Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, is a member of the British royal family and the only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. She is also the only living granddaughter of George V, a niece of Edward VIII and George VI, and a first cousin of Elizabeth II. Alexandra's mother was also a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Elizabeth II, making her both a second cousin and first cousin once removed of King Charles III.

1936Ismail Merchant, Indian-English director and producer (died 2005)^[†]

Ismail Merchant was an Indian Memon film producer. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included film director James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Together they made film adaptations from the novels of E.M. Forster and Henry James. Merchant received the BAFTA Award for Best Film for A Room with a View (1985), and Howards End (1992). He received Academy Award nominations for Best Live Action Short Film for The Creation of a Woman (1959) and for Best Picture for A Room with a View (1985), Howards End (1992), and The Remains of the Day (1993).

Headlines from December 25, 1936

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No Signs of Progress; CHINA BIDS REBELS FREE CHIANG TODAY

DICKINSON RESIGNS AS CUMMINGS AIDE; Framer and Defender of Important New Deal Acts Will Go to Private Law Practice.

Ill Pope Makes Broadcast; Calls for Campaign on Reds; In His Speech, Parts of Which Are Delivered Weakly, the Pontiff Sees in Spain the Fate Being Prepared for Europe. POPE MAKES PLEA FOR DRIVE ON REDS

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