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On This Day In History 25 December 1936 ◼ Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy was born. ◼ Princess Alexandra was born on 25 December 1936 at 3 Belgrave Square, London. ◼ Her parents were Prince George, Duke of Kent (the fourth son of King George V & Queen Mary) & Princess Marina of Greece & Denmark, a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark & Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. ◼ She was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra; her grandmother, Princess Nicholas of Greece & Denmark; & both of her maternal aunts, Countess Karl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach & Princess Paul of Yugoslavia. She received the name Christabel because she was born on Christmas Day, like her aunt by marriage, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. ➡ Her birth was the last to have the tradition of having the Home Secretary present to verify the birth of potential heirs to the throne. Secretary Sir John Simon was present & was the last to do this. ◼ As a male-line granddaughter of the British monarch, she was styled as a British princess with the prefix Her Royal Highness. ◼ At the time of her birth, she was sixth in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her cousins Elizabeth & Princess Margaret, her uncle the Duke of Gloucester, her father the Duke of Kent, & her elder brother Prince Edward. She was born two weeks after the abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII. #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1936 #PrincessAlexandra #LadyOgilvy #TheHonourableLadyOgilvy #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #D25Dec #Royalhistory #onthisday #instahistory #instaroyals #History #Belgravesquare #London (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gvt32Ab3y/?igshid=x7adjyxkzyfj

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On This Day In History . 25 December 1936 . ◼ Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy was born. . . ◼ Princess Alexandra was born on 25 December 1936 at 3 Belgrave Square, London. . ◼ Her parents were Prince George, Duke of Kent (the fourth son of King George V & Queen Mary) & Princess Marina of Greece & Denmark, a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark & Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. . ◼ She was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra; her grandmother, Princess Nicholas of Greece & Denmark; & both of her maternal aunts, Countess Karl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach & Princess Paul of Yugoslavia. She received the name Christabel because she was born on Christmas Day, like her aunt by marriage, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. . ◼ Her birth was the last to have the tradition of having the Home Secretary present to verify the birth of potential heirs to the throne. Secretary Sir John Simon was present & was the last to do this. . ◼ As a male-line granddaughter of the British monarch, she was styled as a British princess with the prefix Her Royal Highness. . ◼ At the time of her birth, she was sixth in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her cousins Elizabeth & Princess Margaret, her uncle the Duke of Gloucester, her father the Duke of Kent, & her elder brother Prince Edward. She was born two weeks after the abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1936 #PrincessAlexandra #LadyOgilvy #TheHonourableLadyOgilvy #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #London #Princess #ChristmasDay #BritishMonarchy #D25Dec Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br0nRa2lMaH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=707ikmgb5n04