (June)
Ducas (b 2 June 1938, d 3 Nov 2001), descended from the Barons
Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton; and Alexandra Elizabeth Hope March
Phillipps de Lisle (b 12 Jul 1972), scion of that LG family, elder
daughter of the late Julian Peter Alexander March Phillipps de Lisle
(b 2 Feb 1936; d 19 Dec 1993) of Lisle, of Medbourne, Leicestershire,
by his 2nd wife the former Diana Barbara Welchman.

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Michael Rhodes

[Michael Rhodes]

The engagement is announced between Diarmid, younger son of the Hon
James Ogilvy, of Sedgebrook, Lincs and the late Mrs June Ogilvy; and
Henrietta, daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Hely-Hutchinson of
Ludlow, Salop. Diarmid is the grandson of David Lyulph Gore Wolseley
Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Marie Bridget Coke.

Henrietta Lucy Hely Hutchinson was born July 21 1973 and isa Great
Great Grandaughter of the Fourth Earl of Donoughmore.

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Michael Rhodes

[Michael Rhodes]

The marriage took place, 18 Sept 2009, at the church of Our Most Holy Redeemer & St Thomas More, Chelsea, between Diarmid, younger son of the Hon James Ogilvy, of Sedgebrook, Lincs and the late Mrs June Ogilvy; and Henrietta, daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Hely-Hutchinson of
Ludlow, Salop. Diarmid is the grandson of David Lyulph Gore Wolseley
Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Marie Bridget Coke.

Henrietta Lucy Hely Hutchinson was born July 21 1973 and isa Great
Great Grandaughter of the Fourth Earl of Donoughmore.

Daily Telegraph 24 Sept 2009

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Michael Rhodes

[darryl]

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[Michael Rhodes]

.Alexandra Elizabeth Hope Ogilvy (née March Phillipps de Lisle, b 12
Jul 1972), wife of Shamus Diarmid
Ogilvy (b 24 Jan 1966), scion of the Earls of Airlie, gave birth to a
son, Angus Julian Frederick, 21 August, 2010.
Shamus is the elder son of of the Hon James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy (b
28 Jan 1934), of Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire, by his late wife the former
Magdalen Jane Ruth (June) Ducas (b 2 June 1938, d 3 Nov 2001),
descended from the Barons Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton, & Alexandra
is a scion of the March Philipps de Lisle LG family, elder
daughter of the late Julian Peter Alexander March Phillipps de Lisle
(b 2 Feb 1936; d 19 Dec 1993) of Lisle, of Medbourne, Leicestershire,
by his 2nd wife the former Diana Barbara Welchman.
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Michael Rhodes

[darryl]

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[Michael Rhodes]

_.The engagement was announced 4 February, 2012, between Henry Wake (b 1980), scion of the Wake Baronets (cr E, 1621) second son of Hereward Charles Wake (b 1952), of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, by his wife the former Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy (b 1953) dau of the 13th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC, & Alice Lockhart-Mummery (b 1980), scion of the Viscounts Hampden, dau of Christopher John Lockhart-Mummery (b 1947), by his former wife the former Hon Elizabeth Rosamund Elles, dau of Neil Elles by his wife the Baroness Elles (Life Peer), &c,

Daily Telegraph 4 Feb 2012

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Michael Rhodes

[darryl]

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