Alessandra de Osma

Alessandra de Osma was born in Lima, Peru.[1] She is the daughter of Felipe de Osma Berckemeyer and Elizabeth Foy Vásquez.[2][3] Her father is an executive at Hermes, a Peruvian cash management firm, and her mother is a former model.[4]

When de Osma was sixteen she signed with Ford Models in New York City. She has modeled for Missoni and Bottega Veneta. She studied law at the University of Lima and has a master's degree in fashion and business management from the University of Navarra.[4] In 2018 she launched her own fashion brand Moi & Sass with Moira Laporta.[5][6]

De Osma met Prince Christian of Hanover, the second son of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, in 2005 when she served as his tour guide when he was vacationing in Peru.[7] They started dating in 2011.[8] The couple became engaged in April 2017. They married in a civil ceremony in November 2017 in London. They married religiously in a Catholic ceremony at the Basilica of San Pedro in Lima, Peru on 16 March 2018.[9] The groom's younger half-sister, Princess Alexandra, served as her bridesmaid.[9][10] De Osma wore the Hanover floral tiara, which had previously been worn by Caroline, Princess of Hanover.[11][12] Wedding guests at the religious ceremony included Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark, Count Nikolai von Bismarck, and Kate Moss. The wedding lasted for three days.[9][8]

The couple live in Madrid[13] and are expecting a set of twins.[14]