{"id":139793,"date":"2026-08-03T16:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/139793\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:14","slug":"alexandra-of-hanover-and-her-boyfriend-mark-10-years-together-with-copenhagen-getaway-is-a-royal-wedding-next-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/139793\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra of Hanover and her boyfriend mark 10 years together with Copenhagen getaway \u2014 Is a royal wedding next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Princess Alexandra of Hanover is spending part of her summer in Denmark with Ben-Sylvester Strautmann, her long-term partner. The getaway follows a stint in Capri, where the couple soaked up the Mediterranean sun and tried their hand at water sports. This time, they&#8217;ve traded southern Europe&#8217;s heat for Copenhagen&#8217;s cooler air, a city whose mix of design, art, and nature suits the pair well.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Ben-Sylvester Strautmann in a red sweater leans toward Alexandra de Hannover, who wears a blue-and-white striped top and holds a program, as the two sit in a stadium-style seating area with a glass of wine on the ledge in front of them.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/hola_americas_340\/6086950823ce959e8f4f050193021abe.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The couple watching from the stands during a recent outing in Monaco, Ben leaning in for a quiet word as Alexandra takes in the action. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Alexandra;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hola.com\/us\/tags\/alexandra-of-hanover\/\" class=\"hm-link ho-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra<\/a> shared glimpses of the trip on social media, documenting monuments, museums, parks, gardens, and local food along the way. Dressed in casual, city-appropriate looks, the couple got around by bike, the preferred mode of transportation in Copenhagen, where bicycles outnumber residents. In one photo, Ben wears a sweatshirt reading &#8220;Hannover,&#8221; a nod to his partner that didn&#8217;t go unnoticed by fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair also walked the paths around Copenhagen&#8217;s S\u00f8erne lakes, a favorite spot for walking, running and taking in the scenery, stopping along the way to refuel with local specialties.<\/p>\n<p>Art, design and a museum they couldn&#8217;t skip<img alt=\"Alexandra de Hannover in a blue-and-white floral dress and Ben-Sylvester Strautmann in a navy blazer and blue shirt stand close together in the Formula 1 paddock, both wearing pink VIP 2026 lanyards, with BWT Alpine and Monaco signage visible behind them.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/hola_americas_340\/f0a966c3f50cde7c8f7231e78bcf0a47.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra de Hannover and Ben-Sylvester Strautmann at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, both wearing VIP paddock passes for the race weekend (WireImage)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RELATED:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Continue reading<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The trip&#8217;s highlight was a visit to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humleb\u00e6k, just outside Copenhagen. Widely considered Scandinavia&#8217;s most-visited contemporary art museum, Louisiana is known for weaving architecture, art and landscape into a single experience. The couple spent much of the day there, taking in the museum&#8217;s current exhibitions, including one devoted to Lucian Freud, a central figure in 20th-century British figurative painting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Among the works <a data-ylk=\"slk:Alexandra;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hola.com\/us\/royals\/20260722914314\/princess-alexandra-of-hanover-27th-birthday-rainbow-swimsuit\/\" class=\"hm-link ho-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra<\/a> featured in her photo carousel was Freud&#8217;s Girl with a Fig Leaf (1947), a piece from within the museum&#8217;s current Freud showcase that clearly caught her eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before leaving, the couple stopped at the museum bookshop, a favorite among art and design lovers, where Alexandra browsed art publications and Danish design objects. One piece that stood out to her: a mushroom-shaped, hand-blown glass creation by designer Helle Mardahl, part of her Mushroom Table Lamp collection.<\/p>\n<p>A new apartment \u2014 and growing engagement talk<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">2026 has been a year of change for the princess. Earlier this year, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Alexandra moved ou;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hola.com\/us\/royals\/20260224885825\/alexandra-of-hanover-moves-out-princess-caroline-royal-wedding-rumors\/\" class=\"hm-link ho-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra moved ou<\/a>t of her mother&#8217;s home and into her own apartment for the first time, a transition she said she&#8217;d spent months preparing for, ordering furniture and working through the inevitable hiccups. Most of her items arrived just before Christmas, and once everything was unpacked and settled, she finally had a space of her own, &#8220;ordered and with a purpose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a Substack post, she admitted the adjustment wasn&#8217;t easy. The first night in her new place brought &#8220;unbearable nervousness,&#8221; and it took time to settle into the new neighborhood and routine. Within days, though, she said she felt fully at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The move has only fueled speculation in Monaco about what might come next. Alexandra, 27, and Ben, also 27, have been together for a decade, and while talk of an engagement keeps building, the couple has made no formal announcement. Monaco hasn&#8217;t seen a royal wedding since 2019, when <a data-ylk=\"slk:Charlotte Casiraghi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hola.com\/us\/royals\/20260803916060\/charlotte-casiraghi-40-grace-kelly-legacy\/\" class=\"hm-link ho-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte Casiraghi<\/a> married Dimitri Rassam, followed weeks later by her cousin Louis Ducruet&#8217;s wedding to Marie Chevallier. Could <a data-ylk=\"slk:Princess Caroline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hola.com\/us\/tags\/princess-caroline\/\" class=\"hm-link ho-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Princess Caroline<\/a>&#8216;s youngest daughter be next?<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alexandra de Hannover in a gray ruffle-trim blouse and brown skirt stands beside Ben-Sylvester Strautmann, who wears a navy blazer, white shirt and sunglasses, on a grass lawn with white event umbrellas and the Monaco hillside in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/hola_americas_340\/173e6dec03fe22f5d93972a98488d536.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra de Hannover and Ben-Sylvester Strautmann coordinate in tailored neutrals for a daytime event along the Monaco coastline. 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