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Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg, RE, formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark (née Manley; born 30 June 1964), is the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the younger brother of King Frederik X of Denmark. She was born in Hong Kong, and is of mixed Asian and European ancestry. She was introduced to Prince Joachim in 1994.
Alexandra (right) was an enthusiastic amateur photographer. [50] This photograph of her with her daughter Victoria is from Queen Alexandra's Christmas gift book, which was published in 1908 to raise money for charities. Despite being queen, Alexandra's duties changed little, and she kept many of the same retainers.
The title is an allusion to Alexandra's marriage to Prince Joachim of Denmark which took place in the Frederiksborg Palace Church. [ 2 ] The title was created by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on her birthday of 16 April 2005, and was conferred with the accompanying rank of 1st class in the Danish order of precedence , thus entitling Alexandra ...
Joachim and his first wife, now the Countess of Frederiksborg, received 13 million DKK collected by the people of Denmark as a national gift, reserved for restoration of the estate. [4] The restoration was completed in 1999. The couple was divorced in 2005, whereupon Countess Alexandra moved with their two sons to Copenhagen.
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A day before her death, Alexandra reportedly suffered a seizure at 11:00 am. [5] By 1:00 pm on 20 November, members of her family – including her three daughters (the Queen of Norway, the Princess Royal, and Princess Victoria) and her grandson Prince Henry – had arrived, after which she became unconscious. [5]
Princess Alexandra of Denmark may also refer to: Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870–1891), Danish princess by birth; Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921–1993), queen consort of Yugoslavia and Danish princess by birth; Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (born 1964), formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark by marriage to Prince Joachim ...
Portrait of Alexandra of Denmark is an 1864 portrait painting by the German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter. [1] [2] [3] It depicts Alexandra of Denmark, then Princess of Wales as the wife of the future Edward VII. Alexandra had arrived in Britain from her native Denmark the previous year for her wedding.