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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Alexandra Christina Manley was created Countess of Frederiksborg (Grevinde af Frederiksborg) by Queen Margrethe II on April 16, 2005, eight days after her divorce from Prince Joachim. The title refers to her marriage to the prince which took place in the castle's chapel.
Examples are former husbands or wives of a royal prince or princess, including Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, following her divorce from Prince Joachim of Denmark. Likewise, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg , who lost his succession rights to the Swedish throne and discontinued use of his royal titles in 1946 when he married the ...
After their divorce, Prince Joachim and Countess Alexandra shared joint custody of Felix and his older brother Prince Nikolai. The prince attended pre-school at the Garnison Church in Copenhagen, and at age six, followed in the footsteps of his father, brother and uncle at Krebs School in Østerbro . [ 3 ]
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 ...