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'''Alexandra''' ({{wp|English}}: ''Alexandra Katharine Charles Nicole Lauren Elizabeth Thomas''; {{wp|German}}: ''Alexandra Kathrin Carl Nikole Laurens Elisabeth Thomas''; born 11 May 1996) is {{wp|Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Empress of the British}}. On 1 August 2019, she ascended to the {{wp|British}} throne following the voluntary abdication of her father [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor Thomas]], becoming the third {{wp|British}} empress regnant in history. As {{wp|Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Empress of the British}}, she is the official head of state of approximately nine independent nations.

Born in {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, {{wp|United States}} as the eldest child of [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor Thomas]] and the {{wp|American}} supermodel {{wp|Christy Turlington}}, Alexandra initially lived out the first three years of her life with her mother in the {{wp|United States}} before later permanently moving to the {{wp|United Kingdom}} at the age of three. Generally considered to be one of the most talented female footballers in the world, in her youth, Alexandra enjoyed a somewhat successful career as a striker for {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}}, with whom she won the {{wp|Women's Super League}} a total of seven times, the {{wp|Women's FA Cup}} thrice, the {{wp|FA Women's League Cup}} six times, and the {{wp|UEFA Women's Champions League}} twice during which she became both the {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|club}}'s and the {{wp|Women's Super League}}'s leading goalscorer with 107 goals in 98 total appearances, the second-most goalscorer in the {{wp|UEFA Women's Champions League}} behind {{wp|Ada Hegerberg}} with 53 goals, as well as holding the joint record for the most goals scored in a {{wp|UEFA Women's Champions League}} season (15) and the sole record for the most goals scored in a {{wp|Women's Super League}} season (25). Moreover, during a brief two-year period, Alexandra also enjoyed a relatively successful career with the {{wp|National Women's Soccer League}} side {{wp|OL Reign|Seattle Reign FC}}, with whom she won the {{wp|NWSL Championship}} in 2014. Meanwhile, on the international level, Alexandra was a member of the {{wp|England women's national football team|England women's national team}}, with whom she won the {{wp|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015}} and {{wp|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019}} {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cups}} and the {{wp|UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}, their first few major titles, while also having won the {{wp|2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}} and finishing as runners-up in the {{wp|2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}} with the {{wp|England women's national under-20 football team|under-20 squad}}. With 84 goals scored in 71 appearances, she is the leading all-time female goalscorer for {{wp|England}} and is one of only two female players to have scored a hat-trick in a {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cup}} final alongside compatriot {{wp|Georgia Stanway}}. In addition, she is also the leading all-time goalscorer in the {{wp|UEFA Women's Championship}} with 12 goals and the second-highest all-time goalscorer in the {{wp|World Cup}} (men or women) with 21 goals. A three-time {{wp|Ballon d'Or Féminin}} winner, Alexandra was an instrumental figure in the foundation of the award and later won its inaugural edition in 2015 before following it up with two further wins in 2017 and 2019, becoming both its youngest winner at nineteen and the one with the most awards won to date (3). The [[Alexandra Trophy]], awarded to the best-performing female player under the age of 21, is named after her.

Over the first two years of her reign, the period was marked by a temporary regency led by her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}. However, beginning from the end of her regency in August 2019, Alexandra's reign has since come to be marked by several notable events including the {{wp|COVID-19}} pandemic, {{wp|Black Lives Matters}} protests, political crises, and {{wp|Russia}}'s {{wp|Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion}} of {{wp|Ukraine}} in February 2022. Moreover, her reign has also been a period of considerable success for {{wp|England}} in football with both the {{wp|England national football team|men}}'s and {{wp|Lionesses|women}}'s national teams being mutually successful on the international stage.

At 27 years old, Alexandra is both the youngest reigning monarch and the youngest serving state leader in the world as well as being just one of only three empress regnants in the world alongside {{wp|Romania}}'s {{wp|Margareta of Romania|Queen Margareta}} and {{wp|Japan}}'s [[Akiko|Empress Akiko]]. Since October 2019, she has served as honorary president of {{wp|Premier League}} club {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} and is the sister of professional footballers [[William Carter]] and [[Prince Richard of Hanover|Prince Richard]]. 

==Early Life==
[[File:Estate.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The {{wp|Margaretha House}}, a country estate privately owned by the {{wp|British royal family}} and located in the region of {{wp|Upstate New York}}. Built in the 1940s, it has served as a private retreat for {{wp|British}} royals in the {{wp|United States}} and is named after {{wp|Princess Margaretha of Sweden}}, the second wife of [[Frederick, King of the British|King Frederick]]]]
Born on 11 May 1996 at the {{wp|Margaretha House}}, a country estate belonging to the {{wp|British royal family}} in {{wp|Skaneateles (town), New York|Skaneateles}}, {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, Alexandra was the eldest child of [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas, Prince of Wales]] and the {{wp|American}} supermodel {{wp|Christy Turlington}}. Conceived in the midst of her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}'s university studies in the {{wp|United States}}, she was her parents' firstborn child but her [[Thomas, King of the British|father]]'s third overall with her two half-siblings from the latter's previous relationship with actress {{wp|Lynda Carter}} preceding her. Nonetheless, in the first few minutes that followed, news of the princess's birth quickly circulated and soon became a source of great celebrations worldwide particularly in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} where she would set to become its first empress regnant in over a century. 

Upon baptism, she was named Alexandra Katharine Charles Nicole Lauren Elizabeth Thomas, with her first name, meaning "defender of men", was deliberately chosen to signify her future role as her country's empress regnant while her following middle names, in no particular order, were intended as tributes to the royal's maternal grandmother {{wp|Maria Elizabeth Turlington}}, the {{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}, a close and lifelong friend of her paternal grandparents, her paternal grandparents [[Charles the Great|Emperor Charles III]] and {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Empress Lauren}}, followed by her own parents, the future [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]] and {{wp|Christy Turlington|Empress}}. Meanwhile, her godparents included {{wp|US}} Senator {{wp|Ted Kennedy}}, {{wp|Prime Minister of Israel}} {{wp|Shimon Peres}}, along with singers {{wp|Frank Sinatra|Frank}} and {{wp|Nancy Sinatra}}, {{wp|George Michael}}, and {{wp|Elton John}}. In addition to this, the star-studded list also included {{wp|Hollywood}} celebrities {{wp|Sean Connery}}, {{wp|Hugh Grant}}, {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}, and {{wp|Elizabeth Taylor}}, along with the rest of the "big five" supermodels. Aside from this, Alexandra also boasts a fairly rich ethnic background, being of {{wp|English}}, {{wp|German}}, and {{wp|Romanian}} descent through her paternal ancestors but otherwise of {{wp|Salvadoran}} descent through her maternal ancestors. In addition, she was also born into a religiously diverse household with her [[Thomas, King of the British|father]] and [[Charles the Great|paternal grandfather]] being of the {{wp|Protestant}} faith, her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} and {{wp|Maria Elizabeth Turlington|maternal grandmother}} of the {{wp|Roman Catholic}} faith, and her {{wp|Lauren Bacall|paternal grandmother}} of the {{wp|Jewish}} faith, which Alexandra later credited in massively establishing her as a very tolerant person, stating, ''"By circumstance, when you essentially grow up among people that come from very different backgrounds, you're essentially bound to learn and to respect the differences in your life because at the end of the day they are what makes the world so unique and interesting all around which is something that is just rather bizarre to even dislike or hate in the first place"''.

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In the months following Alexandra's birth, a contentious debate briefly ensued between Alexandra's family members on whether the young princess would be raised in her ancestral country albeit at the cost of being temporarily separated from her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} for the time being or whether she would instead be raised abroad in the {{wp|United States}} by none other than her own {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} who at the time of her firstborn daughter's birth was pre-occupied with her studies at {{wp|New York University}}, a circumstance which concerned the royal's grandparents who were worried that the infant Alexandra could not be taken care of well by her rather busy {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}. In the end, it was agreed upon by both sides that the young princess would largely remain with her mother in {{wp|New York (state)|New York}} so as to not separate the two both physically and mentally, especially at such an early age for the newborn princess. Meanwhile, on his part, after being forced to return to the {{wp|United Kingdom}} as a result of his [[Charles the Great|father]]'s abdication on January 1997, [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas]] continued to maintain regular contact with both his {{wp|Christy Turlington|wife}} and daughter by usually residing with them for the first six months of the next two years in which case his brother [[Prince Nelson of the United Kingdom|Prince Nelson]] would temporarily assume the former's royal duties as regent while the remaining six months of both years would otherwise be spent by [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas]] alone back in the {{wp|United Kingdom}}, thereby guaranteeing a somewhat perfect balance between his marital and regnal duties. Later on, despite this peculiar arrangement, Alexandra went on to describe the period in a mostly positive manner with her fondest memories reportedly including "rolling around on the grass at {{wp|Central Park}}" and "having small family picnics by the {{wp|Connecticut}} coast", adding that she "undoubtedly appreciates the amount of time and energy my father had to spend each time just so he would never forget what his little children looked like after being away for some time".    

While still in her adolescence, a young Alexandra would come to almost regularly follow her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} on the latter's humanitarian trips abroad, a routine that was said to have begun when she was around ten years old where the royal, if not occupied with her schoolwork, would usually be tagging along with her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} to various places abroad with the very first place that she visited being the {{wp|Central American}} country of {{wp|El Salvador}} where her maternal grandmother had originally come from. However, such a move was not without some controversy, owing to the country's notoriously high crime rate, although this itself proved fruitless in preventing the young princess from following her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} there, with Alexandra herself later stating, ''"For good reason, there was some fair amount of concern over my personal safety as a mere ten-year-old going into some rather unsafe country but at the same time it opened my eyes as well as exposed myself to an entirely different environment and community, one that does not necessarily share the same comfort and luxury as perhaps an average {{wp|European}} citizen would"''. Aside from this, Alexandra also followed her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} along to {{wp|African}} countries such as {{wp|Ethiopia}}, {{wp|Morocco}}, {{wp|Libya}}, and {{wp|Eswatini}} where she was directly exposed to the continent's social problems including poverty, starvation, diseases, and others. In a later interview, Alexandra even recounted "bringing myself to tears from time to time seeing how these unfortunate kids lived and survived" while adding that such a direct exposure otherwise helped instill a deep sense of compassion and empathy in her from an early age.

Having been raised in a somewhat athletic and sports-centric household, from as young as seven years old, Alexandra was quick to be exposed to a variety of sports, namely {{wp|football}}, {{wp|basketball}}, {{wp|golf}}, {{wp|archery}}, and {{wp|tennis}}, a sport that she particularly learned from her uncle [[Prince Nelson of the United Kingdom|Prince Nelson]], a retired world no. 1 tennis legend, and her aunt-in-law, namely the famed {{wp|Steffi Graf}}. Ultimately, despite trying her hand at various kinds of sports, Alexandra ultimately came to embrace {{wp|football}} the most. In the meantime, Alexandra is also known to have enjoyed recreational swimming, having once dove to photograph the seabed of the {{wp|Long Island Sound}}, an activity that is said to be a daily habit whenever she is visiting the {{wp|US}} state of {{wp|Connecticut}} where her family occasionally retreats to for private vacations. Among others, Alexandra also inherited her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}'s love for horses to become a fairly proficient horseback rider herself with her favourite horse being a white {{wp|thoroughbred}} named "Bolt". Evidently, her deeply rooted love for sports meant that {{wp|physical education}} was indisputably one of her favourite subjects in school although she is still described by most of her former teachers to be an "all-rounder" student who is excellent in both academics and sports. Ironically, Alexandra has otherwise refuted claims or assertions of her being a "{{wp|tomboy}}", stating, ''"Undoubtedly, I did do a lot of sports and was, to some extent, very physical growing up but deep down I'm personally no different than the average girly young girl. Honestly speaking, if not sports, some of the things I like to do are dancing to my favourite songs and playing dress-up with my {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} who just knows how to make her little princesses look and feel pretty each time"''.

===Education===
Having initially spent her formative years at home with her family, the princess, upon reaching the age of seven, was then enrolled at the {{wp|Southbank International School}} in {{wp|London}} located just two miles away from her nearby family residence of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}. However, for the first few weeks or so, the princess was faced with some notable setbacks as photographers would often wait outside of the school perimeter to photograph the princess's arrival and departure from the school, much to the annoyance of the {{wp|British royal family}} themselves, so much so that on one occasion, a photographer for {{wp|The Sun (United Kingdom)|''The Sun''}} busy photographing the princess while the latter was departing from her school was once run over by the royal's mother {{wp|Christy Turlington|Empress Christy}} who was then attempting to force through her vehicle past the swarm of photographers outside of the school, an incident that resulted in a brief but heavily publicised trial where her mother was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing. Instead, {{wp|Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales}} {{wp|Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf|Lord Woolf}} ruled that the photographer, thirty-seven-year-old {{wp|Zachary Bell}}, had "unnecessarily intruded on the privacy of another individual who in response was consequently forced to adopt a measure of last resort in order to clear their way out of the situation". Nonetheless, the incident itself soon prompted nationwide debate over the ethics of paparazzi in which the photographer's "rude" and "invasive" behaviour when in the proximity of a member of the royal family was severely criticised, causing then-{{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Tony Blair}}, with near-unanimous support in the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}}, to then pass the [[Princess Alexandra Act 2004]] into law, effectively prohibiting the paparazzi from photographing underage subjects under any possible circumstances, therefore giving the princess herself some much-needed privacy and breathing space in undergoing her daily life.  

Gìven the fact that she never attended kindergarten beforehand, coupled with her extreme personal closeness to her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}, in her early years at least, Alexandra came to develop a reputation for being somewhat shy around her peers and who is otherwise strongly connected to her parents, especially her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}, who was consequently forced to accompany her daughter to school for the first few weeks just to calm the young princess down and alleviate the latter's immediate concerns over being temporarily separated from her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} for a few hours each day. Nonetheless, despite her initial reclusiveness and strong emotional attachment to her parents, Alexandra otherwise proved to be an academically gifted young student, excelling in the subjects of {{wp|English}}, {{wp|Mathematics}}, and {{wp|History}}. Moreover, her somewhat extensive and high-level vocabulary, which became evident when she was to write or speak at length, has also been a particular subject of praise by her teachers, with one even praising the royal's "{{wp|Shakespearean}} level of command" of the {{wp|English}} language, noting her occasional use of exquisite and uncommon {{wp|English}} words especially when writing essays. Nonetheless, after successfully graduating from secondary school, Alexandra decided to further her studies abroad in the {{wp|United States}} where she attended the {{wp|Seattle University}}, a private {{wp|Jesuit}} university in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}} that was chosen for convenience following her signing by {{wp|OL Reign|Seattle Reign FC}}. However, her time at the university would not last long as it would be abruptly cut short following the death of her {{wp|Lauren Bacall|grandmother}} on 12 August 2014, which effectively put an end to her academic pursuits in the {{wp|United States}} as the princess fell victim to a months-long depressive episode. Then, upon a successful recovery from her depression, she later resumed her studies at the {{wp|London School of Economics}}, from where she went on to graduate with a master's degree in economics, and most recently, a {{wp|Doctor of Philosophy}} degree from {{wp|King's College London}}, which she earned through a thesis that she wrote titled ''The British & American media compared: A case for a truly fair and nonpartisan media'' that primarily concerns the issue of media polarisation and how it affects a country's population. Later, upon her ascension to the throne, Alexandra was awarded an honorary doctorate by her alma mater whose president {{wp|Stephen Sundborg}} said, ''"Even if it was just for a while, the Empress's presence at the university was definitely a part of history that will be proudly cherished while {{wp|Seattle University}} itself will proudly remember the Empress as one of its own forever".''  

Later, in March 2022, Alexandra was awarded her {{wp|Doctor of Philosophy}} degree from {{wp|University College London}} for a thesis that she wrote titled ''British & American Media Compared: A case for a truly fair and nonpartisan media'', a thesis paper that she wrote that largely centers around the issue of media polarisation. As the first-ever monarch in the world to have received a non-honorary {{wp|Doctor of Philosophy}} degree, the Empress's academic milestone was soon met with praises from various individuals, with {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Theresa May}} describing it as "a proud milestone to achieve for an undeniably brilliant and very talented young monarch". Similarly, her own mother {{wp|Christy Turlington|Empress Christy}} also expressed much positive sentiment regarding her daughter's academic achievements, stating in an interview with {{wp|Women's Health (magazine)|''Women's Health''}}, ''"From the beginning, I always encouraged my children to not necessarily follow in my footsteps as a model but rather do or work for something that they personally like be it sports, science, or anything else while at the same time, they should also learn and study just as hard as they play for at the end of the day my children aren't solely academics or athletes only but rather those who can be both when necessary".'' Meanwhile, since becoming Empress, Alexandra has served as the chancellor of her {{wp|alma mater}}, the federal {{wp|University of London}}, by virtue of which she is also the chancellor of its member institutions including both the {{wp|London School of Economics}} and {{wp|King's College London}}. In addition, she is also the recipient of honorary doctorates from various educational institutions including {{wp|Yale University}}, {{wp|Columbia University}}, {{wp|Seattle University}}, {{wp|University of Toronto}}, {{wp|University of Tokyo}}, {{wp|University of Bucharest}}, {{wp|Tel Aviv University}}, {{wp|University of Amsterdam}}, {{wp|University of Luxembourg}}, {{wp|New York University}}, {{wp|Free University of Berlin}}, {{wp|Paris-Saclay University}}, and the {{wp|University of Helsinki}}. In addition, since ascending to the throne, owing to her strong academic background, Alexandra has begun awarding scholarships to a select list of one hundred academically promising students each year with the ceremony usually held at {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} along with the {{wp|Birthday Honours}}. 

==Football Career==
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{{Main|Football Career of Queen Alexandra|Football Career of Empress Alexandra}}
Owing to her [[William Carter|half-brother]]'s influence, growing up, Alexandra quickly came to be a devoted fan of the {{wp|English}} football club {{wp|Manchester United}}. To that end, upon expressing interest in pursuing a professional football career herself, Alexandra was initially enroled at {{wp|Manchester United}}'s women's academy with the anticipation of her later earning a professional contract upon coming of age in the near future. However, the disbandment of the {{wp|Manchester United W.F.C.|women's team}} by the {{wp|Manchester United|club}}'s owners, namely the {{wp|Glazer family}}, consequently threw Alexandra's future at {{wp|Manchester United}} into doubt. Eventually, after repeated calls to reinstate the {{wp|Manchester United W.F.C.|women's team}} went unheeded, it was decided that Alexandra would move elsewhere for a better opportunity. In this, it was decided that she would join the {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|women's team}} of another {{wp|Premier League}} club {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}}, the choice of which was mostly due to  {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women}} being considered as the leading women's football club in {{wp|England}}, a situation that was deemed ideal for the talented princess.

In her first season with {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}}, Alexandra started off somewhat promisingly, helping the club to win the inaugural {{wp|Women's Super League}} season as well as the {{wp|Women's FA Cup}} and the {{wp|FA Women's League Cup}}, thereby achieving a domestic treble. In addition, Alexandra also proved vital in {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}}'s 5-2 win over the {{wp|German}} side {{wp|1. FFC Turbine Potsdam|Turbine Potsdam}} in the finals of the {{wp|UEFA Women's Champions League}}, thereby achieving a continental treble in that same season, a feat that the club previously achieved in the 2006-07 season. In the following season, Alexandra helped her {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|club}} to win the {{wp|Women's Super League|league}} undefeated, a feat that echoed the achievements of {{wp|The Invincibles (English football)|"The Invincibles"}} of {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}}'s men's team who famously won the 2003-04 {{wp|Premier League}} season undefeated. Nonetheless, Alexandra's subsequent seasons with {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}} saw her win the {{wp|Women's Super League|league}} further in a consecutive fashion although her fortunes in the {{wp|Women's FA Cup}} and the {{wp|UEFA Women's Champions League}} proved to be of a mixed nature with the royal only further winning the {{wp|Women's FA Cup|domestic cup}} twice and {{wp|UEFA Women's Champions League|European women's football's premier tournament}} only once following her return to {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}} after a brief period abroad. Nonetheless, with 107 goals in 98 appearances, Alexandra is both {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women}}'s and the {{wp|Women's Super League}}'s all-time goalscorer. In 2019, she was inducted into the {{wp|Women's Super League Hall of Fame}} and is generally considered to be one of the {{wp|Women's Super League|league}}'s most talented and successful players since its inception in 2010. Meanwhile, in between her two stints with {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}}, Alexandra enjoyed a relatively successful career with the {{wp|National Women's Soccer League}} franchise {{wp|Seattle Reign FC}}. In this, together with the likes of her teammates {{wp|Kim Little}} and {{wp|Megan Rapinoe}}, after an unsuccessful first season, Alexandra successfully helped the {{wp|Seattle Reign FC|franchise}} to win the {{wp|National Women's Soccer League}} in her second and final season during which she scored a memorable hat-trick in a 4-2 win over {{wp|FC Kansas City}} in the playoff finals. By the end of her two-season period with {{wp|Seattle Reign FC}}, Alexandra had racked up a total of 38 goals in 40 appearances, thereby making her the {{wp|Seattle Reign FC|franchise}}'s fourth-highest all-time goalscorer, while also making herself the holder of a number of distinctions including being the league's youngest goalscorer while also holding the record for the most hat-tricks scored in a single season (5) and the most goals scored in a single season (27). Even more, she also currently leads the {{wp|National Women's Soccer League|league}} in terms of assists, with a total of 43 assists recorded.

On the international level, from 2015 to 2019, Alexandra was a member of the {{wp|England women's national football team|England women's national team}}, better known as the "Lionesses". In this, Alexandra crucially helped the {{wp|Lionesses}} to their first {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup}} title via an assist in a 3-2 win over the {{wp|United States}}, a feat that followed a tiebreaking goal from Alexandra herself that resulted in {{wp|England}} defeating the defending champions {{wp|Japan}} in the semi-finals. Then, just two years later, Alexandra also helped the {{wp|Lionesses}} to their first {{wp|European}} title via a commanding 4-0 win over {{wp|Denmark}} in the finals of the {{wp|UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}. Lastly, in 2019, at the finals of the {{wp|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup}}, Alexandra scored a hat-trick, becoming the first female player to do so, to mark a dominant 5-1 win over the {{wp|Netherlands}}. In the meantime, prior to her successful period with the senior squad, Alexandra also enjoyed some success with the youth teams, with whom she won the {{wp|2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}} via a 5-2 win over {{wp|Nigeria}} in the finals while also finishing as runners-up in the {{wp|2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}} where they were denied a victory in the finals by a 0-2 loss to {{wp|France}}. Nonetheless, with 84 goals scored in 71 appearances, Alexandra is the leading all-time goalscorer for the {{wp|Lionesses}}, for whom she is considered to be one of their most talented and successful players ever, and was inducted into the {{wp|English Football Hall of Fame}} in 2019. In the meantime, throughout her illustrious career, Alexandra won the prestigious {{wp|Ballon d'Or Féminin}}, an award that she personally helped found, a record of three times along with other awards including {{wp|FIFA Women's World Player of the Year}} and {{wp|PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year}} twice, {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup Young Player Award|FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player}} once, and {{wp|The FA England Awards|The FA's Senior Women's Player of the Year}} thrice. 

Since her retirement in 2019, in her role as head of state, Alexandra has continued to vocally promote and advocate for further improvement and investment into women's football across {{wp|England}}. In this, she has vocally fought for further promotion of football among female students, who are normally underrepresented in regards to the sport compared to male students, as well as for greater professionalisation and media visibility for women's football clubs across {{wp|England}}. In addition, Alexandra has also vocally called for further research into the issue of {{wp|anterior cruciate ligament}}, a physical injury most commonly seen among female footballers. 

==Heir Apparent==
[[File:Olympics2012.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A sight of the {{wp|2012 Summer Olympics}}, which lasted from 27 July to 12 August 2012]]
Beginning in the early 2010s, a teenage Alexandra would gradually come to absorb a more prominent role as the heir to the throne, with her future duties simultaneously becoming ever more apparent since then. Soon enough, on 1 January 2011, Alexandra made her maiden public appearance alongside her family members and relatives at the wedding of her aunt [[Catherine, Princess Royal]] to {{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Jodie Foster}}, the first instance of a same-sex wedding involving a member of the {{wp|British royal family}}, and which, given that same-sex marriage was only legalised in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} roughly a year later, instead took place in the {{wp|Netherlands}}, the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage back in 2001. Following this, the princess subsequently made her second public appearance in the following February where she attended the funeral of her grandfather, the late [[Charles the Great|Emperor Charles III]], with the event beginning with a sizable procession from {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} to {{wp|Westminster Abbey}} led at the front by brothers [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor Thomas]] and [[Prince Nelson of the United Kingdom|Prince Nelson]] before coming to an end at the esteemed {{wp|Anglican}} church where a {{wp|21-gun salute|94-gun salute}}, the amount of which represents the years of his life, was given as a final farewell before the [[Charles the Great|late monarch]] was finally laid to rest alongside his other ancestors. Attended by various political and military figures, as well as several surviving former {{wp|United States Air Force}} servicemen who once served together with the former during the {{wp|Second World War}}, the event saw [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas]] honour his deceased [[Charles the Great|father]] as "an honourable man, a loving father, and a selfless patriot" while {{wp|Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force}} {{wp|General (United States)|General}} {{wp|Norton A. Schwartz}} praised him as a "capable pilot" and a "fearless warrior of justice". Meanwhile, from July to August 2012, Alexandra and her family were prominently featured as honorary guests at the {{wp|2012 Summer Olympics}} in {{wp|London}} which, particularly saw her [[Thomas, King of the British|father]] personally participate in the opening gimmick alongside {{wp|British}} actor {{wp|Daniel Craig}} in which the two men parachuted out of a building and onto the stage below in a performance that was met with wide applause from many. In the meantime, Alexandra's [[William Carter|half-brother]] also gained much prominence at the event as the captain of the {{wp|Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain men's football team}} which he successfully led to victory via a 2-0 win over {{wp|Mexico}} in the finals while her cousin {{wp|Georgia May Jagger}}, together with other {{wp|British}} models including {{wp|Naomi Campbell}} and {{wp|Kate Moss}}, took part in the closing ceremony. Later that November, Alexandra also attended her [[William Carter|half-brother]]'s wedding to {{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Anne Hathaway}} at {{wp|Oheka Castle}} in {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, {{wp|United States}} where she personally welcomed {{wp|Anne Hathaway|Hathaway}} into the family, stating, ''"Ever since I watched {{wp|The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries}} for the first time as a little five-year-old girl, I knew that one day I would want to meet the pretty and lovely actress who played my hero {{wp|Mia Thermopolis}}. Now, to even welcome her as my sister-in-law, it would be an undeniably unforgettable experience in my life that I'll cherish forever and also be eternally grateful for the rest of my life"''. 

[[File:3rd Day - The Green Protest Rally.jpg|250px|thumb|left|One of the major moments of the {{wp|2009 Iranian presidential election protests|Green Revolution}} that ultimately overthrew the theocratic system led by {{wp|Ali Khamenei}}, the successor of {{wp|Ayatollah}} {{wp|Ruhollah Khomeini}} who founded the {{wp|Islamic republic}} following the {{wp|Iranian Revolution}} in 1979]]
The following year also saw Alexandra undertake several further official trips abroad in her own personal capacity, beginning with a visit in February to {{wp|North America}} where she met with {{wp|US}} {{wp|President of the United States|President}} {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, {{wp|Canadian}} {{wp|Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Stephen Harper}}, and {{wp|Mexico}}'s {{wp|Emperor of Mexico|Emperor}} {{wp|Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma|Carlos V}}. Then, in May 2013, together with {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|David Cameron}} and several others, Alexandra formed part of the {{wp|British}} delegation that attended the coronation of {{wp|Iran}}'s {{wp|Shah}} {{wp|Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran|Reza Shah II}} who had ascended to the throne the previous year in the aftermath of the {{wp|2009 Iranian presidential election protests|Green Revolution}} that overthrew the {{wp|Islamic republic}} system and subsequently restored the exiled {{wp|Pahlavi dynasty|Pahlavi}} monarchy following its prior abolition during the {{wp|Iranian Revolution}} in 1979. Meanwhile, on 13 July 2014, Alexandra, along with members of the {{wp|British royal family|Royal Family}} together traveled to {{wp|Rio de Janeiro}}, {{wp|Brazil}}, where they attended in person the {{wp|2014 FIFA World Cup Final}} between {{wp|England}} and {{wp|Argentina}} in which {{wp|England}}, under the captaincy of her [[William Carter|half-brother]], won 4-2 on penalties to secure their third consecutive {{wp|World Cup}} title, becoming the first nation to do so, while also equalising {{wp|Brazil}}'s record of four {{wp|World Cup}} titles during which {{wp|England}} captain [[William Carter]] himself set the newest record for the most {{wp|FIFA World Cup|World Cup}} titles won with four, a record unbroken to this day and shared only with his former compatriot {{wp|Wayne Rooney}}.

On 30 September 2016, in what was then her first-ever instance of setting foot in {{wp|Israel}}, Alexandra, along with a host of other international dignitaries, attended the state funeral of former {{wp|President of Israel|President}} {{wp|Shimon Peres}} that was held at the {{wp|Mount Herzl}} national cemetery site. {{wp|Shimon Peres|Peres}}, whose relation to the princess via him being a cousin of the late {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Empress Lauren}} made him a well-regarded albeit a distant member of the {{wp|British royal family}}, was eulogised by Alexandra who in her statement praised the late {{wp|Israeli}} politician as a "humble, yet effective and visionary leader who never stopped seeking for eternal peace, even if such a goal seemed impossible or far-fetched at times". Similarly, Alexandra's father [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor Thomas]] also expressed much praise for the late {{wp|Shimon Peres|Peres}}, stating, ''"In a rather troubled and complicated region such as the {{wp|Middle East}}, {{wp|Shimon Peres}} is undoubtedly one of its most talented, promising, and visionary leaders ever"''. Meanwhile, from early-to-mid-2017, following a series of terrorist attacks that targeted the {{wp|2017 Westminster attack|Palace of Westminster}}, {{wp|Manchester Arena bombing|Manchester Arena}}, and the {{wp|2017 London Bridge attack|London Bridge}}, Alexandra published a statement expressing her condolences and condemning the violent acts, stating, ''"As the nation grieves for the unfortunate loss of its people to these heinous acts of terror, questions will arise over the safety and well-being of the people as a whole. Regarding this, I have full trust in the government and the relevant authorities to ensure that necessary measures are taken to ensure that such violent episodes will never come up again"''. Like her predecessors, together with her parents, Alexandra personally visited the sites where the incidents had taken place during which she and her family wore black clothing as a sign of respect for the deceased. In one interview, Alexandra later described seeing the aftermath of said incidents as having reminded her of the infamous {{wp|7/7|2005 London bombings}} in which {{wp|Islamist}} terrorists bombed {{wp|London}}'s public transport system during morning rush hour, stating, ''"It is never a good thing to hear or to even see what a bunch of violent people intend to do to your own country, a place where you were born, raised, and live in for your entire life. Of course, the {{wp|7/7|London bombings}} are now about a decade ago but to be reminded of it, even in the slightest, definitely stings and hurts me a lot in an emotional sense"''.

===Death of Empress Dowager Lauren===
[[File:Lauren Bacall 2007.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Empress's grandmother {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Empress Lauren}} pictured at the press conference for the 2007 film ''{{wp|The Walker}}'']]
On 12 August 2014, while in her first year of university in the {{wp|United States}}, Alexandra was met with a personal tragedy when her elderly grandmother and former actress {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Empress Lauren}} passed away at the age of eighty-nine. Her {{wp|Lauren Bacall|grandmother}}'s death, which had occurred in the presence of her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}, soon forced a distraught Alexandra to abruptly halt her studies for some time, having found it difficult to continue her studies further at the time. Consequently, both the princess and her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}, who had been accompanying her all the while, soon together flew back for the {{wp|United Kingdom}} via the royal family's private plane with the late {{wp|Lauren Bacall|empress dowager}}'s coffin in tow. The following days were then filled with extensive preparations as well as rehearsals for the late empress dowager's funeral, which eventually took place on 23 August 2014, with the ceremony, in contrast to the more elaborate and extensive one held for the late [[Charles the Great|Emperor Charles III]], ultimately being a more relatively simple and brief one instead, a change in tone that was reportedly requested by the late {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Empress Lauren}} herself before her passing, in which she, according to her eldest son [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas]], "wanted a simple funeral away from the spotlight" despite initial suggestions that she should be awarded an equally elaborate and grand funeral like her [[Charles the Great|late husband]]'s given their lasting legacy on {{wp|British}} society. Lasting for no more than thirty minutes long, the funeral saw the {{wp|British}} royals depart {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} for {{wp|Westminster Abbey}} at 9:00 p.m. in a fleet of black sedans with the late {{wp|Lauren Bacall|empress dowager}}'s coffin in tow and which was then subsequently laid to rest next to that of her [[Charles the Great|late husband]]'s, with the royals then paying their last respects to the family's "former patriarch and matriarch" before subsequently departing back for {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, hence concluding the funeral. Since then, it has been said to be a family tradition whereby each year on the date of the late couple's marriage, namely the 15th of March, the royals would together come at {{wp|Westminster Abbey}} at exactly 9:00 p.m. to mark the late couple's passing as well as to "properly reflect on the days since the departure of two beloved and honourable individuals that came to mark and define the family in the modern and ever-changing world".

Meanwhile, the following days, as later described by Alexandra herself, proved to be "much more difficult" for the former who was said to have often spent much of her time alone in the bedroom while also maintaining a largely silent and cold demeanour, a stark contrast to her normally carefree and talkative character. Around that same time, amidst concerns over her mental health, Alexandra was then prescribed by doctors a bottle of anti-depressant pills for her own personal consumption. However, on 12 September, an abrupt decision to consume her pills at an amount slightly higher than that recommended to her by doctors threw the princess into a comatose state, which was quickly noticed by her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} who soon afterward had her daughter treated to by palace doctors. Soon enough, possibilities surrounding the princess's state of survival and current health promptly led to staffers at the {{wp|BBC}} and other {{wp|British}} media outlets to don black outfits, as per the traditional customs, a decision that immediately proved to be a source for great concern and curiosity among the {{wp|British}} public who in the hours that followed began descending on the gates of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, while major news outlets, including the likes of the {{wp|BBC}} and {{wp|Sky News}} began reporting on the situation almost immediately, with the {{wp|BBC}} then stating that the princess was facing a "serious illness" without providing any further details, a decision most likely influenced by the royal family's choice to keep any major knowledge regarding the princess's wellbeing a closely guarded secret and away from the public. Throughout the next four days or so, as crowds continued to fill the area outside of the palace gates, {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} itself otherwise remained largely silent on the princess's condition, but not before later issuing a statement at 9:30 a.m. on 16 September that the princess was "making a promising recovery from her aforementioned illness", which was later confirmed roughly two days later when Alexandra herself publicly appeared on the balcony of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} for the first time since recovering from her coma, to which the crowd below shouted "God Save the Princess!", followed by a roar of applause and waves of clapping.

In the days following her recovery from her coma, under the recommendation of her doctors, Alexandra was to be kept mostly at home with the exception of important matters as well as being strictly monitored by her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} given that she is who Alexandra herself felt most close to and coupled with the fact that {{wp|Christy Turlington|Empress Christy}} herself had beforehand acted as her daughter's main source of support following the latter's {{wp|Lauren Bacall|grandmother}}'s departure providing much-needed physical and emotional support. Eventually, after around a month or so, once it was deemed that the princess had now possessed a stable state of mind and was not at any risk of relapsing, Alexandra, based on her own request, then went along with her mother on a month-long private trip to {{wp|Hawaii}} where the mother and daughter pair proceeded to spend the following month under much secrecy which meant that when interacting with the general public, the pair often assumed fake aliases so as to conceal their true identities while also avoiding places that were said to have been frequented by high-profile individuals all in order to attract the least amount of attention possible. In a later interview, she said, ''"Without a doubt, everything about the vacation was 100% perfection, with it being just me and my mother relaxing at the beach with no one else interrupting, and just the two of us hiking through the beautiful {{wp|Hawaiian}} rainforest"'', adding that at one point the mother-daughter duo reportedly camped for three days long in the {{wp|Hawaiian}} jungle during which the two, according to Alexandra herself, "cooked delicious fishes, crossed mighty rivers, and saw beautiful waterfalls". In the meantime, the two also met with {{wp|Hawaii}} {{wp|Governor of Hawaii|Governor}} {{wp|David Ige}}, who subsequently described the two as a "very kind and unassuming pair", adding, ''"From the moment I first met them, they definitely looked less like royals and more like two wonderful people very eager to enjoy all the things {{wp|Hawaii}} could offer".'' By the following year, having initially put her university studies on indefinite hold following her {{wp|Lauren Bacall|grandmother}}'s death, Alexandra decided to finally return back to committing herself once more to her academic studies. However, in doing so, she chose not to return to her {{wp|Seattle University|old university}}, instead opting to study at a local university in {{wp|England}}, that being the {{wp|University of London}}, a choice she later attributed to geographical reasons as well as her personal need to be "close to home", thus avoiding potential homesickness, and given that the university itself is only two miles away from {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, also made communications between herself and her family much easier in general. In addition, having also decided to take up professional football once again, the relevant training centers for both {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}} and the {{wp|England women's national football team|England women's national team}} also happened to be within the university's proximity, thereby also making the princess's football duties less of an overall burden as she also decided to simultaneously resume her previously dormant footballing career that she had temporarily put on hold following her {{wp|Lauren Bacall|grandmother}}'s death.

[[File:Zeinab Badawi 02.jpg|200px|thumb|200px|left|{{wp|Zeinab Badawi}}, a {{wp|Sudanese}}-{{wp|British}} journalist working for the {{wp|BBC}}. In October 2023, she interviewed Empress Alexandra for a special segment concerning {{wp|World Mental Health Day}}]]
On 10 October 2023, a date commonly known to be for {{wp|World Mental Health Day}}, for the first time, Alexandra publicly disclosed that her previously vague "serious illness" was actually her being in a comatose state that resulted from a near-fatal overdose on drugs which she had consumed beyond the recommended limit. Explaining further, Alexandra went on to describe the period, which immediately followed the passing of her {{wp|Lauren Bacall|paternal grandmother}} in August 2014, as the "darkest period of my life to date", adding, ''"In a sense, it wasn't really 100% the case but at the time, I just felt extremely lost, lonely, and as if I had lost one of my bodily senses. I just didn't really have the energy or usual enthusiasm to do the things that I normally do because, at the time, they all just felt so dull and meaningless to me. For me, someone that I loved so much just left for good so what's the point of doing all this stuff anymore?"''. Regardless, Alexandra has credited her "superhero mother" and "truly caring family" for helping her out of the situation and for "giving me a very solid, even if a rather generic reason to continue living and not end my life so abruptly just like how I almost did". The revelation, made during a special interview with the {{wp|BBC}}, was widely received by the public while mental health experts praised the Empress for her "frankness in revealing an undeniably dark but consequential episode of her life". Similarly, {{wp|British}} journalist {{wp|Zeinab Badawi}}, who conducted the interview herself, said, ''"Admittedly, given who she is, some people are always going to take this whole thing with a little grain of salt but for me, as a commoner, it was not that hard to swiftly understand what she was going through during that dark time. Rich or poor, anyone losing a beloved relative of theirs is always going to have a hard time dealing with it and I commend her for willingly telling her experience as it is with the noble purpose of emphasising just how obviously important mental health is to an individual, especially with all the stuff that has been happening recently"''. In addition, {{wp|Zeinab Badawi|Badawi}} also revealed that upon the Empress's own request, almost little to none of the interview was edited out including moments of her briefly pausing between sentences and occasionally sobbing a little, stating that she "really wanted the things that she said to be raw and hard-hitting and for the whole interview to be as honest and open as possible with little editing involved". Meanwhile, on her part, Alexandra said, ''"Aside from the fact that it would be on a day meant worldwide for mental health, I just personally felt that after some time keeping secret the real reason that made me ill back then I have to eventually come clean and let the public know the unfiltered truth where, as a princess and a future empress of the country, I once took drugs in an amount that was far too dangerous and that I almost died in doing so. In the end, I'm a human and all humans have emotions"''. 

===Investiture of the Princess of Wales===
Following her creation as {{wp|Prince of Wales|Princess of Wales}} through letters patent issued by her [[Thomas, King of the British|father]], prospects of an investiture ceremony as the new {{wp|Prince of Wales|Princess of Wales}} quickly gained traction, while also receiving much support from the former [[Charles the Great|Emperor Charles III]], Alexandra's own grandfather. Moreover, such prospects were also looked upon favourably by a number of {{wp|Welsh}}-born politicians including then-{{wp|Secretary of State for Wales}} {{wp|Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ron Davies}} who argued that having such a ceremony for the title's first female holder would be a "great step forward for the cause of gender equality in {{wp|Wales}} and the whole of the {{wp|United Kingdom}}". However, despite its potential social implications, proposals for another investiture were not without criticism, with {{wp|Welsh}} nationalists being fundamentally opposed to the continuation of the title's use for the heir apparent to the {{wp|British}} throne. Nonetheless, in February 2002, proposals for an investiture ceremony in the future were confirmed with an announcement by {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, which declared that the investiture ceremony would "proceed as planned" and that it would take place sometime after the princess had reached the age of twenty. To that end, in the months leading up to the investiture ceremony, a then-twenty-year-old Alexandra was sent on a brief tour of {{wp|Wales}} itself during which she also undertook language lessons in the {{wp|Welsh}} language so as to better prepare the princess who was expected to deliver her speech in {{wp|Welsh}} at some point during the ceremony.

Eventually, on 5 June 2016, her investiture ceremony was held at the historic {{wp|Welsh}} medieval fortress of {{wp|Caernarfon Castle}} which had previously served as the very site where the investiture ceremony for her predecessors took place before. Then, in the closing hours of the event, Alexandra read aloud her speech, first in {{wp|English}}, followed by a second one in {{wp|Welsh}}, with her fluency in the language being a subject of much praise by observers who noted the princess's "flawless delivery in the {{wp|Welsh}} language". Meanwhile, the event itself was noted for reportedly being one of the most viewed events that year with an estimated viewership amount of up to 29.5 million people, including both {{wp|UK}} citizens and non-{{wp|UK}} citizens, although this was later surpassed by her own August 2019 investiture which otherwise reported an estimated total amount of viewership at 32 million.

===2016 EU referendum & "June riots"===
[[File:Manchester anti-Brexit protest for Conservative conference, October 1, 2017 IMG 2869.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A sight of a pro-{{wp|European Union}} rally in {{wp|Manchester}}, {{wp|England}}. The Remain vote ended up winning the referendum by 54.1% to 45.9%]]
On 23 June 2016, hoping to quell the nationwide debate over the {{wp|United Kingdom}}'s future in the {{wp|European Union}}, {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|David Cameron}}'s government held a nationwide {{wp|2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|referendum}}, the results of which, although legally non-binding, was expected to be implemented by the {{wp|British}} government. In the end, the referendum resulted in a clear victory for the Remain vote at 54.1% to the Leave vote's 45.9%, thereby guaranteeing the {{wp|United Kingdom}}'s continued membership in the {{wp|European Union}}. Consequently, over the next few days, a series of rallies organised by prominent figures of the Leave campaign, namely {{wp|Nigel Farage}} and {{wp|Michael Gove}}, quickly sprang up across {{wp|England}} and which were particularly concentrated in the {{wp|East Midlands}} region which had registered the highest percentage of Leave votes in the referendum. According to the {{wp|BBC}}, along with several other media outlets, a "sizable majority" of the rallies were reported to be "very emotionally charged" along with containing "strong elements of overt xenophobia and anti-immigrant racism". In this, numerous figures of the Leave campaign were mostly seen bemoaning the campaign's dramatic loss at the polls which they particularly attributed to the strongly pro-Remain constituent country of {{wp|Lower Saxony|Hanover}} where its roughly three million voters, most of whom are in favour of remaining in the {{wp|European Union}}, helped ensure a decisive victory for the Leave campaign despite {{wp|England}}, the most populous constituent country, recording a majority in favour of a withdrawal. In the meantime, amidst growing tensions, isolated incidents of violence, which later came to form the "June riots", began occurring across the {{wp|United Kingdom}} with {{wp|England}} being where most of the incidents were recorded. In the end, a {{wp|BBC}} investigation reported that around thirty-eight people were killed while eighty-three more were injured with a further one hundred and thirty-two arrested by police during the violence.

In response, both [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor Thomas]] and {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|David Cameron}} condemned the violence that unfolded, with the latter expressing "much sadness and despair at the fact that a simple referendum could lead to such ugly incidents of violence" while the monarch expressed his "utter disbelief at the level of chaos that followed a simple and normal democratic procedure". Similarly, {{wp|Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition}} {{wp|Jeremy Corbyn}} condemned the "irrational and unnecessary violence that unfolded" while [[Minister-President of Hanover]] {{wp|Mark Heffelfinger}}, referencing the particular criticism directed towards voters in {{wp|Lower Saxony|Hanover}} by the Leave campaign's leaders, both condemned the riots and also called out the likes of {{wp|Boris Johnson}}, {{wp|Michael Gove}}, and {{wp|Nigel Farage}} for "shameless anti-{{wp|German}} racism", stating, ''"It is absolutely reprehensible and utterly bizarre that as the legitimate citizens of the {{wp|United Kingdom}} in {{wp|Lower Saxony|Hanover}} voted for their desired outcome, a certain group of people, when ultimately dealt with a loss, could not somehow bring themselves to accept the final results and instead resorted to shameless targeting and singling out an entire group of people for having exercised free will in a democratic country"''. Consequently, under the demand of {{wp|Mark Heffelfinger|Heffelfinger}}, whose party threatened to withdraw and leave the {{wp|Conservative Party (United Kingdom)|Conservatives}} governing alone in the minority, both {{wp|Boris Johnson|Johnson}} and {{wp|Michael Gove|Gove}} were subsequently expelled from the party by {{wp|David Cameron}} given their prominent roles and outspokenness as well-known figures for the Leave campaign. Meanwhile, with his much-publicised plan for the {{wp|United Kingdom}} to leave the {{wp|European Union}} effectively thwarted, by the following year, {{wp|Nigel Farage|Farage}} subsequently resigned from the party leadership and in turn shifted his political activities over to the {{wp|United States}}.

===Abdication of Emperor Thomas===
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In the last few years leading up to the end of her father's reign, the [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]] himself had largely shown little signs of ailing health. This, coupled with the fact that the [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]] himself is a keen sportsman, particularly in sports such as tennis and polo, initially made a sudden abdication from the throne rather unlikely. Despite this, on precisely 6 October 2017, at 3:30 p.m., shortly after returning to his bedroom, [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor Thomas]] suddenly collapsed from an apparent heart attack. His fall, which was immediately noticed by his {{wp|Christy Turlington|wife}}, was quickly dealt with as the royal was promptly rushed to a nearby medical room within {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} itself where for the next few days or so doctors patiently operated on the incapacitated monarch. In the meantime, despite news of the monarch's health and condition being strictly limited to among palace staff and the royal family itself, newscasters at the {{wp|United Kingdom}}'s major broadcasters, namely the {{wp|BBC}} and {{wp|ITV (TV network)|ITV}}, were nonetheless ordered to wear black outfits in the event of the [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]]'s possible death. Around that same time, as news of the [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]]'s health, even if somewhat limited in information, began to spread to the public, droves of {{wp|British}} citizens begin to gradually assemble just outside of the gates of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} where for at least two days or so the crowd patiently waited for any further updates concerning the monarch's health.

Eventually, on 10 October 2017, {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} announced that the [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]] had "fully recovered from a minor injury sustained a few days ago", thereby quickly disseminating rumours of the monarch's death, while the [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]] himself later thanked members of the public for their "touching show of support and love during my most critical days". In the days that followed, as questions began to arise over whether the now sixty-year-old [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor]] could continue to reign as usual for the foreseeable future, [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas]] himself subsequently suggested abdicating the throne in favour of his daughter and heir apparent, a decision that was later communicated to the public with [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas]] revealing that given his daughter's priorities, he would only formally abdicate on 1 August 2019, a date that was also set for Alexandra's subsequent investiture ceremony as monarch.

==Reign==
===Ascension===
On 1 August 2019, at precisely 9:00 am, an hour before her investiture ceremony was to begin, Alexandra's accession to the throne was officially announced by {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} and {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Theresa May}} who in an ensuing speech from {{wp|10 Downing Street}} revealed that the new monarch had officially taken the regnal name of "Alexandra", her own given name. Following this, in a short speech from {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} itself, Alexandra declared her "utmost commitment and readiness to serve the {{wp|United Kingdom}} to the best of my ability as head of state", adding that "while my role would mostly be as a conventional figurehead for the nation, I could never ignore the real-world challenges ahead which I will bravely face and overcome with the help of those closest to me". In line with this, as per tradition, a 21-gun salute was observed across the {{wp|United Kingdom}} to mark her accession to the throne with the nine other {{wp|Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth}} realms, namely {{wp|Canada}}, {{wp|Australia}}, {{wp|New Zealand}}, [[West Indies]], [[The Cape]], {{wp|Solomon Islands}}, {{wp|Belize}}, {{wp|Tuvalu}}, and {{wp|Papua New Guinea}} following suit.

With her accession marking only the third time that a woman has occupied the {{wp|British}} throne, Alexandra's reign was met with much media interest, especially given her somewhat successful career as a professional footballer for {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}} for {{wp|England women's national football team|England}} and coupled with her youth and overall physical beauty. In this, while Alexandra is domestically the third {{wp|British}} empress pregnant after {{wp|Anne, Empress of Great Britain|Anne}} and {{wp|Empress Victoria|Victoria}}, on the international stage, she is one of only four empress regnants in the world alongside {{wp|Denmark}}'s {{wp|Margrethe II|Queen Margrethe II}}, {{wp|Romania}}'s {{wp|Margareta of Romania|Queen Margareta}}, and {{wp|Japan}}'s [[Akiko|Empress Akiko]]. Consequently, the gender-based significance of her reign was soon met with positive reception from the likes of {{wp|Germany}}'s {{wp|Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor}} {{wp|Angela Merkel}} who characterised the Empress as a "strong and intelligent young woman" while {{wp|New Zealand}}'s {{wp|Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Jacinda Ardern}}, who took office a couple of years prior, expressed her readiness to "work together with the brilliant young Empress on mutual issues concerning {{wp|New Zealanders}}". Meanwhile, {{wp|Prime Minister of Finland}} {{wp|Sanna Marin}}, who took office the following December and later went on to become a close confidant of the Empress, expressed her "personal excitement" in partnering with the monarch on international issues, stating, ''"While our roles and positions might differ, we both ultimately share a common vision as a pair of young female leaders who dream ambitiously of a better world ahead with greater equality and liberty"''. Most significantly, Alexandra's accession to the throne marks the first time in {{wp|British}} history that both the monarch and the prime minister are women, a period that lasted until 2024 when {{wp|Theresa May|May}} was defeated by {{wp|Keir Starmer}}.

===Investiture===
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Owing to the passage of the {{wp|Church of England Act 1998}}, which effectively disestablished the {{wp|Church of England}} as a {{wp|state church}}, the coronation of Alexandra's father [[Thomas, King of the British|Emperor Thomas]] in March 1997 was effectively the last to take place in {{wp|British}} history after it was proposed that the installation of his successor would be a civil ceremony rather than a religious one in line with the major changes instituted. Code-named "Operation Evolution", for the next few decades leading up to Alexandra's installation as monarch, government ministers, together with constitutional lawyers, religious leaders, and representatives of civil society, met three times each year to discuss plans for the eventual ceremony. Originally envisioned to take place at the {{wp|Palace of Westminster}} and led by the {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom}}, the location and the leadership for the occasion were eventually changed to the {{wp|Empress Elizabeth II Centre|Parliament Complex}} and the {{wp|President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom}}.

On 1 August 2019, Alexandra's much-awaited [[Investiture of Alexandra|investiture]] as {{wp|Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Empress of the British}} finally took place. Beginning at 10:00 am, the ceremony began with a large procession made up of members of the {{wp|British Armed Forces}} that carried the Empress from {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} to the {{wp|Empress Elizabeth II Centre|Parliament Complex}} in which Alexandra, in a break from tradition, opted for a white {{wp|Rolls-Royce Ghost}} instead of the {{wp|Gold State Coach}} owing to its longstanding issues of comfort. Then, upon her arrival, the Empress was led into the building by a much smaller procession made up of the country's religious leaders who led her to the {{wp|Investiture Hall}} where parliamentarians and judges later greeted her arrival. Then, for the main highlight of the ceremony, Alexandra proceeded to read her investiture oath in front of the {{wp|President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|President of the Supreme Court}} {{wp|Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond|The Baroness Hale of Richmond}} in which she swore to "uphold the principles of the rule of law, representative democracy, the separation of powers, as well as ethnic, linguistic, racial, and religious inclusiveness" while also promising to "equally uphold the cultural and religious diversity of the {{wp|United Kingdom}}". Meanwhile, unlike her predecessors, Alexandra, donning a white evening gown underneath her royal mantle, did not wear but was instead presented with the coronation regalia by the {{wp|Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|Great Officers of State}} that included the historic {{wp|St Edward's Crown}} which she only briefly wore while signing the inauguration text in a symbolic gesture certifying the oath that she had just taken. Eventually, at 11:15 am, the ceremony officially came to a close with the ensuing procession back to {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} which was, in turn, followed by the Empress making an appearance on the balcony together with her family members.

Much like that of her predecessors, Alexandra's investiture saw the usual attendance of various foreign guests from many countries around the world, namely the presidents of {{wp|Emmanuel Macron|France}}, {{wp|Cyril Ramaphosa|South Africa}}, {{wp|Ali Salman|Bahrain}}, {{wp|Reuven Rivlin|Israel}}, and {{wp|Joko Widodo|Indonesia}}, as well as the sovereigns of {{wp|Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma|Mexico}}, {{wp|Felipe VI|Spain}}, {{wp|Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preussen|Germany}}, {{wp|Philippe of Belgium|Belgium}}, {{wp|Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Netherlands}}, {{wp|Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza|Portugal}}, {{wp|Karl von Habsburg|Hungary}}, {{wp|Constantine II of Greece|Greece}}, {{wp|Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Italy}}, {{wp|Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran|Iran}}, [[Mohammed, King of Libya|Libya]], and [[Akiko|Japan]], among others. In addition to this, a number of celebrities and athletes were also featured at the event, namely the Empress's former {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}} and {{wp|England women's national football team|England}} teammates, singers {{wp|Adele}}, {{wp|John Legend}}, {{wp|Katy Perry}}, {{wp|Mick Jagger}}, and {{wp|Harry Styles}}, as well as actors {{wp|Hugh Grant}}, {{wp|Emma Watson}}, {{wp|Morgan Freeman}}, and {{wp|Angelina Jolie}}. Moreover, owing to her personal connections with football, notable sports figures {{wp|David Beckham}}, {{wp|Harry Kane}}, {{wp|Mia Hamm}}, {{wp|Alex Morgan}}, and {{wp|Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson}} were also in attendance along with non-footballing athletes including {{wp|Serena Williams}}, {{wp|Maria Sharapova}}, {{wp|Andy Murray}}, {{wp|Lewis Hamilton}}, {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, and {{wp|Michael Phelps}}. 

In a first for a royal coronation, the ceremony was subsequently followed by a live concert at {{wp|Windsor Castle}} the following day featuring a considerable number of well-known {{wp|British}} musical acts of various genres, namely {{wp|Elton John}}, {{wp|Dua Lipa}}, {{wp|Ed Sheeran}}, {{wp|Ellie Goulding}}, {{wp|Queen (band)|Queen}}, {{wp|Blue (English group)|Blue}}, {{wp|Adele}}, {{wp|Slick Rick}}, {{wp|Sting (musician)|Sting}}, and {{wp|The Rolling Stones}}. Then, on 10 August 2019, under the Empress's own initiative, an [[2019 Empress Alexandra Exhibition Match|exhibition match]] was held in her honour at {{wp|Wembley Stadium}} pitting the {{wp|England}} {{wp|England national football team|men}}'s and {{wp|England women's national football team|women}}'s national teams against one another and who are captained by {{wp|Harry Kane}} and {{wp|Steph Houghton}} respectively. In the end, the women's team defeated the men's team 2-1 in which winger {{wp|Beth Mead}} provided both a goal and an assist, resulting in her later being named player of the match. With an official attendance of 88,543 spectators, the event successfully raised a rough total of £5.7 million, the majority of which was later funneled towards further development of men's and women's football. In the meantime, a grand one-off football tournament, officially named the [[Premier Cup]], was held in the months leading up to her investiture that featured a total of sixteen clubs with {{wp|Real Madrid}} eventually defeating {{wp|Valencia CF|Valencia}} 2-0 in the finals to win the tournament.

===Public Image===
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Almost immediately, at the start of her reign, Alexandra mostly enjoyed overwhelming popularity among the general public, with one {{wp|YouGov}} poll placing her approval rate at 94% on her very first day as monarch, a phenomenon that, according to some observers and commentators, could be explained by a number of factors with the first being the Empress's perceived approachability as an individual with the {{wp|British}} public as a whole as evidenced by her near-frequent sightings at various public events as well as by the many interviews she has since conducted with various media outlets, both local and international ones, ranging from the {{wp|BBC}} and ''{{wp|The Guardian}}'' in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} to {{wp|CNN}} and {{wp|France 24}} in the {{wp|United States}} and {{wp|France}} respectively. In addition to that, her close association with women's football as one of its most talented and memorable players has also made her a largely popular figure among supporters and fans of women's football, particularly in {{wp|England}}. This was further corroborated by {{wp|Lionesses|England Women}} captain {{wp|Leah Williamson}} who later said, ''"Without a doubt, the fact that the empress or king of a country could even be playing a sport together with the common people is definitely unthinkable, and perhaps, the sheer unpredictable and unprecedented nature of it made her (Alexandra) a very unique person and definitely someone one could well easily like, especially if that person is a women's football fan"''.

Besides that, some observers have also attributed her high popularity to her predecessors themselves, especially her late grandfather [[Charles the Great|Emperor Charles III]], given the latter's overwhelming popularity among the public as a widely revered icon of modern liberalism and a staunch defender of the {{wp|Jewish}} people. Moreover, the popularity of her own mother, the {{wp|American}} supermodel {{wp|Christy Turlington}}, as both a model and a humanitarian has also helped in cementing a widely positive image and sentiment for the young Alexandra who upon ascending to the throne immediately rode the overwhelmingly positive sentiment associated with her reign. On the other hand, especially during the {{wp|George Floyd protests|2020 George Floyd protests}} in the {{wp|United Kingdom}}, her traditionally high levels of popularity suffered a noticeably slight dip as police brutality and anti-racism protests held in both countries raised questions over the monarchy's past ties to {{wp|British}} imperialism and colonial-era slavery of {{wp|Africans}}. For instance, in the {{wp|United Kingdom}}, a statue of the 17th-century {{wp|English}} merchant and slave trader {{wp|Edward Colston}} was toppled and pushed into {{wp|Bristol Harbour}} as part of the protests while an equestrian statue of the late [[William V, King of the British|King William V]] was met with demands for removal from its site at {{wp|Marlborough House}}, the late [[William V, King of the British|Emperor]]'s birthplace. In addition, some critics have also taken issue with the Empress's perceived immense wealth which, although never officially confirmed or disclosed to the public, has been estimated in the billions.

Since her ascension to the throne, Alexandra has been photographed for various magazines, ranging from {{wp|Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue''}} to {{wp|Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair''}}. In addition, she was also once chosen as {{wp|Time Person of the Year|Person of the Year}} by {{wp|Time (magazine)|''Time''}} magazine, as well as being placed in the 11th spot by ''{{wp|Forbes}}'' in 2021 for their annual list of ''The World's 100 Most Powerful Women''. Moreover, her considerable popularity, particularly among the male demographic, is made evident by her being named the 2019 winner of men's magazine {{wp|Maxim (magazine)|''Maxim''}}'s annual Hot 100 competition, as well as "Sexiest Woman Alive" by the magazine itself in that same year for which she narrowly beat {{wp|American}} model {{wp|Kate Upton}} by a difference of a single vote, becoming the second royal after her [[Catherine, Princess Royal|aunt]] and the first athlete to receive such a title. Furthermore, women's magazines have also rated her physical beauty in a largely favourable manner, with {{wp|British Vogue|British ''Vogue''}} once dubbing her "the most beautiful royal in the world" while ''{{wp|Tatler}}'', noting her athletic background, described her as "{{wp|Britain}}'s {{wp|Charlene, Princess of Monaco|Princess Charlene}}", a reference to the former {{wp|South African}} swimmer who later wedded {{wp|Monaco}}'s {{wp|Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert II}}. Considered to be a fashion icon in her own right, be it during formal or informal occasions, Alexandra has been photographed wearing outfits from high-end designers including {{wp|Alexander McQueen}}, {{wp|Vera Wang}}, and {{wp|Marc Jacobs}} along with otherwise casual and nondescript clothing with her preferred apparel being a pair of jeans coupled with a blank t-shirt underneath a shirt or alternatively a coat in instances of cold weather. 

In line with her being a relatively youthful monarch, Alexandra herself maintains a fairly active social media presence, with around 129 million followers on {{wp|Instagram}} and 98 million followers on {{wp|Twitter}}, with the latter amount being just a few million ahead of {{wp|American}} singer {{wp|Taylor Swift}}. To that end, on both {{wp|Twitter}} and {{wp|Instagram}}, there exists an "official account" representing the monarchy and separate from the Empress's own personal account on both respective social media platforms and which is mostly responsible for "documenting and promoting the works and efforts of Her Majesty The Empress". However, as of recently, following the takeover of {{wp|Twitter}} by the {{wp|South African}} billionaire {{wp|Elon Musk}}, both the Empress's personal and official accounts on {{wp|Twitter}} were reportedly deactivated, presumably in response to {{wp|Elon Musk|Musk}}'s controversial policies as the new CEO, while the ones on {{wp|Instagram}} have continued to function as usual. Meanwhile, on 24 January 2023, it was reported by {{wp|Reuters}} that the Empress had filed a lawsuit against {{wp|Elon Musk|Musk}} over unpaid rent relating to {{wp|Twitter}}'s use of its {{wp|London}} headquarters which is rented to the company by the {{wp|Crown Estate}}.

===Early Years=== 
Beginning in August 2019, Alexandra started conducting her first few state visits since her coronation with the first country of choice being {{wp|Japan}} where she met [[Akiko|Empress Akiko]] and also visited the factories of renowned {{wp|Japanese}} automobile manufacturers including {{wp|Toyota}}, {{wp|Subaru}}, and {{wp|Nissan}}. Following this, she also visited {{wp|South Korea}} where she was hosted by {{wp|President of South Korea|President}} {{wp|Moon Jae-in}} and later even personally met with some of the country's most well-known artists including the pop groups {{wp|BTS}} and {{wp|Blackpink}}. In that same month, she also visited the {{wp|Southeast Asian}} nations of {{wp|Malaysia}}, {{wp|Singapore}}, and {{wp|Indonesia}} during which she survived an assassination attempt in the {{wp|Malaysian}} capital of {{wp|Kuala Lumpur}}, addressed the thriving {{wp|LGBT}} community in {{wp|Singapore}}, and met with {{wp|Indonesian}} {{wp|President of Indonesia|President}} {{wp|Joko Widodo}}. Then, in the following September, the Empress also met with {{wp|Vatican City}}'s {{wp|Pope Francis}} at the {{wp|Domus Sanctae Marthae}}, becoming the third successive {{wp|British}} monarch to meet with the {{wp|Roman Catholic}} leadership after her [[Charles the Great|late grandfather]] first did so in a historic meeting with the late {{wp|Pope Pius XII}} while her [[Thomas, King of the British|father]] met the former {{wp|Pope Benedict XVI}}, the predecessor of {{wp|Pope Francis}}. Aside from this, in a personal gesture towards her {{wp|Lauren Bacall|late grandmother}}, Alexandra also held a state visit to {{wp|Romania}}, from which the late {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Empress Lauren}}'s parents originated, where she met with {{wp|Margareta of Romania|Queen Margareta}} and the country's {{wp|Jewish}} community. In this, she also met with neighbouring {{wp|Bulgaria}}'s {{wp|Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Tsar Simeon II}}, the world's currently longest-reigning monarch, having taken the throne in 1943 in the middle of the {{wp|Second World War}}, thereby making him the only serving head of state from as far back as the war itself. 

[[File:Kruger Zebra.JPG|200px|thumb|right|A sight of a pair of {{wp|Burchell's zebra|Burchell's zebras}}, among the many animals living at the {{wp|Kruger National Park}} in northeastern {{wp|South Africa}}]]
On 20 September 2019, a month into her reign as monarch, Alexandra personally addressed the {{wp|United Nations}} for the very first time as her country's head of state in which she called for a "global and coordinated initiative to tackle both the pressing issues of global warming and extremism in all known forms" while also particularly advocating for "further collective action" to tackle the longstanding global migrant crisis, an issue that she described as "personally close to my heart" and "greatly appalling to hear about every single day". In addition, the Empress also stressed the need for religious tolerance, stating, ''"As the proud daughter of a {{wp|Protestant}} father and a {{wp|Roman Catholic}} mother, I personally know all too well about maintaining everlasting balance and eternal tolerance between people of two differing religious sects as well as the consequences if they are otherwise not properly upheld which, to put it simply, are not the best for humanity. After having seemingly abandoned it for centuries, religious wars between two major religious faiths should not be allowed to return and overtake constructive dialogue between the two sides"''. Meanwhile, in that same month, Alexandra also conducted a series of state visits to {{wp|Africa}} with her first official trip to the continent being to {{wp|South Africa}} where she met with {{wp|President of South Africa|President}} {{wp|Cyril Ramaphosa}}. Describing {{wp|Cyril Ramaphosa|Ramaphosa}} as a "visionary leader in the spirit of {{wp|Nelson Mandela}}", the two leaders subsequently toured the country's major cities and also visited the {{wp|Kruger National Park}} which the Empress herself once visited as a child beforehand during which she also met the late {{wp|Nelson Mandela}}, a hugely popular {{wp|South African}} political figure who she later described as a "kind old grandfather undoubtedly determined to transform a nation". 

Meanwhile, on 25 October 2019, for her first-ever state visit to the {{wp|Americas}}, Alexandra chose {{wp|Mexico}} as the first country to receive such an honour. To that end, throughout a five-day period, the Empress met with the {{wp|Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma|Emperor of Mexico}}, government officials, as well as {{wp|Mexico}}'s indigenous communities including the {{wp|Nahuas}} and {{wp|Maya peoples|Maya}} people whose {{wp|Maya civilization|civilisation}}, prior to its conquest by {{wp|Spain}} during the 16th century, was well-known for the technological, astronomical, and architectural advancements that helped make it one of the most advanced civilisations of {{wp|pre-Columbian}} {{wp|Americas}}. In addition to this, Alexandra also visited {{wp|Mexico}}'s various historical sites, particularly the famous {{wp|Chichen Itza}}, a large, ancient city built by the {{wp|Maya peoples|Mayans}} located in {{wp|Yucatán}}. Following her state visit to {{wp|Mexico}}, her first to the {{wp|Americas}}, just a month later, Alexandra returned to the continent once more, this time for a state visit to {{wp|El Salvador}}, the ancestral home of her maternal grandmother. Upon arriving in the country, and accompanied by her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} and {{wp|Maria Elizabeth Turlington|grandmother}}, the Empress met with {{wp|President of El Salvador|President}} {{wp|Nayib Bukele}} whose administration oversaw a notable decline in the country's notoriously high crime rate which later led the former to express her wish during the ensuing state dinner at "seeing a peaceful and vibrant {{wp|El Salvador}} freed from its murderous and horrific past". Later, in December of that year, following the confirmation of {{wp|Finnish}} politician {{wp|Sanna Marin}} as the country's new {{wp|Prime Minister of Finland|prime minister}}, Alexandra herself notably became the first world leader to personally congratulate {{wp|Sanna Marin|Marin}} on her new premiership role via {{wp|Twitter}} where she also expressed her wish that "an undeniably historic and memorable meeting between the youngest monarch and the youngest prime minister in the world could take place in the near future". Soon enough, such a proposal was realised when on 17 December 2019, exactly a week into {{wp|Sanna Marin|Marin}}'s tenure as prime minister, Alexandra herself paid a state visit to {{wp|Finland}} which began with her participating in a Q&A session with the {{wp|Finnish}} press followed by a boat ride with {{wp|Sanna Marin|Marin}} along the coast of the {{wp|Gulf of Finland}} and later an official state dinner held in her honour at the {{wp|Presidential Palace, Helsinki|Presidential Palace}} in {{wp|Helsinki}} where the Empress met {{wp|Finnish}} {{wp|President of Finland|President}} {{wp|Sauli Niinistö}} who subsequently praised the monarch as a "bright and extraordinarily talented young woman". 

[[File:TMS.jpg|200px|thumb|left|{{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom}} {{wp|Theresa May}} giving a brief speech following the results of the {{wp|2020 United Kingdom general election|general election}} in which the ruling {{wp|Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party}} increased their overall share of seats from 330 to 381 seats, thereby achieving a working majority]]
On 31 January 2020, following the emergence of the {{wp|COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 virus in the United Kingdom}}, Alexandra privately moved to nearby {{wp|Windsor Castle}} all while public engagements planned for the near future were promptly canceled by her own decree. Following this, on March 5th, in light of the first COVID-related death in the country, she promptly addressed the public through a televised broadcast from the castle in which she declared, ''"Eighty years ago, the {{wp|British}} people have both calmly and vigilantly endured the grueling troubles and deathly hardships of the {{wp|The Blitz|Blitz}}. Today, it is time that we emulate the very same sense of calmness and vigilance that have propelled us forward and past our misery before. In the end, success is what we cherish and is also what we shall fight for together as a united nation and community"''. Then, on May 11th, which was also the date of her 24th birthday, the Empress carried out her first public engagement since the beginning of the pandemic by visiting a number of {{wp|National Health Service|NHS}} facilities across {{wp|Great Britain}} before proceeding with a three-day-long tour around {{wp|Lower Saxony|Hanover}} where she met with a number of {{wp|Hanoverian}} government officials and medical experts. Meanwhile, on March 10th, {{wp|BBC News}} reported that [[Prince Richard of Hanover|Prince Richard]], an {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} player and the Empress's younger brother, had tested positive for {{wp|coronavirus}} in what is the only confirmed case among the members of the {{wp|British royal family}}. Eventually, it was reported a week later that the [[Prince Richard of Hanover|prince]] had made a full recovery and was in generally good health. Meanwhile, on 6 May 2020, as per the rules of the {{wp|Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011}}, a general election was held to elect members of the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}}. In this, despite some controversy over the timing of the election which happened to be within the early months of the {{wp|COVID-19 pandemic}}, it was decided that the election would proceed as planned with alternative methods such as {{wp|early voting|early}} and {{wp|postal voting|postal}} votings strongly encouraged out of health and safety concerns. In the end, despite some delays due to the widespread use of the new voting methods, incumbent {{wp|David Cameron}} and the {{wp|Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party}}, who had been in a coalition with the [[Hanoverian Union Party|HUP]], successfully achieved a working majority of 381 seats whereas the {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party}} under {{wp|Jeremy Corbyn}} saw their share of seats reduced further from 232 to 185, prompting him to announce his resignation as party leader in light of their worst showing in decades. In the midst of this, her half-sister [[Jacqueline Carter]] was elected to the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}} as an {{wp|Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP}} for the constituency of {{wp|St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)|St Albans}}, after which she went on to become the leader of the {{wp|Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats}} in light of the resignation of the incumbent {{wp|Tim Farron}} following a disastrous showing at the polls. 

===Post-COVID-19===
[[File:Mount Herzl IMG 1149.JPG|thumb|200px|right|The main entrence to {{wp|Mount Herzl}}, {{wp|Israel}}'s national cemetery site. Since its completion, it has served as the burial site of {{wp|Israeli}} presidents and prime ministers as well as {{wp|Theodor Herzl}}, the founder of modern {{wp|Zionism}} and the namesake of the site]]
Due to the onset of the {{wp|COVID-19 pandemic}}, on the grounds of "personal health" and "safety issues", the Empress consequently temporarily ceased conducting any further state visits abroad for the time being until around September of that same year when she began resuming her usual state visits as monarch abroad, with her first country of choice being {{wp|Israel}}, a choice that, given the longstanding tensions in the region, immediately proved controversial. In response, {{wp|Foreign Secretary}} {{wp|Philip Hammond}} argued that the state visit was "nothing more than the Empress getting in touch with her well-known {{wp|Jewish}} heritage" while critics, particularly {{wp|Hamas}} leader {{wp|Ismail Haniyeh}} claimed that the state visit, the first for a {{wp|British}} monarch to {{wp|Israel}}, supposedly signified the monarchy's "endorsement of {{wp|Zionist}} atrocities against the {{wp|Palestinians}}", to which {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Theresa May}} responded by asserting that the Empress would "meet the leaders of both {{wp|Israel}} and {{wp|Palestine}} in an equal and non-judgemental manner". Nonetheless, the ensuing state visit, which lasted for over a week, went somewhat smoothly and without any major incident as the Empress met with both the {{wp|Israeli}} and {{wp|Palestinian}} presidents {{wp|Reuven Rivlin}} and {{wp|Mahmoud Abbas}} respectively while also paying a brief visit to {{wp|Mount Herzl}} where she paid a personal tribute to the late {{wp|Israeli}} statesman {{wp|Shimon Peres}}. Meanwhile, in June 2021, the Empress went on to host the sitting {{wp|United States|US}} {{wp|President of the United States|President}} {{wp|Cory Booker}} in a scaled-down ceremony at {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, after which she, along with her siblings attended that year's {{wp|G8}} {{wp|47th G7 summit|summit}} held in {{wp|Cornwall}}, {{wp|England}} alongside {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Theresa May}} and the other leaders of the organisation including {{wp|Cory Booker|Booker}} himself. Then, on July 10th, Alexandra paid her first-ever state visit as monarch to the {{wp|United States}}, arriving alongside {{wp|Foreign Secretary}} {{wp|Rory Stewart}} at {{wp|Joint Base Andrews}} where they were received by {{wp|United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State}} {{wp|Antony Blinken}}. Throughout the week-long visit, the Empress toured a number of historical sites across the {{wp|United States}} including {{wp|Mount Rushmore}}, {{wp|Yellowstone National Park}}, and the {{wp|Lincoln Memorial}}, visited several of the country's top universities, and also met with a number of {{wp|Hollywood}} celebrities. 

A fierce critic of {{wp|Russia}}'s {{wp|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion}} of {{wp|Ukraine}}, since the conflict's inception in February 2022, the Empress has regularly spoken out against what she perceived as "clear-cut military aggression by a sovereign country against another", stating, ''"The last time an {{wp|European}} country decided to egregiously violate the sovereignty of another {{wp|European}} nation, the whole world paid the price for it, namely in the form of millions of deaths worldwide"''. On 25 May 2022, the Empress herself met {{wp|Ukrainian}} {{wp|President of Ukraine|President}} {{wp|Volodymyr Zelensky}} in a brief visit to the {{wp|Ukrainian}} capital of {{wp|Kyiv}} in which she was joined by her [[Thomas, King of the British|father]] and {{wp|Foreign Secretary}} {{wp|Rory Stewart}}. In addition to the visit, the Empress also strongly condemned the accession referendums held by {{wp|Russia}} in several occupied regions of {{wp|Ukraine}}, calling them "downright farcical" and "another blatant example of {{wp|Russia}} mocking and abusing democratic norms in order to achieve their irredentist and nationalistic goals of {{wp|Novorossiya}}". Later, in a speech marking the first anniversary of the {{wp|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion}}, Alexandra urged for {{wp|Western}} governments to "continue resolutely supporting {{wp|Ukraine}} in their fight for sovereignty and total independence from {{wp|Russia}} who have been exposed by many to be rather struggling in their bloodthirsty conquest in the face of spirited and unyielding resistance by the people of {{wp|Ukraine}}".  

[[File:2023FWWC Final (stadium).jpg|200px|thumb|left|The {{wp|Stadium Australia}} in {{wp|Sydney}}, {{wp|Australia}}, which hosted the {{wp|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Final}} between {{wp|England}} and {{wp|Spain}}. With a final score of 5-2, {{wp|England}} successfully defeated {{wp|Spain}} to clinch their third straight title]]
In July 2023, in her capacity as head of state, the Empress presided over the opening ceremony of the {{wp|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}} in {{wp|Australia}} and {{wp|New Zealand}} during which she gave a short speech commending the progress of women's football in recent years while also briefly acknowledging the victims of a shooting in {{wp|Auckland}}, {{wp|New Zealand}} just hours prior to the event, stating, ''"The unfortunate lives lost just recently will undoubtedly be a source of grief and tragedy for all but at the same time the violent actions of one man will never deter the event and all its supporters from going ahead now in the spirit of both the lives lost as well as the values and the future this tournament holds"''. In the end, while making history as the first women's national team to reach three consecutive finals in a row, {{wp|Lionesses|England}} also notably became the first women's team to win three {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup|World Cups}} in a row by defeating maiden finalists {{wp|Spain}} 5-2 in the finals at the {{wp|Stadium Australia}} where the Empress, joined by her brothers [[William Carter]] and [[Prince Richard of Hanover|Prince Richard]], witnessed {{wp|Georgia Stanway}} score four times against the {{wp|Spaniards}}, becoming just the second female player after Alexandra herself to score a hat-trick in a {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cup}} final and most notably the only player, male or female, to score four goals in a {{wp|FIFA World Cup|World Cup}} final. In the ensuing celebratory dinner, Alexandra heralded the {{wp|Lionesses}}' record-breaking successes as "out of this world" and also a "living proof of the successes of the {{wp|Wembley Renaissance}}", adding, ''"Obviously, to some people, this is perhaps the end or culmination of a several years long effort but make no mistake, for as long as football itself exists, {{wp|England}} will always continue to strive and innovate with the unquestionable goal of consistently being on top in both men's and women's football as both innovators and pioneers of the sport"''. Otherwise, on 7 October 2023, shortly after a {{wp|Re'im music festival massacre|surprise attack}} conducted by the {{wp|Palestinian}} militant group {{wp|Hamas}} left hundreds of {{wp|Israeli}} civilians dead with a number of them taken hostage afterward, Alexandra issued a public statement condemning the {{wp|Hamas|group}}'s actions, describing it as a "horrific major act of terror" and a "serious impediment to meaningful peace processes". Afterward, amidst increasing calls for a ceasefire between the two sides, the Empress remarked that "any cessation in hostilities must be both impactful and worthwhile" while also sternly warning against "misguided acts of communal violence" spurred by either {{wp|anti-Semitism}} or {{wp|Islamophobia}}, stating, ''"The events that unfolded in {{wp|Gaza}} were already difficult enough and therefore they do not need to serve as inspiration for further violence abroad, namely in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} where communities of differing faiths have lived in relative peace for years"''.  

On 20 February 2024, not long after the ruling {{wp|Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party}} suffered two major by-election losses which saw their share of seats in the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}} further reduced amidst declining popularity, a subsequent no-confidence vote brought forward by the opposition resulted in an ensuing general election on 24 March which saw the {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party}} under {{wp|Keir Starmer}} secure a slim majority of 386 seats in the wake of the {{wp|Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives}}' major electoral rout which otherwise saw the {{wp|Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats}} under the Empress's half-sister [[Jacqueline Carter]] mark their biggest electoral victory since their formation in 1988 with a total of 128 seats to bolster the new governing coalition consisting of the {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party}}, the {{wp|Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats}}, and the [[Hanoverian Union Party]], all of whom collectively boast a total of 599 seats. 

==Personal Life==
{{Main|Personal Life of Empress Alexandra}}
[[File:Rolls-Royce Phantom VI 2009 State Limousine Windsor Castle.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A sight of the {{wp|Rolls-Royce Phantom VI}}, the main automobile used to transport the Empress for official events. The one currently in service is reportedly nicknamed "Ravager" by the Empress]]
In the tradition of her ancestors, the Empress is personally known for her own love of automobiles as evidenced by her personal collection of several luxury vehicles including a {{wp|McLaren GT}}, a {{wp|BMW M8}}, and the iconic {{wp|Jaguar E-Type}} in which a one-off and exclusive model was made for her eighteenth birthday by the {{wp|British}} luxury vehicle brand {{wp|Jaguar Cars|Jaguar}}. However, while all three vehicles are personally driven by the Empress on non-ceremonial or leisurely occasions, for official occasions, she is normally driven in an armoured {{wp|Rolls-Royce Phantom VI}} along with several other {{wp|Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce}} and {{wp|Bentley}} automobiles. In line with this, Alexandra herself is reportedly proficient at fixing automobiles by herself, a skill she publicly displayed during a special appearance in {{wp|Top Gear (2002 TV series)|''Top Gear''}}. However, despite her fondness for automobiles, Alexandra is said to have also enjoyed horseback riding which she would often do around the grounds of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} or the {{wp|Scottish Highlands}} whenever she was visiting {{wp|Scotland}} up north. In a 2018 interview, she revealed that among the collection of horses at her disposal, her personal favourite is a male white {{wp|thoroughbred}} named "Bolt" in reference to the titular dog character from the 2008 film {{wp|Bolt (2008 film)|''Bolt''}}. Incidentally, she also personally owns a {{wp|Siberian husky}} which she named "Little Bolt". A certified pilot, Alexandra is known to have occasionally flown her [[Charles the Great|late grandfather]]'s treasured {{wp|de Havilland Tiger Moth}} biplane for recreational purposes, having previously inherited the antique biplane that was built back for her [[Charles the Great|late grandfather]] in the 1930s and which has since been passed down from one generation to the other.

In line with her well-known athletic lifestyle, on the occasions where she was not preoccupied with any sort of duties, Alexandra, usually alongside her {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}}, would often participate in various marathons across the {{wp|United Kingdom}} including the annual {{wp|London Marathon}} for which she had a personal best record of 2:57:36. Regarding this, the Empress has described it as "one of the very moments where I can just be myself with no one else bound to notice amidst an ocean of people around" but added that her participation in such events otherwise presented some reasonable security risks, thereby requiring her to always wear a tracking device on herself along with being discreetly accompanied by at least several able-bodied bodyguards nearby who are to always be within distance of the monarch in case of emergencies. In addition to this, she is also a noted anti-smoking activist, a cause she inherited from her own {{wp|Christy Turlington|mother}} who began indulging herself in anti-smoking activism following her father's passing from {{wp|lung cancer}} just several months after Alexandra, his first grandchild, was born, a moment that the royal herself described as "too vague to fully remember but one that certainly breaks my heart each time". 

A self-professed "superfan" of {{wp|Hollywood}} films, particularly those of the {{wp|romantic comedy}} genre, Alexandra is known to have personally enjoyed a number of films to a strong degree, namely {{wp|Notting Hill (film)|''Notting Hill''}}, ''{{wp|Legally Blonde}}'', ''{{wp|13 Going on 30}}'', ''{{wp|Love Actually}}'', and ''{{wp|She's Out of My League}}''. In this, she named the ''{{wp|Legally Blonde}}'' character {{wp|Elle Woods}}, played by {{wp|Reese Witherspoon}}, as her "personal favourite", stating that the character's "happy-go-lucky attitude" and "unwavering determination" were qualities that she came to see as particularly relevant as she was entering adulthood herself, adding, ''"Regardless of one's status or position in life, losing a dearly beloved family member right on the cusp of adulthood is an undeniably difficult thing and which is something I was forced to face even when I obviously didn't ask for it. On some occasions, it almost brought me down both physically and mentally but I got help and most importantly persevered which was something that {{wp|Elle Woods}} definitely inspired me to do"''. Meanwhile, from an early age, Alexandra came to be a passionate fan of the {{wp|American}} comedy-drama series ''{{wp|Gilmore Girls}}'' starring {{wp|Lauren Graham}} and {{wp|Alexis Bledel}}, the latter with whom Alexandra is known to be very close in the years since. On the other hand, in terms of music, Alexandra is known to have enjoyed a mix of contemporary and classic musical acts including {{wp|Dua Lipa}}, {{wp|Ed Sheeran}}, {{wp|NSYNC}}, {{wp|Frank Sinatra}}, {{wp|Elvis Presley}}, {{wp|Michael Jackson}}, {{wp|George Michael}}, {{wp|Queen (band)|Queen}}, {{wp|Paula Abdul}}, and {{wp|Whitney Houston}}. In the meantime, her favourite actors and actresses include {{wp|Hugh Grant}}, {{wp|Tom Hanks}}, {{wp|Jack Black}}, {{wp|Julia Roberts}}, {{wp|Emma Watson}}, {{wp|Alexis Bledel}}, {{wp|Reese Witherspoon}}, {{wp|Anne Hathaway}}, and {{wp|Julie Andrews}}.

A polyglot, in addition to her native {{wp|English}}, Alexandra is known to be proficient in several other languages. To that end, Alexandra has described {{wp|Spanish}} as her "second language" which she often used when speaking to her {{wp|Salvadoran}} {{wp|Maria Elizabeth Turlington|maternal grandmother}}. In addition, Alexandra is also fluent in {{wp|German}}, {{wp|French}}, and {{wp|Hebrew}}. Meanwhile, as a known athletic person, Alexandra is reportedly proficient in {{wp|boxing}}, {{wp|judo}}, and {{wp|Brazilian jiu-jitsu}}.

==Style of Play==
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Blessed by an explosive pace, coupled with a relatively short stature and combined with adept dribbling and crossing abilities, Alexandra initially started off as a winger in her early years at {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}} in support of fellow teammate {{wp|Ellen White (footballer)|Ellen White}} who otherwise mostly served as the principal forward for her team. In this, despite not necessarily playing in her dream position of a center-forward, her rapid pace and adept crosses made her a highly proficient winger with a knack for facing opposition full-backs head-on while also cutting inside into the penalty area. In addition, although naturally left-footed, Alexandra is nonetheless generally adept with either leg and has been deployed on either flank. However, as she later shifted more to the center as a striker or even an attacking midfielder, Alexandra then came to be known more for her creativity in engineering goalscoring chances through a combination of excellent positioning, adept dribbling, and masterful passing. Known for her elaborate and precise crossing abilities, Alexandra cited former {{wp|England}} international {{wp|David Beckham}} as her main inspiration.

Considered to be one of the best dribblers in the world, Alexandra is highly regarded by many for her ability to easily get past opponents when in possession of the ball via either the elaborate {{wp|Cruyff turn}} maneuver or a simple {{wp|nutmeg (association football)|nutmeg}} with her low center of gravity and strong pair of legs allowing her to easily shift herself and the ball itself into a different spot almost instantly thereby making her a rather difficult player to mark or even dispossess. In addition, Alexandra is also well-known for her quick and precise crosses which proved very useful in setting up attacks from the sides especially given her tendency to occasionally play out wide before drifting inside with the ball akin to an {{wp|inside forward}}. Although traditionally left-footed, Alexandra is known to be able to operate effectively on either side in spite of her usually being positioned on the right from where she would mostly cut inwards using her strong foot.

Known for being a primarily deep-lying forward in the style of {{wp|Johan Cruyff}}, [[William Carter]], and {{wp|Harry Kane}}, Alexandra is highly regarded for her excellent positioning and expansive vision with her movements and positioning often serving to draw opposition center-backs away from their usual positions while also creating chances deep within the midfield area via excellent link-up play with her teammates. In this, a high work-rate saw Alexandra always being on the move around the middle of the pitch keeping an eye on the ball while also scouting potential teammates with whom to form an attacking sequence. In this, Alexandra cited the positioning and off-the-ball movements of {{wp|Bayern Munich}} forward {{wp|Thomas Müller}} whose widely-renowned tactical intelligence and overall awareness were cited by her as the inspiration behind her own playing style. Nonetheless, aside from her tactical ingenuity, Alexandra is equally known for her goalscoring prowess, being the top all-time goalscorer for {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women}} and the {{wp|Women's Super League}}, and her simultaneous capability in creating goalscoring opportunities for either herself or her teammates, with former {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women}} head coach {{wp|Joe Montemurro}} describing Alexandra as "the quintessential all-rounder striker desired by elite teams capable of doing almost everything required" while {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} legend {{wp|Thierry Henry}} hailed her as an "ingenious creator" and a "consistent goalscoring machine". Similarly, {{wp|Vivianne Miedema}}, with whom she established an effective attacking partnership, has also heaped much praise on Alexandra, describing the latter as "highly dependable" and "extremely cooperative", adding, ''"At times, it does feel like whether consciously or not the two of us just have some sort of a telepathic connection between us since in most cases we both knew exactly where to be or when to move and most importantly whether a goal was possible from a certain position"''. Fittingly, the duo, who often alternated between themselves the roles of number 10 and number 9, have been popularly compared to the likes of {{wp|Real Madrid}}'s {{wp|Cristiano Ronaldo}} and {{wp|Karim Benzema}} and {{wp|Manchester United}}'s [[William Carter]] and {{wp|Wayne Rooney}}.

Aside from her footballing prowess, Alexandra has also been noted for her "exemplary sense of professionalism", a trait that she revealed in an interview with {{wp|ESPN}} to have been "deeply instilled" in her at a young age by her [[William Carter|half-brother]], a successful professional footballer himself, adding that the latter also told her that "regardless of how good you are, even if naturally, you would be absolutely nothing and would not get anywhere without a tiny bit of discipline in yourself". Similarly, Alexandra's consistently high work rate has also been a subject of praise, with former {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women}} manager {{wp|Joe Montemurro}} once stating, ''"When you consider the fact that as her country's empress, she's also beholden with all these other tasks and duties that she has outside of football, it's just unbelievable and amazing really that she's just consistently putting this much effort in football with little signs of stopping"''. Similarly, former {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal}} teammate {{wp|Vivianne Miedema}} described Alexandra as "the most hardworking and dedicated teammate and striker I've ever seen", adding that "if she (Alexandra) was expected to score goals in a particular match, it is more than likely that she will do and will absolutely not stop in doing so until the time is up". 

While not necessarily known to have shared or inherited her [[William Carter|half-brother]]'s infamous militaristic leadership style (hence his nickname "The General"), Alexandra has nonetheless received much praise for her great sense of teamwork which, coupled with her general friendliness towards her teammates, helped establish her as a reliable and proficient team player and who particularly excelled in that regard, especially during important matches. Accordingly, by her own admission, Alexandra described herself as "not necessarily someone who can easily and just effortlessly take charge of a huge team in an instant but who, under the right circumstances, can work well with others in times of need". Meanwhile, in a 2019 interview, former {{wp|Lionesses}} captain {{wp|Steph Houghton}} said, ''"Of course, throughout the time she was there she was never actually captain in an official sense but if necessary I would say I trust her somewhat as a team captain because in a way she just has that sense of unbroken togetherness that easily brings a disjointed team together"''.

==Media Depiction==
Known for her somewhat media-friendly persona and photogenic appearance, since ascending to the throne, Alexandra has been depicted by various people in the media and has also personally made appearances in the media herself. For instance, in an episode of the 2016 miniseries ''{{wp|Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life}}'', she appeared in a cameo role as herself who happens to befriend the character {{wp|Rory Gilmore}} played by actress {{wp|Alexis Bledel}}. In another instance, she also appeared on the reality television series ''{{wp|Running Wild with Bear Grylls}}'' where in a special final episode of the show's third season, together with host and adventurer {{wp|Bear Grylls}}, Alexandra traversed through the {{wp|Scottish Highlands}}, an experience she later described as "challenging but fun" and "personally groundbreaking", stating, ''"Prior to doing the show, I have never been on live television where by all accounts people get to see me at my most vulnerable just trying to scale or climb hills and mountains because that's exactly what I did and the fact that I wasn't doing it in private but rather on television meant something very new to me and to some extent definitely changed me in a way"''. Owing to her popularity, the episode became one of the series' most-watched episodes with an estimated viewership of 4.51 million, thereby topping the previous number of 3.55 million set by a special episode involving {{wp|United States|US}} {{wp|President of the United States|President}} {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, the first {{wp|American}} woman to be elected president. Meanwhile, in 2022, Alexandra herself appeared in the {{wp|Netflix}} documentary ''[[Rise of The Lionesses]]'' as an integral former member of the {{wp|England women's national football team|England women's national team}} that won the {{wp|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015}} and {{wp|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019}} {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cups}} and the {{wp|UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}, {{wp|England}}'s first few international honours for the {{wp|England women's national football team|women's national team}}.

In addition to that, Alexandra has also appeared as herself in the popular [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc8vI04faxx5h8hfVAhgnD4t GQ: Actually Me] series, in which she, via impromptu accounts created on popular social media sites including {{wp|Instagram}}, {{wp|Quora}}, and {{wp|Youtube}}, would reply to online questions asked by internet users, as well as in {{wp|WIRED}}'s autocomplete interviews where she would reply to a random autocomplete question on the search engine {{wp|Google}}. Furthermore, Alexandra also made a celebrity appearance as herself in the long-running automotive show {{wp|Top Gear (2002 TV series)|''Top Gear''}} where in a special episode of the show's twenty-seventh season, she, along with her half-brother [[William Carter]] participated in a two-lap race around the {{wp|Top Gear test track|''Top Gear'' test track}} using their favourite personal vehicles, with Alexandra's being her {{wp|McLaren GT}} and her [[William Carter|half-brother]]'s being the latter's own {{wp|McLaren 570S}}. In the end, Alexandra herself narrowly won the race against her [[William Carter|half-brother]] with a recorded time difference of 0.60 seconds.

In both 2015 and 2019 respectively, Alexandra was featured on the {{wp|UK}} version of {{wp|EA Sports}}' ''{{wp|FIFA 15}}'' and ''{{wp|FIFA 19}}'' video games, becoming one of the first few female footballers to be featured on the cover of any {{wp|EA Sports}} games alongside the likes of {{wp|Christine Sinclair}}, {{wp|Alex Morgan}}, and {{wp|Steph Catley}}, as well as the first pair of siblings to be featured on the cover along with her half-brother [[William Carter]] who was regularly featured on the {{wp|UK}} version of previous editions owing to his talent and popularity.

==Titles & Honours==
*'''11 May 1996 - 11 May 1997''' ''Her Imperial Highness'' The Duchess of Cornwall
*'''11 May 1997 - 1 August 2019''' ''Her Imperial Highness'' The Princess of Wales
*'''1 August 2019 - Present''' ''Her Majesty'' The Empress of the British

===National & Commonwealth===
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Royal Williamite Order
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Royal Guelphic Order
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Order of St. George
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Gallant Order of the British Empire 
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Emperor Charles III
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Emperor Thomas
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Emperor Charles III
*{{flag|Canada}} - Sovereign of the Order of Canada
*{{flag|Australia}} - Sovereign of the Order of Australia
*{{flag|New Zealand}} - Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand
*{{flag|West Indies}} - Sovereign of the Order of West Indies
*{{flag|The Cape}} - Sovereign of the Order of The Cape
*{{flag|Solomon Islands}} - Sovereign of the Order of Solomon Islands
*{{flag|Belize}} - Sovereign of the Order of Belize
*{{flag|Tuvalu}} - Sovereign of the Order of Tuvalu
*{{flag|Papua New Guinea}} - Sovereign of the Order of Logohu

===Foreign===
*{{flag|United States}} - Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
*{{flag|Spain}} - Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
*{{flag|Norway}} - Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St Olav
*{{flag|Sweden}} - Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
*{{flag|Sweden}} - Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Sword
*{{flag|Denmark}} - Knight of the Order of the Elephant
*{{flag|Denmark}} - Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
*{{flag|Portugal|1830}} - Grand Collar of the Order of the Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, and of Valour, Loyalty and Merit
*{{flag|France}} - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
*{{flag|South Africa}} - Companion in Gold of the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
*{{flag|Mexico|1821}} - Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Guadalupe
*{{flag|Mexico|1821}} - Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle
*{{flag|Germany}} - Dame of the Order of Louise
*{{flag|Netherlands}} - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
*{{flag|Belgium}} - Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
*{{flag|Poland}} - Grand Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
*{{flag|Japan}} - Collar and Grand Order of the Order of Chrysanthemum
*{{flag|Italy|1861}} - Dame of the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Crown of Italy
*{{flag|Malaysia}} - Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
*{{flag|Malaysia}} - Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
*{{flag|Singapore}} - Honorary First Class of the Order of Temasek
*{{flag|El Salvador}} - Grand Cross with Gold Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado
*{{flag|Finland}} - Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland with Collar
*{{flag|Indonesia}} - First Class Recipient of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia
*{{flag|Jordan}} - Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan
*{{flag|Greece|royal}} - Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
*{{flag|Bulgaria}} - Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
*{{flag|Romania}} - Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Carol I
*{{flag|Israel}} - Recipient of the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour
*{{flag|Thailand}} - Grand Cross of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
*{{flag|South Korea}} - Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa

===Professional Football===
'''Arsenal'''
* '''Women's Super League''': 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, Spring Series, 2017-18, 2018-19
* '''Women's FA Cup''': 2011, 2015, 2016
* ''' FA Women's League Cup''': 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017-18, 2018-19
* '''UEFA Women's Champions League''': 2010-11, 2016-17

'''OL Reign'''
*'''NWSL Championship''': 2014
*'''NWSL Shield''': 2014

'''England'''
* '''World Cup''': 2015, 2019
*'''UEFA Women's Championship''': 2017
*'''Cyprus Women's Cup''': 2015
*'''Yongchuan International Tournament''': 2015
*'''SheBelieves Cup''': 2018, 2019

'''Individual'''
* {{wp|Ballon d'Or Féminin}}: 2015, 2017, 2019
* {{wp|FIFA Women's World Player of the Year}}/{{wp|The Best FIFA Women's Player}}: 2015, 2019
* {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball}}: 2019
* {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot}}: 2015, 2019
* {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup Young Player Award|FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player}}: 2015
* {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup}} Goal of the Tournament: 2019
* {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup awards#All-Star Squad|FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team}}: 2015, 2019
* {{wp|FIFA Women's World Cup awards#All-Star Squad|FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team}}: 2015, 2019
* {{wp|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship}} Golden Ball: 2014
* {{wp|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship}} Golden Boot: 2014
* {{wp|PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year}}: 2015, 2019
* {{wp|BBC Women's Footballer of the Year}}: 2015, 2019
* {{wp|FA WSL}}: Player of the Season: 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2018-19
* {{wp|PFA Young Player of the Year}}: 2015, 2019
* {{wp|PFA Team of the Year}}: 2015, 2019
* PFA Fan's Player of the Month: May 2011, December 2012
* {{wp|Arsenal Player of the Season}}: 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2018-19
* {{wp|Arsenal Women}} Supporters Club Player of the Season: 2011-12, 2014-15, 2018-19
* {{wp|Women's Super League Golden Boot}}: 2012, 2015, 2016, Spring Series, 2018-19
* {{wp|UEFA Women's Championship}} Player of the Tournament: 2017
* {{wp|UEFA Women's Championship}} Team of the Tournament: 2017
* {{wp|UEFA Women's Championship}} Golden Boot: 2017
* {{wp|The FA England Awards|The FA's Senior Women's Player of the Year}}: 2015, 2017, 2019
* {{wp|The FA Women's Football Awards#International Young Player of the Year|England Young Player of the Year}}: 2015
* {{wp|Women's Super League Hall of Fame}}: 2019
* {{wp|English Football Hall of Fame}}: 2019
* {{wp|NWSL Golden Boot}}: 2014
* {{wp|NWSL Best XI}}: 2014

====Arms====
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|-
!width=25% |[[File:RPS Alexandra.png|100px]]
!width=25% |[[File:RCS Alexandra.png|120px]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;" |Coat of Arms of Alexandra, Princess of Wales<br>(1997 - 2019)
|style="text-align: center;" |Coat of Arms of Alexandra, Empress of the British<br>(2019 - Present)
|}

==Ancestry==
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| 1 = 1. '''Alexandra, Empress of the British'''
| 2 = 2. [[Thomas, King of the British|Thomas]]
| 3 = 3. {{wp|Christy Turlington}}
| 4 = 4. [[Charles the Great|Charles III]]
| 5 = 5. {{wp|Lauren Bacall}}
| 6 = 6. {{wp|Dwain Turlington}}
| 7 = 7. {{wp|Elizabeth Turlington}}
| 8 = 8. [[Frederick, King of the British|Frederick]]
| 9 = 9. {{wp|Victoria Louise of Prussia|Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia}}
| 10 = 10. {{wp|William Perske}}
| 11 = 11. {{wp|Natalie Bacall}}
}}