Triathlon, love for Spain and a strong desire: this is the life of Alexia de Grecia, nephew of Felipe VI

Being born into a royal family is not a choice and Alexia from Greece and Denmark knows that all too well. On the one hand, we have royalty members like Ignacio de Borbón, who used his last name to fly to Honduras and participate in ‘Survivors’, and on the other, we have the case of Alexia, niece of Queen Sofia and thus nephew of Felipe VI, whose dream is to live forever in anonymity and stay away from the media despite being who he is. Today she celebrates her 57th birthday and there is a good chance that she will blow out the candles with the same wish: to remain anonymous. The year 2003 marked a before and after in her life, it was when the first of the King of Spain decided to tirelessly pursue the long-awaited anonymity. The royal moved to Lanzarote, her boyfriend’s homeland, in a desperate attempt not to be recognized anywhere and to live as normal a life as possible despite her surname.

On July 10, 1965, Alexia from Greece and Denmark arrived in the world at Mon Repos Palace, the rest residence of the Greek family on the island of Corfu. Alexia is the Eldest daughter of Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark and King Constantine of Greece, and was heir to the throne until the birth of her brother Paul. When the royal family celebrated its second birthday, her father decided to go into exile and in late 1967 they went to Rome, where her third brother Nicolás was born. Later they lived in Denmark and London, where Teodora and Felipe were born. In 1983, King Constantine returned to Greece, along with the funeral of Queen Federica.

Alexia started her school years at home with the help of a Greek teacher hired by her parents. The Royal Decree study History and specialized in Pedagogy with a graduate degree. Shortly after, she met one of her first loves, Barcelona, ​​and in 1992 she decided to move to Barcelona and study Early Childhood Education. Alexia worked at the Down Syndrome Association with children. In Barcelona, ​​he strengthened his relationship with the Infanta Cristina, as both lived there, and to this day there is still a good harmony between them. Alexia has traveled to Washington and Switzerland to join her friend in one of the most difficult phases of her life.

Alexia fell in love not only with Barcelona. In 1994 he met Carlos Morales and the couple said ‘yes, I do’ in July 1999 at Saint Sophia’s Orthodox Cathedral in London. Queen Sofia’s niece wore an Inge Sprawson dress and arrived at the venue in a Rolls Royce under the watchful eye of the ceremony’s VIP guests. Carlos and Alexia had four children: Arietta, Ana María, Carlos and Amelia. The idea of ​​being a parent went hand in hand with the decision to move to Lanzarote in search of peace and tranquility.

The whole family now lives in an impressive residence in Puerto Calero, in the municipality of Yaiza. It was his own Carlos who designed the new family home, with a large garden where the little ones have played to their heart’s content and a swimming pool with a sea view. All six are big sports fans, but Alexia has a soft spot for athletics and has competed in triathlons several times.

The princess took part in ‘El Lava Arrecife-Lanzarote’, one of the most famous triathlon competitions on the island where the family lives. The race consisted of 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike and 12 km run, a very tough triathlon that Alexia managed to complete without much effort, albeit with great difficulty. It seems that the royal family has managed to keep a discreet background and get away from the media spotlight, her dream since the early 2000s when she decided to move to the island with her partner. Alexia has become one of the great supporters of her cousin, the Infanta Cristina, who is going through some difficult days after her divorce from Iñaki Urdangarin.