Royal Profile: 20 Facts about Alexandra Moncada
- Alexandra Léopoldine Moncada was born 4 August 1998 as the elder of two children of Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Lady Moncada and Salvador Moncada {Source}.
- She is a granddaughter of King Leopold III & Princess Lilian
- She is a niece of King Albert II, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, elder siblings of her mother.
- She is a first cousin of King Philippe of Belgium {Source}.
- She is also a first cousin of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
- She has one younger brother {Source}:
- Leopoldo Daniel Moncada (2001)
- Alexandra is not in line for the Belgian throne nor is considered a member of the Belgian Royal Family due to the way her grandfather married her grandmother (religious ceremony before the civil ceremony).
- As she is considered a private citizen, she does not perform any royal functions.
- From my research, it appears she grew up rather normally in London.
- In February 2011, she joined her parents, brother, aunt Princess Léa , and stepcouisn, Renaud Bichara (Princess Lea's son from her 2nd marriage) for the premiere of the film, Léopold III, mon père{Source}.
- In December 2014, she took part in "Le Bal", also known as Le Bal des Debutantes{Source}. Also in attendance were Isabel Beatty (daughter of actors Warren Beatty & Annette Benning), Anna Cleveland van Ravenstein (daughter of model Pat Cleveland), among many others{Source}.
- Alexandra shares a birthday with
- From her mother's side, she has Belgian, French, German, and Portuguese ancestry.
- From her father's side, she has British and Honduran descent.
- From her father, she has two older half siblings:
- Claudia Regina Moncada (1966)
- Salvador Ernesto Moncada (1972-1982)
- It's likely she speaks English, French, Dutch and Spanish fluently.
- Her astrological sign is Leo.
- She is likely named;
- Alexandra: a name her parents liked.
- Léopoldine: Femine version of Léopold, for her maternal grandfather.
- She was three years and ten months old when her grandmother, Lilian, Princess of Réthy died.
- She was born almost 15 years after her grandfather died in 1983.
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