Institut Le Rosey - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Institut Le Rosey, with over 5,000 former students, has one of the most prestigious alumni registries in the world. Le Rosey has educated generations of dynastic families, including Hohenzollerns, Rothschilds, Metternichs, Borgheses, Hohenlohes, and Radziwiłłs. The school has also famously educated royalty from around the world, particularly the deposed royal family members of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Egypt, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, the House of Glücksburg of Greece, and the House of Savoy of Italy. Le Rosey has educated several monarchs, including Aga Khan IV, King Albert II of Belgium, King Baudouin I of Belgium, King Fuad II of Egypt, King Ntare V of Burundi, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Persia, and Prince Rainier III of Monaco. The future Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince Guillaume, was also educated at the school. At this moment, the future King of Bhutan is still educated there. Famous parents of past students at Le Rosey, who often visited the Rolle and Gstaad campuses, include: Elizabeth Taylor, David Niven, Alain Manoukian, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Diana Ross, King Leopold III of Belgium, Aristotle Onassis, and Sir Winston Churchill, a Rosean's grandfather. Rainier III once commented on Le Rosey: "The students were much friendlier because they were from such diverse, international backgrounds. I felt, for once in my childhood, that I could take a breath."

David Manoukian, son of French designer Alain Manoukian and Founder/CEO of The-Sphere.com attended Le Rosey from 1988 until 1994. Emily Samantha Azzopardi, grand-daughter of French billionaire Liliane Bettencourt, also attends Le Rosey. The sons of high society playboy William Woodward, Jr., William "Woody" Woodward III and James "Jimmy" Woodward, were sent to Le Rosey after their father was accidentally shot and killed by his wife in 1955 in what Life magazine called the "Shooting of the Century". In his autobiography, An Arc to Triumph, Rosey alumnus Richard René Silvin wrote of the school's encounter with Charlie Chaplin. After moving to Vevey, near Le Rosey's main campus, Chaplin called the administration requesting to enroll his children, but was turned down due to the 2-year waiting list. Musicians Julian Casablancas and Albert Hammond, Jr. met at Le Rosey and later went on to form the garage rock revival band The Strokes in 1998.