Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy was born on 31 July 1966 and is the younger child and only daughter of Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent.
10 Facts About Marina Ogilvy
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Marina Ogilvy's mother was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, both being granddaughters of King George V As a result, she is a second cousin of King Charles III and 62nd in the line of succession to the British throne since January 2025.
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Marina Ogilvy was named after her maternal grandmother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, who was a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Marina Ogilvy has an elder brother, James Ogilvy, who was born in 1964.
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Marina Ogilvy was baptised on 2 September 1966 at the Private Chapel at Kensington Palace by Arthur Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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In November 1989, Marina Ogilvy announced that she was pregnant by her boyfriend Paul Julian Mowatt, a freelance photographer.
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Marina Ogilvy claimed that her parents tried to pressure her into having an abortion or a shotgun wedding, and that they cut off her funds and disowned her when she refused.
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Marina Ogilvy said that she wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, addressing her "Dear Cousin Lilibet", asking her to intervene in the family dispute.
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Marina Ogilvy's parents denied her allegations and said that they loved her, had not cut her off and that she was welcome at home any time.
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Marina Ogilvy married Paul Julian Mowatt in Richmond Park, Surrey, on 2 February 1990, wearing a red velvet bolero with gold trim, with a black dress underneath, and a black hat.