Granddaughter of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier: Who is Princess Alexandra of Hanover?

Her full name is Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia... And her official name is Princess Alexandra.

Alexandra is the youngest of Princess Caroline's four children from two different marriages.

ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

Alexandra, who is increasingly coming to the fore among the monarchy families in Europe, is the only child of Princess Caroline of Monaco from her marriage to her third husband, Prince Ernst August von Hannover.

Princess Alexandra of Hanover (Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia; born 20 July 1999) is a Monegasque figure skater and the fourth child of Princess Caroline of Monaco and the third of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover. 

In addition to all this, Charlotte, who is described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, is the half-sibling of Andrea and Pierre Casiraghi, who were born from the same mother but different fathers.

Let's close this chain of relatives by saying that Prince Albert, who currently sits on the throne of Monaco, is the young girl's uncle. Because the further back we go in the family tree, the longer the list gets.

SHE WENT TO WATCH A FASHION SHOW WITH HER SISTER

Alexandra has been on the agenda of the world press for the last week. The reason for this is Paris Fashion Week, where she was a guest with her older sister Charlotte.

Her mother Caroline's youngest daughter, who once graced magazine covers and newspaper headlines with her beauty and love life, is now grown up and standing on her own feet. She even has a unique army of photographers following her around.

Princess Alexandra was one of the most interesting guests at Paris Fashion Week, where she went to watch a fashion show held last week.

Apart from her identity, the fact that she was wearing a black dress that her mother Caroline wore 34 years ago was also talked about a lot.

DANCING ON ICE

All this aside, 24-year-old Alexandra has really attracted the attention of both the world public and the world press lately. One reason for this is the life path the young girl chose for herself.

Although she occasionally took part in some activities on behalf of the family due to her parents' position, Alexandra charted a different path for herself.

It is not possible to see such a choice in monarchy families. Alexandra is an artistic ice dancer.

What led her to this path that brings art and sports together was a pair of ice skates she was given as a gift when she was 10 years old.

After that, Alexandra suddenly found herself on ice rinks. She obviously had talent in this regard, because when she was 11 years old, she participated in a championship held among her peers in Toulon, France.

When she was 12, she took to the rink in a figure skating competition held in Monaco. She came second in this competition.

Taking ice skating a little further, Alexandra represented her country at the European Youth Olympics in 2015.

HER AUNT'S DAUGHTER IS ALSO A ATHLETE: Now let's open a parenthesis here... Alexandra is not the only member of the Grimaldi family, the top family of the Principality of Monaco, who is so closely interested in sports. Her aunt's daughter, Pauline Ducruet, is also a swimmer. 29-year-old Pauline represented her country in the trampoline jumping competitions at the Youth Olympics years ago.

SHE IS YOUNG BUT SHE HAD A LONG RELATIONSHIP

After closing the parenthesis, let's continue telling about Princess Alexandra, who once lived a life full of storms.

Alexandra's life is also under the spotlight because she belongs to such a prominent family and, of course, she is a young girl now.

The young girl has been in a romantic relationship with Ben-Sylvester Strautmann for some time. Apparently, her family has already accepted him, and the young man also appears with Alexandra at events where the Monaco Princely family takes part.

Ben-Sylvester Strautmann belongs to a wealthy German family. The young man, who grew up in Monaco, appeared in front of the camera for the first time with the whole family at an event with Alexandra in 2017. She is also a regular at the Grimaldi family's traditional Rose Ball.

HER MOTHER AND FATHER SEPARATED WAYS

It looks like Alexandra will attract much more public and press attention in the coming years. From the outside, it seems that she lives a very calm and happy life.

But from the perspective of her mother, Caroline, and her father, Ernst August, things are not that calm.

Princess Caroline could not find happiness in this third marriage either. In 2009, she parted ways with Alexandra's father, Ernst August, whom she married in 1999. Caroline returned to her home country, Monaco, to continue her life.

Ernst August, who was alleged to have cheated on Caroline for a while, came to the fore with the claim that he found a new lover in 2021. According to allegations at that time, Ernst August was having an affair with a socialite named Claudia Stilianopoulos.

HER MOTHER GREW OLD UNHAPPY

Princess Caroline's second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, the father of her three children, died in an accident in a boat race in 1990.

The accident happened in front of Caroline, whose children were very young at the time. Having been in seclusion for a long time, Caroline reopened the doors of her heart to love with Ernst August, but she could not find what she was looking for in marriage either.

Caroline was married for the first time to Philip Junot between 1978 and 1980. Caroline's mother and father did not want Junot, who was known as one of the fastest womanizers of his time. But the marriage took place. The couple, who did not have children during this period, divorced two years later.

HER FATHER'S SCANDALS SHOCKED THE WORLD

Alexandra's father, Ernst August, had been involved in a series of scandals in recent years... And these were the kinds of events that sane people would not encounter.

Because Ernst August is remembered both for fighting with others in public places and for going to the toilet as soon as possible...

Yes, you read it right: Princess Caroline's ex-husband, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, was often seen urinating in public places.

One of these took place in 2000. The place where the incident took place was at the exit of the stand allocated to Turkey at the Expo 2000 Fair in Hannover, Germany.

Of course, this move turned into a big event. German newspaper Bild published Ernst August's footage. He claimed that this news was a lie and also insulted the Hannover representative of Bild newspaper on the phone.

But this was not the end for Ernst August. Ernst August repeated the same action in the garden of the hospital in Vöcklabruck, Austria, where his daughter Alexandra was born.