Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie

Virginia Fortune Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, DCVO (née Ryan; born 9 February 1933, Newport, New Jersey) is a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

The Right Honourable

The Countess of Airlie

DCVO
Born
Virginia Fortune Ryan

(1933-02-09) February 9, 1933
Newport, Cumberland County, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Children6
Parent(s)
  • John Barry Ryan, Jr.
  • Margaret Kahn
Relatives

Early life

Lady Airlie was born in Newport, New Jersey, the daughter of John Barry Ryan, Jr., and Margaret Kahn. Her mother was the daughter of German-American financier Otto Kahn, and her father was the grandson of Thomas Fortune Ryan.

Lady Airlie has been a Lady of the Bedchamber since 1973. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in 1995.

As a Lady of the Bedchamber she is a senior Lady-in-Waiting, and attends the Queen on major occasions and overseas tours. In May 2007, she accompanied the Queen on her trip to the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of England's first American settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. On 7 May 2007, she attended a state dinner at the White House, hosted by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

Personal life

On 23 October 1952, she married David Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy, who in 1968 became the Earl of Airlie. With her husband, Lady Airlie has six children:

  • Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy (b. 13 August 1953); served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of her uncle Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. Lady Down married Sir Hereward Charles Wake, 15th Bt. on 16 April 1977; they had four children, and divorced in July 1995.
  • Lady Jane Fortune Margaret Ogilvy (b. 24 June 1955); married François Nairac on 30 August 1980. The couple have two daughters.
  • David John Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy (b. 9 March 1958); served as a page boy at the wedding of his uncle Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra. Lord Ogilvy married, firstly, in 1981, Hon. Geraldine Harmsworth, daughter of Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere. They had a daughter before divorcing in 1990. Lord Ogilvy married, secondly, in 1991, Tarka Kings, with whom he has three children.
  • Hon. Bruce Patrick Mark Ogilvy (b. 7 April 1959)
  • Lady Elizabeth Clementine Ogilvy (b. 4 June 1965); married Jonathan Baring, with whom she has one son.
  • Hon. Patrick Alexander Ogilvy (b. 24 March 1971)

References
  1. "Her Majesty's A-team", telegraph.co.uk; accessed 20 July 2015.
  • Profile, thePeerage.com; accessed 20 July 2015.


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