The younger royal who rebelled 30 years earlier than Megxit – in a rubber swimsuit
- Marina Ogilvy is the niece of the Duke of Kent
- She was pictured again within the royal fold on the current Windsor memorial service
If the late Queen Elizabeth appeared outwardly unmoved by the turmoil of Megxit and her grandson’s criticisms of the Royal Family, maybe that ought to have been no shock.
The Queen had seen all of it earlier than – as Ingrid Seward explains in her new biography of Elizabeth and King Charles III. And one episode from 30 years in the past stands out specifically.
Marina Ogilvy, who rebelled towards her privileged upbringing, received ‘Rear of the Year’ in 1991
Marina Ogilvy and her boyfriend – later husband – freelance photographer Paul Mowatt. She was persuaded to comply with a church marriage ceremony to spare the emotions of the Royal Family
Marina’s story was performed out within the nationwide media, to the misery of her household
Marina’s ordeal grew to become a nationwide sensation. She broke down in tears as she was interviewed on tv
Just married, Marina Mowatt, daughter of Princess Alexandra and Sir Angus Ogilvy and husband Paul in 1990
That was when Marina Ogilvy, an amazing granddaughter of George V and a niece of the Duke of Kent, determined to strike out in vibrant fashion.
As the daughter of the late Sir Angus and Alexandra Ogilvy, Marina is extraordinarily well-connected.
Alexandra’s brothers are Princes Edward and Michael of Kent; the three siblings have been first cousins of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Marina can also be a Goddaughter of King Charles III.
By 1989, nonetheless, Marina had launched into a relationship with Paul Mowatt a photographer of whom, sadly, her dad and mom didn’t approve.
She fell pregnant – and deserted a spot to check on the prestigious Guildhall School of Music to maneuver in along with her lover.
‘Marina’s dad and mom have been livid when confronted with the information,’ writes Seward in My Mother and I – the within story of the King and our late Queen.
‘Their disappointment in their talented daughter was heightened by the worry of what effect Marina’s behaviour would have on the Royal Family.
‘According to Marina, her mother told her to have an abortion or get married.’
Instead, says Seward, Marina offered her story and made quite a lot of ‘hysterical’ accusations, together with that she had been minimize off by her dad and mom and thrown out of her house.
She appeared on tv begging her dad and mom to get in contact along with her.
And in 1990, she posed for {a magazine} carrying a rubber soar swimsuit and a crown, surrounded by corgis.
‘This,’ she claimed at one level, ‘is the dark side of the royal family we are experiencing now.
‘The other side of the postcard is just for tourists.’
Marina and Paul Mowatt divorced in 1997 after seven years of marriage and two kids, Zenouska and Christian.
Life grew to become exhausting for Marina – by royal requirements, a minimum of.
At one level it was revealed she was counting on state advantages, together with assist with the hire for her grace-and-favour cottage in Windsor Great Park, prompting expressions of concern from Prince Charles.
Over the years, nonetheless, Marina has repaired her relationships and reverted to her maiden title and right now, at 57, is a instructor and musician.
She was current with the opposite royals, seated on the entrance row alongside her mom, on the current memorial service for the late King Constantine of Greece.
A household tree displaying the descendants of George, Duke of Kent, together with Marina Ogilvy
Today, Marina leads a really completely different life. She is pictured, second from left, on the entrance row at St George’s Chapel alongside her mom, Alexandra Ogilvy and surrounded by different members of the Royal Family
Princess Alexandra follows the coffin of her husband Sir Angus Ogilvy with their daughter Marina, third from the left on the again, son James and granddaughter Zenouska Mowatt
Princess Alexandra and her daughter Marina arrive at St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle for Thanksgiving Service for the Queen’s eightieth Birthday
Zenouska Mowatt, the daughter of Marina and granddaughter of Princess Alexandra
Princess Alexandra, and Zenouska Mowatt, Marina’s daughter, depart Westminster Abbey following the service of celebration for The Lady Elizabeth Shakerley in 2022
If she seems to have little curiosity in publicity, who may blame her?
As Seward places it, Marina’s youthful defiance had ‘echoes of the Duke and duchess of Sussex some 30 years later.
‘The Queen made no secret of her displeasure.
‘Several years later, Lady Elizabeth Anson was going through the Queen’s Christmas card listing along with her after they got here to Marina’s title.
‘I believe not,’ the Queen mentioned, and put a line by it.
