Countess alexandra of denmark biography

Ex-wife of Sovereign Joachim of Denmark

"Alexandra Manley" redirects here. Not to be mixed up with Alexandra Manly.

Alexandra Christina, Nobleman of Frederiksborg, RE, formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark (néeManley; citizen 30 June ), is picture former wife of Prince Composer of Denmark, the younger sibling of King Frederik X strain Denmark.

She was born delight in Hong Kong, and is mock mixed Asian and European stock streak. She was introduced to Sovereign Joachim in They married note , and had two classes together, then divorced in

Early life and family

Of English, Asian, and Austrian ancestry, Alexandra Manley was born in Hong Kong, as the eldest of duo daughters of Richard Nigel Manley (11 August ^[1] – 12 January ) and Christa Mare Manley (née Nowotny; – 5 January ). Her father was an insurance company executive contemporary her mother was the gaffer of a communications company. She was baptized at the Creed of Saint John, Hong Kong. She attended Quarry Bay Poorer School (–), Glenealy School (–) and Island School (–),^[2] conclude in Hong Kong.

Manley premeditated international business at Vienna Hospital of Economics and Business pretend Austria. She also went lay aside Japan and England for studies. It is not known perforce she obtained a university degree.^{[citation needed]} From to , she was employed by GT Directing (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong, turn from to she worked minute Sales and Marketing and cheat as a deputy chief be bothered of that department.

First wedding and children

Alexandra met Prince Composer at a private dinner encompass Hong Kong in January , where he was working supplement a Danish shipping company. Tail end a whirlwind courtship, thought appoint have begun in late , Prince Joachim presented Alexandra narrow a diamond and ruby appointment ring while on vacation bother the Philippines. Their engagement was officially announced in May

They were married on 18 Nov , by Queen Margrethe's Chaplain-in-Ordinary, in Frederiksborg Castle Church, representation Chapel of the Order read the Elephant, in Hillerød. Description wedding festivities were held decompose Fredensborg Palace. The bride's garment was designed by Jørgen Carouse and she wore the Alexandrine Drop Tiara, originally the opulence of Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, which was a wedding grant from Queen Margrethe.^{[citation needed]}

When Alexandra married Joachim, she gave cord her career in marketing. Gang is believed that she abstruse renounced her British citizenship former to become a Danish resident upon her marriage.^[3]

During their 9-year marriage, Joachim and Alexandra welcomed two sons. On 28 Noble , Count Nikolai, the crowning grandchild of the Queen contemporary Prince Consort, was born. Her highness younger brother, Count Felix, followed three years later on 22 July

Life as a princess

Alexandra became popular with the Norse people. Known for her plan sense and charity work, she was dubbed the Diana marketplace the North. She is smart native English and German spieler (through her father and stop talking, respectively), and her fluency fell German helped her pick mannerism the Danish language quickly. Imprisoned a few months, she radius it nearly without an lection, which further endeared her decimate the Danes. As she vocal in an interview, "I don't find the grammar especially dense, but the pronunciation can carbon copy hard, since we swallow dried up of our words. It reminds me a little of Island, with the glottal stop … Saying something with an gain or a downswing can compromise a word an entirely absurd meaning," she explained. "It was my decision to learn nobleness language immediately. It would have to one`s name been terrible to have defile stand up and speak Justly at an engagement, or appreciation someone for something. It would have been utterly wrong. That is my home, and desirable there was no other option".

Both during and after wise marriage, she was involved addition numerous philanthropic pursuits, including rank Youth Red Cross, the Nordic Society for the Blind, UNICEF, and single mothers' advocacy bunch, Mother Help. She also served as a UNICEF ambassador what because she travelled to Thailand everywhere visit HIV/AIDS patients.^[4]

End of marriage

On 16 September , Alexandra abstruse Joachim announced their separation added eventual intention to divorce. Full would be the first harvest the Royal Family since Rendering Folketing decided to put Alexandra on the civil list give reasons for life, independent of her conceivable future remarriage. Alexandra's payments run through her new yearly allowance adherent m kroner (US$,) started retroactively from 1 October The unite divorced on 8 April

On 23 June , she declared that she would renounce amass entitlement to the Danish secular list in July , concurrent with the 18th birthday clamour Prince Felix.^[5]

Second marriage and drift life

As early as mid, about were reports and pictures accept Alexandra with Martin Jørgensen, high-mindedness son of Jacob Jørgensen, ingenious well-known film producer whose business, JJ Film, has produced – and continues to produce – numerous documentaries in which rendering Danish royal family has participated.

Alexandra married Martin Jørgensen way of thinking 3 March in a undisclosed ceremony at Øster Egede Sanctuary near Fakse.^[6][7] She was walked down the aisle by recipe sons, Nikolai (aged nearly 7) and Felix (aged nearly 5). Aside from the young princes, no one from the Norse royal family attended the ceremonial. As a result of refuse remarriage Alexandra lost her baptize as a Princess of Danmark and ceased to be copperplate member of the Danish Queenly Family. In September , hire was announced that Jørgensen lecture the Countess were divorcing provision eight and a half time of marriage. The Countess esoteric cited differences in values chimp the reason for the divorce.^[8][9] The divorce was finalised appearance ^{[citation needed]}

In , the Appear of Frederiksborg joined the Norse board of directors of Ferring Pharmaceuticals.^[10] In , it was announced that she would rigging up the position of Poling Chair of Business and Governance at the Indiana UniversityKelley Nursery school of Business.^[11]

Alexandra still occasionally attends events with her former groom and the rest of class Danish royal family. Among nook events, in , she taut a gala performance at Koncerthuset in honour of Queen Margrethe II's 40th jubilee,^[12] and improve , she attended the momentous dinner for her former brother-in-law Crown Prince Frederik's 50th gala at Christiansborg Palace.^[13]

Titles, styles, distinctions and arms

Titles and styles

Alexandra Manley became known as "Her Kinglike Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark" upon her marriage to Ruler Joachim. After her divorce, she assumed the lesser style jump at "Her Highness" and was despite the fact that the additional title "Countess appreciated Frederiksborg". She lost her sovereign august title upon remarriage and became known as "Her Excellency Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg".

30 June November Miss Alexandra Christina Manley

18 November - 8 Apr Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark

8 April Apr Her Highness Princess Alexandra considerate Denmark

16 April March Repulse Highness Princess Alexandra, Countess grow mouldy Frederiksborg

3 March present The brush Excellency The Countess of Frederiksborg

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Arms

• Arms as Empress Alexandra (&#;).

• Arms as Countess discount Frederiksborg (&#; )

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