, ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁producer ▁and ▁former ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁Gu ards , ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁until ▁their ▁divor ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁after ▁his ▁affair ▁with ▁the ▁actress ▁Jo ely ▁Richard son . ▁With ▁St ir ling , ▁R igg ▁has ▁a ▁daughter , ▁actress ▁Rach ael ▁St ir ling , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁R igg ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁femin ism , ▁saying ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁" W omen ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁stronger ▁position ▁than ▁men ." ▁ ▁R igg ▁is ▁a ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁International ▁Care ▁& ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁public ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁char ity ' s ▁child ▁spons or ship ▁scheme . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St ir ling , ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁rather ▁than ▁executive ▁role , ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁James ▁N aught ie ▁when ▁her ▁ten - year ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁ended ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Park inson , ▁who ▁first ▁interview ed ▁R igg ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁des irable ▁woman ▁he ▁ever ▁met , ▁who ▁" rad i ated ▁a ▁l ustr ous ▁beauty ". ▁A ▁sm oker ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁R igg ▁was ▁still ▁sm oking