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| Birth Name(s) : Princess Beatrice of York |
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Full Princess Beatrice of York Biography
Princess Beatrice of York (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British Royal Family. She is a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Princess Beatrice is fifth in the Line of succession to the British Throne. She was the first Princess to be born into the immediate Royal family since the birth of Princess Anne in 1950.
HRH Princess Beatrice of York was born at the Portland Hospital in London on 8 August 1988 weighing 6lb 12oz (3.06 kg). Her father is HRH The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and her mother Sarah, Duchess of York (née Ferguson). She was named after HRH The Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of HM Queen Victoria. She has one sibling, a younger sister, HRH Princess Eugenie, born in 1990.
She was baptised on 20 December 1988 in the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace. Her godparents were Viscount Linley, Peter Palumbo, Lady Jane Dawnay formerly the Duchess of Roxburghe, the late Carolyn Cotterell and Gabrielle Greenall.
Princess Beatrice began her early education at Upton House School, Windsor, Berkshire in 1991. From there she and her sister attended Coworth Park School in Surrey from 1995. Her higher education began at St. George's School in Ascot, Berkshire an all-girls school, in 2000, where she finished in 2007. For a time it was suggested by Beatrice's father that his daughters would be educated abroad at Aiglon College in Switzerland. Those plans were shelved once the school became embroiled in public controversy. In 2005 it was revealed that Princess Beatrice had been diagnosed with dyslexia when she was younger. Consequently she delayed sitting for her GCSE exams by a year.
Princess Beatrice was elected to be head girl at St George's in her final year beginning in 2006. A school spokesperson is quoted on The Royalist website as saying: 'This year the school has elected Princess Beatrice of York to be head girl and we are delighted that she has accepted the position.'
In an interview to mark her 18th birthday in 2006, Beatrice stated that she wanted to use her position to assist others by carrying out some charity work. She has already undertaken charity work alongside her mother through the various charities the Duchess supports. In 2002 she made headlines visiting HIV-infected children in Russia. In Britain she has shown support for Springboard for Children and the Teenage Cancer Trust.
It was reported in late 2005 that Beatrice intended to further her education in the United States, preferably at an Ivy League institution.
There have also been rumours that Beatrice and a girlfriend have plans to start their own designer fashion-line.
According to an article in the Daily Mail, she is also set to be the first member of the Royal family to ever appear in a film. . Based around the ascension and coronation of Princess Beatrice's great-great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, she is set to have a minor non-speaking role in a number of scenes.
Beatrice, along with her sister Princess Eugenie, were royal guests at the Concert for Diana organised by their cousins in memory of their late former aunt. Princess Beatrice also attended the Service of Thanksgiving for Diana on 1 September 2007, representing her father (who was at work in Malaysia) – she was joined by her sister, but not their mother (who declined to attend) – also attending were the senior royals (The Queen and Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Princes William and Harry.
Her Majesty The Queen granted Arms to Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York by a Warrant dated 18 July 2006:
The Arms are blazoned Within a Lozenge ensigned by a Coronet composed of four Crosses formy and four Strawberry Leaves the Royal Arms differenced by a Label of five points Argent the centre and the exterior points each charged with a Bee volant proper. The Supporters are to be the Royal Supporters charged with the like Coronet and Label.
The use of three bees in her Arms continues the trend in royal heraldry (cf. the Arms of Prince William of Wales) of using charges from the maternal line. (The Ferguson Arms feature a crest bearing a bee.) It can also be considered a pun on the name Beatrice, an unusual example of canting in modern royal arms.
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