Figure 1.--- Here James and Marina Ogilvy, the children of Princess Alexandra enjoy their bikes and trikes at home in 1969. They were about 3-5 years old.

Princess Alexandra was born on Christmas Day, Belgrave Square, her family's London home (1936). Her full name was Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel. She was the second child and only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. She was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, a Danish princess. Her secondary names vame from the Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia and both of her maternal aunts, Countess Elizabeth of Törring-Jettenbach and Princess Olga of Yugoslavia. The name Christabel resulted from her being born on Christmas Day. Her birth was notable in that itnwas the last royal birth to have the tradition of having the Home Secretary present to verify the birth of potential heirs to the British crown. She was a male-line granddaughter of the British monarch and styled as a British princess with the prefix Her Royal Highness. At birth, she was sixth in the line of succession to the crown, behind her cousins Elizabeth and Margaret, her uncle the Duke of Gloucester, her father the Duke of Kent, and her elder brother Prince Edward. Her birth was oversahoded in the media by the abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII which rocked the monarcy. She vwas born only two weeks after the abdication. Aklexandra was baptised in the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace (1937). The Princess spent most of her childhood at her family's country house, Coppins, in Buckinghamshire. There she lived with her grandmother, Queen Mary, the widow of George V. During World War II they lived at Badminton. Her father served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He was killed in a plane crash near Caithness, Scotland (1942). She was the first British princess to attended a boarding school rather than being tutored at home. She attended Heathfield School near Ascot. She then studied in Paris. She was also trained in nursing at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Her major public appearances as a young princess was to serve as a bridesmaid in society weddings, including that of her cousin Princess Elizabeth. She married Angus James Bruce Ogilvy (1928–2004), the second son of the 12th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke, at Westminster Abbey (1963). Princess Alexandra and Sir Angus had two children, James and Marina, and four grandchildren: James was born (1964). Marina was born (1966). Princess Alexandra was avery active member of the Royal Damily. She has conducted engagements supporting the Queen, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. Taking part in roughly 120 engagements each year, Princess Alexandra was one of the most active members of the royal family.

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