Alexandra Charles Explained

Alexandra Charles (born 12 November 1946, née Thyra Margareta Inga-Lill Gefvert)^[1] is a Swedish former nightclub owner. With her first husband Noël Charles (1940–2013) she opened a membership restaurant-discothèque called Alexandra's in central Stockholm in 1968 which existed in four successive central locations in that city until 1988. They also initially had a club by the same name in his native Barbados.

The clientele of the Stockholm club included Swedish celebrities and royalty, with regulars including ABBA, Björn Borg and King Carl XVI Gustaf. Many international celebrities who visited Stockholm were also visitors to Charles's nightclub.^{[2] [3]}

Alexandra Charles was born in Mariestad, Sweden. In 1976, after her divorce from Noël Charles, she split up with her American business partner Tom Macksey, and her business was moved and renamed Alexandra. A number of Swedish entertainers made their debuts at Alexandra's.

Charles has been married twice more but still goes by the surname of her first husband (who later married John Lennon's ex-wife Cynthia Lennon^[4]). She chairs the charitable foundations 1.6 Million Club and 2.6 Million Club.^[5] In 2015 she was awarded a medal by king Carl XVI Gustaf for her work for women's health.^{[6] [7]}

On 7 July 2004, she was one of the hosts of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.^[8]

References

• Book: Sjöberg. Thomas. Staying alive : ett porträtt av nattklubbsdrottningen och entreprenören Alexandra Charles. 2014. Telegram Förlag. 978-91-7423-592-0. Swedish.
• Book: Charles. Alexandra. Mattsson. Åsa. Livet är en dröm : memoarer. 2013. Norstedts förlag. 978-91-1-304833-8. Swedish.
• Book: Charles. Alexandra. Alexandra on the rocks. 1986. Askelin & Hägglund. 978-91-1-304833-8. Swedish.

Citations

1. Book: Charles, Alexandra . 1986 . Alexandra on the Rocks . 91-7684-105-7 . 7. Askelin & Hägglund .
2. Book: Charles, Alexandra . 1986 . Alexandra on the Rocks . Askelin & Hägglund . 91-7684-105-7.
3. Svenska Dagbladet September 26, 1976 p 27 (cover of section "Stockholmsronden")
4. Web site: And She Loved Him. Glenn. Frankel. 3 October 2005. 9 October 2017. www.washingtonpost.com.
5. Web site: Alexandra Charles. www.1.6miljonerklubben.com. 1.6 Million Club. and Web site: Alexandra Charles. www.2.6miljonerklubben.com. 2.6 Million Club. 9 October 2017.
6. Web site: Medaljförläningar 6 juni 2015. The Royal Court of Sweden. 9 October 2017. Swedish. 6 June 2015.
7. Web site: Kungen delar ut medaljer - Sveriges Kungahus. www.kungahuset.se. 9 October 2017. 10 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054609/http://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/2015/aktuellt2015/kungendelarutmedaljer.5.751c664a14d8a76c8333548.html. dead.
8. Web site: Alexandra Charles 2004 - Sommar & Vinter i P1. Sveriges. Radio. sverigesradio.se. 7 July 2004 . 9 October 2017.