David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie

David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC, JP (17 May 1926 – 26 June 2023) was a Scottish landowner, soldier, banker and peer.

[1] He served as a page to his father at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937.

He also had a home at Sloane Court West in Chelsea, London, where at the time of his death he lived full-time.

[11][12] Airlie's tenure as Lord Chamberlain saw times of turbulence for the monarchy, including Queen Elizabeth II's annus horribilis, with the 1992 Windsor Castle fire and the separations and subsequent divorces of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of York, and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in August 1997.

[13] Lord Airlie's ancestral home in Tayside was Cortachy Castle near the ancient burgh of Kirriemuir, Angus.

However, in 2014, Lord and Lady Airlie moved out of Cortachy Castle, and their eldest son, who now manages the property, is considering the future of the residence.

Per his request, representatives from Scouts Scotland, of which he was president were present during his funeral and lined the street as his coffin was transported to the local Cortachy cemetery for internment.

A memorial service was held on 15 November 2023 in the Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and was attended by King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

[20] He was portrayed by actor Martin Turner in the fifth season of The Crown in which he was depicted managing the divorce of the Prince (Dominic West) and Princess of Wales (Elizabeth Debicki).

He was again portrayed by Turner in the sixth season of the series, planning the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales and for Operation London Bridge.

Airlie, front right, as Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers at the opening of the new Scottish Parliament building, October 2004