James Ogilvy
Born (1964-02-29) 29 February 1964 (age 59)
Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Education
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews (MA)
Cranfield University (MBA)
Spouse
Julia Rawlinson
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(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 relative of the British royal family as the elder child and only son of Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. His mother was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, 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.

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] When he was born, he was 13th in line to the British throne.[2] As of June 2023, 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

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. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b c Ruhl, Ana Maria (29 August 2006). "James Ogilvy: A Luxury In Briefing". The Royalist. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008. A lesser known royal has carved out a successful niche as an editor in the publishing world for the past ten years by launching the magazine Luxury Briefing in 1996. He is forty-two-year-old James Ogilvy, son of the Queen's cousin, H.R.H. Princess Alexandra of Kent, and the late Sir Angus Ogilvy.
  4. ^ Wakeford, Geoffrey. Thirty Years a Queen: A Study of H.M. Queen Elizabeth. She herself led the way when James Robert Bruce Ogilvy was born at Thatched House Lodge in Richmond Park at 12.15 on the afternoon of Saturday, ...
  5. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ Donnelly, Peter (1999). Invitation to a Royal Wedding: Edward and Sophie, June 19, 1999. Bramley Books. ISBN 9781841002217.
  8. ^ a b Seward, Ingrid (1995). Prince Edward. London: Century. p. 32. ISBN 9780712675567.
  9. ^ James, Paul (1994). Prince Edward. Ulverscroft Large Print Books. p. 48. ISBN 9780708987438.
  10. ^ a b Panton, James (2011). Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. Scarecrow Press. p. 361. ISBN 9780810874978.
  11. ^ a b "Princess's son bitten by shark". Times Newspapers Limited. The Times of London. 5 November 1997.
  12. ^ "Luxury Briefing". Luxury Briefing. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008. James Ogilvy – Publisher and founder of Luxury Briefing
  13. ^ "Ogilvy Photography".
  14. ^ "Ogilvy Landscape Design".
  15. ^ "James Robert Bruce Ogilvy". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 11 March 2008. Son of HRH Princess Alexandra and Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy. James married Julia. ... James Robert Bruce Ogilvy; Julia Caroline Ogilvy (née Rawlinson)
  16. ^ "Arteviste".
  17. ^ Foussianes, Chloe (1 October 2020). "Queen Elizabeth's Cousin Flora Alexandra Ogilvy Marries in a Surprise Wedding at the Chapel Royal". Town & Country. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  18. ^ Petit, Stephanie (10 September 2021). "Royal Wedding, Round 2: Regal Guests Fete Flora Ogilvy's Marriage (Again!) a Year After Intimate Ceremony". People. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  19. ^ Hallemann, Caroline (23 June 2019). "Queen Elizabeth's Distant Cousin is the Hottest Member of the Royal Family That You Haven't Heard Of...Yet". Town & Country. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  20. ^ "2d Child, a Daughter, Born To Princess Alexandra". New York Times. 1 August 1966. Retrieved 11 March 2008. Princess Alexandra, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, gave birth tonight to her second child, a daughter weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces.
  21. ^ Mumby, Max (19 September 2022). "The Committal Service For Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". Getty Images. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

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James Ogilvy Born: 29 February 1964 Lines of succession Preceded byPrincess Alexandra Succession to the British throne grandson of George, Duke of Kentgreat-grandson of George V Succeeded byAlexander Ogilvy
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