Princess Beatrice of York

Princess Beatrice
Princess Beatrice at the wedding of Lady Melissa Percy, 22 June 2013
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988
Portland Hospital, London, England
Full name
Beatrice Elizabeth Mary[fn 1]
House Windsor
Father Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Mother Sarah Ferguson

Princess Beatrice of York (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British royal family. She is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. A granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, she is currently eighth in line to the throne. She is the elder sister of Princess Eugenie.

Early life and education

Birth and naming

Beatrice was born on 8 August 1988, at 8:18 PM in The Portland Hospital for Women and Children,[2] the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, and fifth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[3] She was baptised in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace on 20 December 1988, her godparents being: Viscount Linley (her father's cousin, now the 2nd Earl of Snowdon); the Duchess of Roxburghe (now Lady Jane Dawnay); Peter Palumbo; Gabrielle Greenall; and Carolyn Cotterell.[4][5] Her name, an unexpected choice, was not announced until almost two weeks after her birth.[6]

Education

Beatrice began her early education at the independent Upton House School in Windsor, in 1991.[7][8] From there, she and her sister both attended the independent Coworth Park School from 1995.[9]

Beatrice continued her education at the independent St George's School in Ascot, where she was a pupil from 2000 to 2007.[10] Beatrice was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of seven and went public with the diagnosis in 2005.[11] Having been diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, she delayed sitting her GCSE exams for one year. She remained at St George's to take her A-Levels, gaining a grade A in drama, and B grades in history and film studies. She was elected Head Girl in her final year,[9][12] and was a member of the school choir.[13]

In September 2008, she started a three-year course studying for a BA in History and History of Ideas at Goldsmiths College, London. Princess Beatrice graduated in 2011 with a 2:1 degree.[9][14]

Personal interests

In an interview to mark her 18th birthday, Princess Beatrice said that she wanted to use her position to assist others through charity work;[15] she had already undertaken charitable duties alongside her mother through the various organisations the Duchess supported.[9] In 2002, Beatrice visited children living with HIV in Russia, and, in Britain, she supported Springboard for Children (a literacy project for primary-school children with learning difficulties)[16] and the Teenage Cancer Trust.[17] During the summer of 2008, Beatrice volunteered as a sales assistant at Selfridges.[18] She also worked at the Foreign Office's press office for a period of time without receiving a salary.[19] It was also reported in 2008 that the Princess was interested in pursuing a career at the Financial Times website.[20][21]

The Princess celebrated her 18th birthday with a masked ball at Windsor Castle in July 2006.[22] Beatrice was the first member of the family to appear in a non-documentary film when she had a small, non-speaking role as an extra in The Young Victoria (2009), based on the accession and early reign of her ancestor, Queen Victoria.[23] In April 2010, running to raise money for Children in Crisis, she became the first member of the royal family to complete the London Marathon.[24] Princess Beatrice is the patron of Forget Me Not Children's Hospice, which supports children with life-shortening conditions in West Yorkshire and North Manchester.[25] In April 2015, it was reported that Beatrice had decided to move to New York City.[26] As of April 2017, the Princess has a full-time job and spends her time between London and New York City.[27]

In 2006, Beatrice was briefly in a relationship with Paolo Liuzzo, an American whose background of assault and battery charge caused controversy at the time.[28] For ten years, until July 2016, Beatrice was in a relationship with Virgin Galactic businessman Dave Clark.[29][30]

Activities

Princess Beatrice (right) with her sister, Princess Eugenie, at Trooping the Colour, June 2013

At the wedding of her cousin Prince William, Beatrice's fascinator designed by Philip Treacy was remarked upon by some as an odd choice of fashion. In May 2011, the hat was offered for sale on the internet auction site eBay with the proceeds going to charity:[31] it was sold for £81,000 with the money split between UNICEF and Children in Crisis.[32]

Princess Beatrice accompanied her grandmother, the Queen, to the traditional Royal Maundy services on 5 April 2012 in York. She and the Duke of Edinburgh were the sole members of the royal family to attend the Maundy Thursday services at York Minster with the Queen. There, Beatrice interacted with parishioners, received flowers from the public, and assisted the Queen as she passed out the official Maundy money to the pensioners.[33] In the lead up to the 2012 Summer Olympics Princess Beatrice welcomed the Olympic flame on the steps of Harewood House near Leeds.[34] In 2013, Beatrice and her sister promoted Britain overseas in Germany.[35] She also visited the Isle of Wight in 2014, whose governor was Beatrice's namesake Princess Beatrice, daughter of Queen Victoria.[36][37]

In November 2012, Beatrice became a patron of the York Musical Society.[38] In April 2013, she became royal patron of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, a charity that she credits with helping her overcome her own academic challenges resulting from dyslexia.[14] She accompanied her father during an official engagement in the United Arab Emirates on 24 November 2014.[39]

Houlin Zhao (left), Princess Beatrice and Dr Tedros Adhanom (right) photographed at a special UN Broadband Commission Dinner, New York, September 2017

In 2016, Beatrice along with her mother Sarah, Duchess of York, and sister Eugenie collaborated with British contemporary artist Teddy M to create the first ever royal graffiti. The painting on canvas, titled Royal Love, was painted at Royal Lodge and exhibited in London prior to being sold for a five figure sum. Proceeds from the sale of the painting were donated to Children in Crisis.[40] In 2018, Children in Crisis merged with Street Child, a children's charity active in multiple countries, with Beatrice serving as its ambassador.[41] The Princess is also a supporter of the Pitch@Palace initiative, a charity founded by her father to support entrepreneurs with the amplification and acceleration of their business ideas.[27]

In October 2016, rumours of a rift between Prince Andrew and Prince Charles over the future roles of Beatrice and Eugenie were widely reported in the media.[42] The Duke of York subsequently issued a statement describing the story as "complete fabrication".[43][44]

Beatrice is the founder of Big Change, a charity that she established together with six of her friends with its main goal being encouraging young people to develop skills "outside a traditional academic curriculum".[9][45] In 2012, she climbed Mont Blanc in aid of the charity,[9] and together with Richard Branson and his children participated in the fundraising challenge Virgin Strive Challenge in 2016 which involved climbing Mount Etna.[46][47]

In 2017, the Princess helped promote the anti-bullying book Be Cool Be Nice, and gave an interview to Vogue at a House of Lords event, speaking about her own experiences with being bullied for her fashion choices in her early adulthood.[48][49] She was later named as one of the best-dressed royals by Hello! magazine in 2017.[50]

Titles, styles and arms

Titles and styles

While the announcement of her name was made some two weeks after her birth, Beatrice was, from birth, a British princess entitled to the style of Royal Highness. Her style and title in full is: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York.

Arms

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ↑ British princes and princesses such as Princess Beatrice do not normally use a surname. When needed, the surname for male-line descendants of Elizabeth II is usually Mountbatten-Windsor,[1] although Beatrice has also used her father's territorial designation, York.

References

  1. ↑ "The Royal Family name". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. The Royal Household. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "No. 51436". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 August 1988. p. 9105.
  3. ↑ "1988: Prince Andrew becomes a father". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Speers, W. "Princess Beatrice Gets 5 Godparents". Philadelphia Media Network. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Christenings". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Marlov, Shirley (23 August 1988). "By All Odds, Princess Beatrice Is One for the Books". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Blair, Olivia (8 January 2018). "A look back at royals' first day of nursery photos as one of Princess Charlotte is released". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Perry, Simon (15 April 2015). "Royal Baby No. 2: The Perks of Being a Princess (If It's a Girl!)". People. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Princess Beatrice". thedukeofyork.org. Duke of York. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Beatrice starts new school with a hug". The Telegraph. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Davies, Caroline (23 March 2005). "Beatrice is proud to reveal dyslexia, says her mother". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Thursfield, Celia (8 January 2018). "Did you go to the same school as a royal?". Tatler. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Princess Beatrice sings to Queen". BBC. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  14. 1 2 Rayner, Gordon (19 April 2013). "Princess Beatrice becomes patron of dyslexia charity". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Princess Beatrice Interview". YouTube. lilAmzzy. 14 August 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  16. ↑ Eden, Richard (6 July 2008). "Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to take on more royal charity work". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Sarah, Duchess of York, HRH Princess Beatrice and HRH Princess Eugenie Pay Festive Visit". Teenage Cancer Trust. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Princess works at fashion store". BBC. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Royal with ticket to ride into space". The Scotsman. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  20. ↑ Kiss, Jemima (4 June 2008). "Princess Beatrice: royal to do work experience at Financial Times website". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  21. ↑ Martin, Nicole (4 June 2008). "Princess Beatrice 'to work at Financial Times'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "Princess has a ball for her 18th". BBC. 16 July 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  23. ↑ Walker, Tim (6 April 2013). "Princess Beatrice's walk on part with the Queen". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  24. ↑ Moore, Matthew (25 April 2010). "Princess Beatrice becomes first royal to complete London Marathon". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  25. ↑ Forget Me Not Children's Hospice
  26. ↑ Evans, Martin (5 April 2015). "Princess Beatrice planning US move following criticism over her role". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  27. 1 2 Luckel, Madeleine (24 April 2017). "Princess Beatrice on Entrepreneurship, Education, and Living in New York City". Vogue. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  28. ↑ Molony, Julia (20 June 2015). "Princess without a cause: What will Beatrice do next?". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  29. ↑ Krupnick, Ellie (23 June 2013). "PHOTOS: Prince Harry Attends A Wedding With Cressida Bonas... And His Ex, Chelsy Davy". Huffington Post.
  30. ↑ Knapton, Sarah (7 August 2016). "Princess Beatrice said to have split from boyfriend of 10 years Dave Clark". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  31. ↑ Newscore (11 May 2011). Princess Beatrice's ridiculed wedding hat to be sold on eBay. New York Post
  32. ↑ "Princess Beatrice's hat worn at the royal wedding sells for $123,325". Herald Sun. Australia. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  33. ↑ Mary-Jayne McKay (5 April 2012). "Princess Beatrice helps queen with Maundy Thursday tradition". CBS News. United States. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  34. ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: Princess Beatrice greets Olympic flame as torch relay visits stately home". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  35. ↑ "Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie drive mini through Berlin streets". The Telegraph. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  36. ↑ "Princess Beatrice retraces her namesake's footsteps on the Isle of Wight". Hello!. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  37. ↑ "Princess Beatrice's Visit to The Isle of Wight". The Duke of York website. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  38. ↑ "HRH Princess Beatrice of York becomes patron of York Musical Society".
  39. ↑ "Court Circular 24 November 2014".
  40. ↑ Quilty-Harper, Conrad (3 June 2016). "Teddy M on The Creation of 'Royal Love' with The Duchess of York and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie". GQ Magazine. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  41. ↑ Ferguson, Sarah (13 July 2018). "Sarah Ferguson: Street Child can take the work I started 25 years ago to even more children". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  42. ↑ Mount, Harry (8 December 2016). "How do you solve a problem like Beatrice and Eugenie?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  43. ↑ "Prince Andrew denies rift over daughters Eugenie and Beatrice". BBC. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  44. ↑ Rayner, Gordon (9 December 2016). "Tirade from tweeting Duke of York marks a break with royal protocol". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  45. ↑ Coughlan, Sean (16 June 2016). "Princess Beatrice urges young to speak up for themselves". BBC. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  46. ↑ Perry, Simon (29 September 2016). "Princess Beatrice Hits Triathlon Summit: 'I Finally Made It'". People. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  47. ↑ "Princess Beatrice will strive to complete Mount Etna charity challenge". Belfast Telegraph. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  48. ↑ Croft, Claudia (15 November 2017). "WATCH: HRH Princess Beatrice On Pretzels And Positivity". Vogue. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  49. ↑ "Princess Beatrice on facing fashion criticism: 'You have to have a sense of humour'". Hello!. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  50. ↑ "Royalty in fashion: The best-dressed royals of 2017". Hello!. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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