Princess Alexandra's husband was also a part of British nobility; according to The Guardian, Sir Angus Ogilvy was son of the Earl and Countess of Airlie. The two were married to national fanfare at Westminster Abbey in 1963 with 200 million people watching the event on TV (per The Telegraph). They had two children, James and Marina, who aren't involved in royal life. And it was quite the public scandal in Britain when her daughter Marina got pregnant before she was married in 1989, with Marina refusing to marry her boyfriend until after the baby was born and telling the world that her parents had cut off her cash because of it, while Princess Alexandra and her husband denied that story (via The Associated Press).

Princess Alexandra supports over 100 organizations as president or patron, including a focus on work for the blind, mental health care, palliative care, international aid, and the arts — she's a big fan of classical music and opera (via The Royal Household). While she may be less well known than some other royals nowadays, in her heyday, Ralph G. Martin (author of the book Charles and Diana) called her "easily one of the most popular of the royals, a woman of unstuffy charm and classic beauty, regal in presence but highly accessible" (via the LA Times).