Olivia Berna Alkir was born on 22 Feb 2002 in Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. She was the only daughter of Mesut and Joanna Alkir and lived all her life in Efenechtyd, near Ruthin, Denbighshire.
Olivia went to Ysgol Rhos Street where she attained an award for Top Achiever at the end of Year 6. She then went on to Ysgol Brynhyfryd in Ruthin. At school, she did extremely well with top marks in most of her subjects. Her passion was art and she constantly received accolades from her teachers for the work she produced. However, her goal at school was to complete her A levels and study architectural engineering at Leeds University.