Jonathan Aitken’s girl Sikhs a new lifestyle . . .
Last updated at 2:04 AM on 27th October 2010
Old Etonian *Jonathan Aitken has made a career out of re-*inventing himself, from war correspondent and TV mogul to Tory MP and jailbird — and, last but by no means least, a born-again Christian.
Now his daughter Alexandra, twin sister of rap artist Victoria, has given herself a new identity. The one-time party girl and *budding actress has changed her name and her lifestyle.
She is now known by the Sikh name *Harvinder Kaur Khalsa after embracing *eastern spirituality.
Her new moniker — Kaur means princess in Punjabi — comes after Alexandra, 29, whose father is the nephew of the great *newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook, abandoned the bustling London social scene two years ago to move to California, where she began *studying yoga. She later became a teacher of the art at a retreat in Los Angeles.
Her photograph appears on the website of Yoga West, the centre in LA where she teaches, together with the pictures of other *turbaned professional yogis. Says one Sikh: ‘The name Khalsa means you are a baptised Sikh, so she probably had a *baptism ceremony.’
The American move has had a profound effect on Ally — as her friends and family still know her. She has often said she would not enjoy a return to her previous life, claiming that her role as a yogi was always to be her ‘destiny’.
But while no doubt *concentrating on her newfound spiritual career, it appears that pretty Alexandra’s relocation has brought dividends to her romantic life.
For she has found love with the strapping Inderjot Singh, whom she is said to have met inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holy Sikh shrine, on one of her spiritual yoga voyages to India.
Only last week the couple announced they are to marry this month, with their nuptials spread out over two lavish weddings — one in India and one in Britain.
‘The announcement of the *wedding has been a little bit of a surprise, to say the least,’ a family friend tells us.
‘But all of Ally’s friends are thrilled for both her and Inderjot, since they are such a close and happy couple. The Aitken family simply cannot wait for the special occasion. With two weddings, there’ll be two lots of celebrations and plenty of cheer.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...andra-Sikhs-new-lifestyle-.html#ixzz13Y31h6LS
Last updated at 2:04 AM on 27th October 2010
Old Etonian *Jonathan Aitken has made a career out of re-*inventing himself, from war correspondent and TV mogul to Tory MP and jailbird — and, last but by no means least, a born-again Christian.
Now his daughter Alexandra, twin sister of rap artist Victoria, has given herself a new identity. The one-time party girl and *budding actress has changed her name and her lifestyle.
She is now known by the Sikh name *Harvinder Kaur Khalsa after embracing *eastern spirituality.
Her new moniker — Kaur means princess in Punjabi — comes after Alexandra, 29, whose father is the nephew of the great *newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook, abandoned the bustling London social scene two years ago to move to California, where she began *studying yoga. She later became a teacher of the art at a retreat in Los Angeles.
Her photograph appears on the website of Yoga West, the centre in LA where she teaches, together with the pictures of other *turbaned professional yogis. Says one Sikh: ‘The name Khalsa means you are a baptised Sikh, so she probably had a *baptism ceremony.’
The American move has had a profound effect on Ally — as her friends and family still know her. She has often said she would not enjoy a return to her previous life, claiming that her role as a yogi was always to be her ‘destiny’.
But while no doubt *concentrating on her newfound spiritual career, it appears that pretty Alexandra’s relocation has brought dividends to her romantic life.
For she has found love with the strapping Inderjot Singh, whom she is said to have met inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holy Sikh shrine, on one of her spiritual yoga voyages to India.
Only last week the couple announced they are to marry this month, with their nuptials spread out over two lavish weddings — one in India and one in Britain.
‘The announcement of the *wedding has been a little bit of a surprise, to say the least,’ a family friend tells us.
‘But all of Ally’s friends are thrilled for both her and Inderjot, since they are such a close and happy couple. The Aitken family simply cannot wait for the special occasion. With two weddings, there’ll be two lots of celebrations and plenty of cheer.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...andra-Sikhs-new-lifestyle-.html#ixzz13Y31h6LS