Alexandra Aitken

Uttrang Kaur Khalsa (born Alexandra Aitken in 14 June 1980), also known earlier as Ali Aitken, is a British citizen and a former socialite. She is the daughter of former British government Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken. Brought up in luxurious life-style, she became famous when she posed naked for GQ magazine. In 2010, she married Inderjot Singh, a Sikh man, and converted to Sikhism.

Early life

Alexandra Aitken was born on 14 June 1980.[1][2] She is 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.[3] She has a twin sister Victoria, a brother William and a half-sister Petrina Khashoggi. Her relation to Khashoggi was revealed in 1998 through a DNA test.[3] Aitken went to The King's School, Canterbury. She graduated in fine arts.[1] She had a luxurious lifestyle, which ended when her father was convicted of perjury in 1999. Aitken family's property was sold to pay the legal fees. Lolicia and Victoria Aitken moved to Switzerland and US, respectively. Alexandra Aitken remained in London and became a socialite. In 2002, she posed naked for GQ magazine along with her half sister Khashoggi. In 2004, she appeared in the movie Enduring Love.[4][5] Later, she moved to Hollywood to offer psychic readings and teach yoga.[4]

Marriage

In 2007, Aitken started teaching Kundalini yoga and that time she also started studying Sikhism. She changed her name to Harvinder Kaur Khalsa.[6] In 2010 at Gurdwara Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, she met Inderjot Singh, a Sikh man of the Nihang order. On 28 October 2010, they got married in a secret wedding in Rayya near Amritsar, Punjab, India.[6][7] From Aitken's family, only her sister Victoria was present at the wedding. Her parents were initially upset and shocked to learn about her marriage.[7] After marriage, Aitken converted to Sikhism and started sporting Sikh religious symbols known as Panj Kakars (The Five Ks).[6] However, according to her, she did not convert because of her husband. She again changed her name to Uttrang Kaur Khalsa.[6] She moved to Bani, Uttar Pradesh with her husband. She also became a teetotal and a vegan.[8] In January 2013, she was reported to have been separated from husband, but continue to adopt Sikhism.[7] In 2015, her father confirmed that the marriage was over. As of January 2015, she is living in a guest house in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ਸਿੰਘਣੀ ਸਜੀ ਉਤਰੰਗ ਕੌਰ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਅਣਵਿਆਹੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ" (in Punjabi). Punjabi Tribune. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alexandra Aitken". The Peerage. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kelly, Tom (2 June 2011). "It's hard living with the stigma of being Jonathan Aitken's love child, says Petrina Khashoggi". Daily Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Alexandra Aitken: From party girl to super-Sikh". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Has Jonathan Aitken's socialite daughter Alexandra split from her Sikh warrior husband after just three years?". Daily Mail (DMG Media). 8 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Aitken, Alexandra (2 February 2011). "Why I swapped my party girl lifestyle to marry a Sikh warrior". Daily Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Now so alone, the socialite who wed a Sikh warrior: Just as cynics feared, they've split – but Jonathan Aitken's girl Alexandra clings on to her Indian dream". Daily Mail (DMG Media). 23 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.