Background
Airlie is the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 7th (or 12th) Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke.
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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.
Career
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. 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.
In 1984, Lord Airlie resigned from Schroder in order to take up the position of Lord Chamberlain. He remained in the post until 1997.
He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1985. 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).
The wedding took place at Street Margaret"s Church, Westminster, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. They have six children:
Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy (b. (1953-1908-13) 13 August 1953 )
Lady Jane Fortune Margaret Ogilvy (b.
(1955-1906-24) 24 June 1955 )
David John Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy (b.
(1958-1903-09) 9 March 1958 )
The Honorary Bruce Patrick Mark Ogilvy (b.
(1959-1904-07) 7 April 1959 )
Lady Elizabeth Clementine Ogilvy (b. (1965-1906-04) 4 June 1965 )
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Patrick Alexander Ogilvy (b.
(1971-1903-24) 24 March 1971 )
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.
He was portrayed by actor Douglas Reith in the 2006 film The Queen in his capacity as Lord Chamberlain, planning the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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