David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie

The Earl of Airlie
Born	17 May 1926 (1926-05-17) London, England
Title	Earl of Airlie
Tenure	28 December 1968 - present
Spouse(s)	Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie
Issue	Lady Doune Ogilvy Lady Jane Ogilvy David Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy Bruce Ogilvy Lady Elizabeth Ogilvy Patrick Ogilvy

David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 8th (or 13th) Earl of Airlie KT, GCVO, PC, JP (born 17 May 1926), is a Scottish peer.

Background and education

Airlie 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.

Career

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Family

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. They have six children:

• Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy (b. 13 August 1953 (1953-08-13)
• Lady Jane Fortune Margaret Ogilvy (b. 24 June 1955 (1955-06-24)
• David John Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy (b. 9 March 1958 (1958-03-09)
• The Hon. Bruce Patrick Mark Ogilvy (b. 7 April 1959 (1959-04-07)
• The Lady Elizabeth Clementine Ogilvy (b. 4 June 1965 (1965-06-04)
• The Hon. Patrick Alexander Ogilvy (b. 24 March 1971 (1971-03-24)

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 popular culture

He was portrayed by actor Douglas Reith in the 2006 film The Queen in his capacity as Lord Chamberlain, planning the funeral of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Airlie
• Royal Household
• Lord Airlie
• Lord Airlie's family

Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Maclean	Lord Chamberlain 1984–1997	Succeeded by The Lord Camoys
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Dalhousie	Lord Lieutenant of Angus 1989–2001	Succeeded by Georgiana Osborne
Preceded by The Duke of Buccleuch	Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle 2007 – present	Incumbent
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy	Earl of Airlie 1968 – present	Incumbent Heir apparent: David John Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Earl of Dalhousie	Gentlemen	Succeeded by The Earl of Leven