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August 17, 2024
Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, British countess (born 1933)
Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie
Virginia Fortune Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II. She was born in London to an American family, and grew up in the United States before returning to the United Kingdom. In 1973, she became the first American to be a lady-in-waiting.
August 17
August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.