Uttrang Kaur Khalsa

Uttrang Kaur Khalsa (born Alexandra Aitken; 14 March 1980), also known earlier as Ally Aitken, is a former British model and socialite. She is a yoga teacher and translates Sikh and Hindu scriptures. She is the daughter of former British government Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken, the great grand-daughter of John Maffey,1st Baron Rugby, and the great-great niece of newspaper magnate and war-time minister Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook.

Alexandra Uttrang Khalsa
Aitken speaking at a conference
Born
Alexandra Aitken

(1980-03-14) 14 March 1980
Lausanne, Switzerland
EducationThe King's School
Occupation
  • Translator
  • Yoga teacher
  • Poet

In 2010, she became a Sikh. After becoming a Sikh, Aitken adopted the name of Uttrang Kaur Khalsa as part of her religion.

Early life

Alexandra Aitken was born on 14 March 1980.[1][2] Upon Aitken's birth in Lausanne, US President Richard Nixon sent flowers to her mother Lolitza. His security team and the Swiss police used the delivery to practice the emergency protocol for escorting an injured Head of State to the hospital, closing roads for the delivery.[3]

She is the daughter of former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and former British government Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken and his first wife Lolicia Aitken. She has a twin sister Victoria, a brother William, and a half-sister Petrina Khashoggi. Alexandra attended The King's School, Canterbury, where she acted as a server and school sacresten in Canterbury Cathedral, carrying altar candles. She graduated in fine arts.[1] and won the school art prize. She attended The Hampshire School in England and also a school in France which is (at its foundation) a ballet school. Her family were political hosts, frequently hosting prayer breakfasts and political think-tank parties at their home in London.

After Aitken's father was sent to prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice, he was declared bankrupt and her mother and sister left the country.[4]

Career

Aitken remained in London and became part of a "Sloaney" socialite set alongside Lady Victoria Hervey and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.[4] In 2002, Aitken posed naked for GQ magazine, along with her half-sister Khashoggi.[4] In 2004, she appeared in the movie Enduring Love.[4][5] and she had two lines in the 2007 film Atonement.[4]

Aitken later left London, and lived in Hollywood where she offered psychic readings and taught yoga.[4]

She now translates Sikh and Hindu scriptures into English, is a yogini, and poet. Aitken also runs a business, 1Terra, focused on advising people on climate change, and joining in on programmes like tree-planting.

Personal life

In 2011, she 'married'[note 1] Inderjot Singh, a Sikh warrior she met while travelling in India.[4][6] They moved to the Punjab village of Bani[7] but had separated by 2013.[8] She now resides near Canterbury. She is a vegetarian and practising Sikh.

References
  1. "ਸਿੰਘਣੀ ਸਜੀ ਉਤਰੰਗ ਕੌਰ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਅਣਵਿਆਹੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ". Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. "Alexandra Aitken". The Peerage. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. Aitken, Jonathan (2003). Pride and Perjury: An Autobiography. A&C Black. p. 72.
  4. "The astonishing conversion of the Aitken girls". The Independent. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. "Enduring Love (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes (Flixster). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. Soames, Gemma (6 February 2011). "The It girl's big fat Sikh wedding". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. Harper, Tom (29 August 2012). "Alexandra Aitken girl: My sister's marriage is fine". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. Eden, Richard (6 October 2013). "Jonathan Aitken's daughter Alexandra splits up with Indian husband". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

Notes
      1. Aitken said in an interview that the marriage wasn't official/recorded. Interview in References section
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