Alexandra Charles (; born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish former

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owner. Together with her first husband Noël Charles (1940–2013), she opened a membership restaurant-

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called ''Alexandra's'' in central

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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

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. The clientele of the Stockholm club included Swedish celebrities and royalty, with regulars including

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and King

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. Many international celebrities who visited Stockholm were also visitors to Charles's nightclub. Alexandra Charles was born in

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, 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

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's ex-wife

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). She chairs the charitable foundations 1.6 Million Club and 2.6 Million Club. In 2015 she was awarded a medal by king Carl XVI Gustaf for her work for women's health. On 7 July 2004, she was one of the hosts of ''

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'' on

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