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Ogilvy, James – was page to King George VI

January 9, 2024 by Grantham Matters Leave a Comment

James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy (1934 – 2024)

Hon. James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy was born in 1934,  the son of David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Marie Bridget Coke.

He married, firstly, Magdalen Jane Ruth Ducas, daughter of Robert Ducas and Magdalen Mary Charlotte Stourton, in 1959. They divorced in 1980.

He married, secondly, Lady Caroline Child-Villiers, daughter of George Francis Child-Villiers, 9th Earl of the Island of Jersey and Patricia Kenneth Richards, in 1980.

James was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

He held the office of Page of Honour to HM King George VI between 1947 and 1951.

He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1952 in the Scots Guards.

He was a partner of Rowe and Pitman (stockbrokers.)

The family lived at Sedgebrook Manor, near Grantham.

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