Institut Alpin Videmanette

The Institut Alpin Videmanette was a finishing school in the municipality of Rougemont, Switzerland. It was an all-girl school where the lessons were skiing, cooking, dressmaking[1] and French.[1][2] The school closed in 1991.[3] The main facilities were in the Chateau d'Oex.[4][5]

Château-d'Œx

Alumnae

Alexandra Aitkin: daughter of Conservative British MP Jonathan Aitkin and descendant of Lord Beaverbrook.
Diana, Princess of Wales: 1977 to 1978.[3][1][2]
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Alexandra "Tiggy" Legge-Bourke[3]
Tamara Mellon[6][7]

References

Morton, Andrew (1992). Diana: Her True Story. London: Michael O'Mara Books. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Brown, Tina (2007). The Diana Chronicles. USA: Penguin Random House. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School The New Yorker". 2018-10-02. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02.
Courtney, Nicholas (1982). Diana, Princess of Wales. UK: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. ISBN 9780030632297. Retrieved 28 November 2020. Lady Diana went to the Institut Alpin Videmanette at the Chateau d'Oex near Gstaad.
Thornhill, Emily (2 June 2017). "The history-breaking reason that made Princess Diana different from all other royal brides". Harper's Bazaar UK. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020. Prior to her engagement, Diana worked as a teacher at Young England School in Pimlico. The charitable princess took on the role after returning to London from the exclusive Chateau D'Oex finishing school in Rougemont, Switzerland in 1978.
"Tamara Mellon on Twitter: "Me sneaking out of Institut Alpin Videmane…". 2020-11-28. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28.
"Tamara Mellon's Next Step". New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2020. After completing her O levels, roughly equivalent to graduating from high school, she picked up passable French while enrolled at the Institut Alpin Videmanette, a Swiss finishing school, now defunct, famous for educating another notable pupil, Diana Spencer, on etiquette and manners.

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[morton-1] Morton, Andrew (1992). Diana: Her True Story. London: Michael O'Mara Books. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[brown-2] Brown, Tina (2007). The Diana Chronicles. USA: Penguin Random House. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[newyorker-3] "Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School The New Yorker". 2018-10-02. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02.

[4] Courtney, Nicholas (1982). Diana, Princess of Wales. UK: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. ISBN 9780030632297. Retrieved 28 November 2020. Lady Diana went to the Institut Alpin Videmanette at the Chateau d'Oex near Gstaad.

[5] Thornhill, Emily (2 June 2017). "The history-breaking reason that made Princess Diana different from all other royal brides". Harper's Bazaar UK. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020. Prior to her engagement, Diana worked as a teacher at Young England School in Pimlico. The charitable princess took on the role after returning to London from the exclusive Chateau D'Oex finishing school in Rougemont, Switzerland in 1978.

[6] "Tamara Mellon on Twitter: "Me sneaking out of Institut Alpin Videmane…". 2020-11-28. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28.

[7] "Tamara Mellon's Next Step". New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2020. After completing her O levels, roughly equivalent to graduating from high school, she picked up passable French while enrolled at the Institut Alpin Videmanette, a Swiss finishing school, now defunct, famous for educating another notable pupil, Diana Spencer, on etiquette and manners.