Alexandra of Hanover, the most reserved of the Monaco princesses

At the last Rose Ball on Saturday, March 25, 2023, Alexandra of Hanover appeared alongside her mother and her three half-brothers and sister (Andrea, Charlotte and Pierre Casiraghi), all dressed in black. Sobriety of style, not without elegance, which suits the 23-year-old princess with a discreet personal life.

Because while we regularly see him in the front row of fashion shows or next to his mother, Princess Carolina of Monaco, the youngest of the prince siblings stays out of the spotlight. Indeed, the young girl announced to the Spanish magazine that in 2020 willwanting a “normal life”.

In the video, Camille Gottlieb, Grace of Monaco’s other granddaughter

Conversion to Catholicism

The daughter of Caroline of Monaco and Prince Ernst August of Hanover inherited dual monarchical status. Granddaughter of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly, she is tenth in line to the throne. However, it is unlikely that he will ever be crowned. Indeed, Monegasque law provides for the complete loss of his hereditary rights if a descendant of his uncle, Albert II, ascends the throne. A practically recorded scenario, because the latter’s eldest son, Jacques, is the hereditary prince.

On her father’s side, the young woman is descended from both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Christian IX of Denmark. A delegation that also allowed him to be 444th in line to the British throne… until he converted to Catholicism in 2018.

Skating and perfectionism

But whatever the path to the throne, Caroline of Monaco’s daughter doesn’t seem to be dreaming of a royal life. In an interview with Telva, she said that although she was aware of her privileges, she was “not aware of her status as a princess”. Attached to the idea of ​​merit, he reveals himself on the frozen ground of the ice rinks. 2011 He is second in his category at the tenth Monaco figure skating championship held in March, he says. You have to work as hard as everyone else.”

In this same interview, the only one he gave to the press, he explained his attraction to the sport. “It might sound a little frivolous, skating also has this part of the hyper-aesthetic, the beauty of the spectacle.” With this theme, he evokes practically the academic research he likes to do, to create a character and stage design before each competition. And for the outfit, he adds. “I like fashion, so it’s an aspect I haven’t neglected.”

Used to parades

Indeed, like her mother, from whom she admits she borrows her clothes, her passion for fashion and haute couture is unwavering. Seen in the four corners of the globe, in the front row of the parades of great houses, she is regularly spotted in impeccable outfits. magazine in July 2021 fashion placing her in second place in the ranking of the best-dressed princesses.

A passion she would like to pursue, “dedicating herself to something related to art or fashion.”

romance

The young woman at heart is in a relationship with German Ben Sylvester Strautmann, a basketball player and DJ whom she has known since she was 16 years old. Marriage is not in sight for the young couple, who currently live long distance between London and New York.

First class

Princess Alexandra also turns out to be a bibliophile, movie buff and music lover. The political science and philosophy student at the prestigious Columbia University in New York mentions her academic readings on her GoodReads page: Arendt, Barthes, Camus, Plato… But the young woman is also interested in the latter’s feminist writings. wave (The independent womanby Simone de Beauvoir), to Patti Smith and Jane Fonda, whose biographies she read, to modern French literature in the text, such as Yoga A trilogy by Emmanuel Carr or Susan Collins, The hunger games. In his interview he quotes The Heart Catcher: J.D. by Salinger and The unbearable lightness of being by Milan Kundera as his favorite books.

On this same occasion, he also awakens his musical and cinematographic preferences. He admits. “My favorite decades in music and fashion are the 1950s and 60s, I even wanted to have a themed party. madmen, but only my best friend, who is an avid movie buff, and I were motivated.” Asked about the Rolling Stones, he said he preferred Mick Jagger before qualifying. “I admit that Anita Pallenberg (model and actress, sometimes nicknamed “The Sixth Stones” due to her romantic relationships with three band members, editor’s note;) has a lot of style.” Definitely rock ‘n’ roll flavor for the young princess, who hasn’t given an interview since, sticking to her unchanging reserve.