Who is Queen Elizabeth’s 28-year-old art expert cousin, Flora Vesterberg? Princess Alexandra’s granddaughter is a writer and V&A Museum ambassador who attends Cartier and Bulgari events

Apr 6 , 2023

Flora Vesterberg is Queen Elizabeth’s art expert cousin who’s also a writer and fashionista. Photos: @floravesterberg/Instagram, @RoyalFamily/Twitter

Flora Vesterberg (née Ogilvy) may be related to the royal family via her grandmother Princess Alexandra, but she’s clearly made a name for herself away from her aristocratic roots

She lectures for Christie’s and Sotheby’s and is an ambassador for the V&A Museum – and hangs out with fellow royals like Lady Amelia Windsor

Flora Vesterberg (née Ogilvy) clearly has something in common with her late cousin Queen Elizabeth: a strong admiration for art.

Flora Vesterberg is a respected figure in the arts community. Photo: @floravesterberg/Instagram

As one of Britain’s leading art historians and broadcasters in modern and contemporary art, the Edinburgh-born creative has cultivated a name for herself that goes way beyond her associations with the British royal family. She distantly related to them through her grandmother Princess Alexandra, who is cousins with Queen Elizabeth.

Flora Vesterberg Ogilvy is a lecturer in art. Photo: @floravesterberg/Instagram

Not only does she lecture at Christie’s Education and Sotheby’s Institute of Art, she’s also a guest lecturer for the nation’s biggest institutions, from Cambridge University and The Courtauld Institute of Art, to University College London, per her bio on her website.

So, who is this 28-year-old exactly, and how did she become such a respected figure in the arts community?

Flora Vesterberg is an art expert, through and through

Flora Vesterberg is an ambassador for V&A Museum. Photo: @floravesterberg/Instagram

Vesterberg was born in Scotland and attended Rugby School in Warwickshire where she passed her A levels (in English, French and fine art) with flying colours, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Interested in the arts from a young age, she went on to pursue her bachelor’s degree in art history at the University of Bristol and studied a Swedish language course at King’s College London. Arguably her most significant educational achievement to date is the master’s degree she obtained from The Courtauld Institute of Art last year.

Flora Vesterberg has quickly built up her path in the arts industry. Photo: @floravesterberg/Instagram

Vesterberg continued to build her knowledge base in the industry, honing her skills with internships at Sotheby’s Paris and Christie’s before joining as a contributing speaker for big names like Gagosian Gallery, Soho House and Connolly.

She currently serves as an ambassador for the V&A Museum, gives interactive bespoke tours for Frieze and The Cultivist, and continues to lecture at leading institutions in Britain.