Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie
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Virginia Fortune Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, DCVO (9 February 1933) is a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II. She is the daughter of John Barry Ryan and Margaret Kahn. On 23 October 1952, she married David Ogilvy, who in 1968 became Earl of Airlie. She has been a Lady of the Bedchamber since 1973. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1995.
As a Lady of the Bedchamber, she is one of the Queen's senior Ladies-in-Waiting, and attends the Queen on major occasions and overseas tours. In May, 2007, she accompanied Queen Elizabeth II on her trip to the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of England's first American settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. On May 7, 2007, she attended a state dinner at the White House, hosted by President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush.
She and the Earl have six children.
- The Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy (b. 13 August 1953)
- The Lady Jane Fortune Margaret Ogilvy (b. 24 June 1955)
- David John Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy (b. 9 March 1958)
- The Hon. Bruce Patrick Mark Ogilvy (b. 7 April 1959)
- The Lady Elizabeth Clementine Ogilvy (b. 4 June 1965)
- The Hon. Patrick Alexander Ogilvy (b. 24 March 1971)
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