Alexandra of Yugoslavia

Alexandra of Yugoslavia, born on March 25, 1921, was the last Queen of Yugoslavia, having married King Peter II. As the posthumous daughter of King Alexander of Greece and his morganatic wife, Aspasia Manos, she was not initially recognized as part of the Greek royal family. However, a law passed in July 1922 retroactively granted her the title of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, following a tumultuous political landscape that saw the Greek royal family exiled.

After spending her early years in Italy with her mother and grandmother, Alexandra pursued her education in the United Kingdom. Her studies were interrupted by illness, leading to her mother's decision to withdraw her from boarding school. The restoration of her uncle, King George II, in 1935 allowed Alexandra to return to Greece, but the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in 1940 forced her and her mother to relocate to Athens, and later to the United Kingdom as the Axis powers invaded Greece.

It was in London that Alexandra met King Peter II of Yugoslavia, who was also in exile. Their romance blossomed quickly, but opposition from Peter's mother and the Yugoslav government delayed their marriage until 1944. The couple welcomed their only son, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, a year later. However, their happiness was short-lived as the monarchy was abolished on November 29, 1945, leaving Alexandra without a crown and her husband struggling with alcoholism and infidelity.

As Peter II's behavior deteriorated, Alexandra faced her own battles with depression, neglecting her son and attempting suicide multiple times. Following Peter II's death in 1970, her health continued to decline, and she ultimately succumbed to cancer in 1993. Alexandra was laid to rest in the Royal Cemetery Plot in Tatoi, Greece, before her remains were transferred to the Royal Mausoleum of Oplenac in 2013.