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Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, (b. January 15 , 1982 in either Fairfax, Virginia or Falls Church, Virginia ), son of Aleksandar Karađorđević and Maria da Gloria of Orleans and Braganza. He is the fraternal twin of Prince Philip of Yugoslavia and he is third in the line to the Throne after his elder brother Prince Peter and Prince Philip. Prince Alexander is the grandson of King Peter II and Queen Alexandra . His Godparents are Queen Sofia Of Spain , Constantine II Of Greece , and Anne, Duchess of Calabria.

Prince Alexander lived in Virginia until 1984 . Together with his twin brother, he attended kindergarten in London . In 1990 at the age of eight, Prince Alexander attended one of London's top preparatory schools. He went to The King's School, Canterbury with his brother, pursuing his keen interest in skateboarding. In June 2000 , Prince Alexander graduated from King’s School Canterbury in England having obtained three A-level s in Spanish, French, Government and Politics, and ten GCSEs . He went to the University Of San Francisco (USF) and obtained a Bachelor Of Arts degree in Communications and Media in May 2004 . Prince Alexander is currently obtaining job experience.

Prince Alexander enjoys art, photography, music, French cinema, current affairs, surfing, snowboarding, scuba diving, museums, cuisine, literature, tennis, basketball and football (soccer). He speaks English , Spanish and French and is continuing his Serbian studies.

Before the October 5 , 2000 Revolution , Prince Alexander travelled to Serbia in 1991 and Bosnia in 2000 . On July 17 , 2001 , Prince Alexander and the Royal Family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade . He has travelled throughout Europe , the United States , and has visited the Middle East , South East Asia , Central and South America .

Alexander is 93rd in line for succession to the British Throne . His father, Crown Prince Alexander, is skipped from the succession because he married a catholic woman, Alexander's mother. The boys are not catholic.