Princess Beatrice of York

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Princess Beatrice of York (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor) (born August 8, 1988) is a member of the British Royal Family. She is a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Beatrice is currently fifth in the Line of succession to the British Throne.

1 Birth
2 Education
3 Home life
4 Future
5 Notes and references
6 External links

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Birth

Princess Beatrice was born at Portland Hospital in London. She weighed 6lb 12oz (3.06 kg). Her father is The Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Her mother is Sarah, Duchess of York, (née Ferguson), the daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson and Susan Barrantes (née Wright). She was named after Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. She has one sister Princess Eugenie (born 1990).

She was christened on December 20 1988 in the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace. Her godparents were: Viscount Linley, Peter Palumbo, the Duchess of Roxburghe; Mrs. Harry Cottrell and Mrs. John Greenall.

As a granddaughter of the British monarch in the male line, Beatrice is Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with the style of HRH, and is therefore styled Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York. <ref name="jubbly">"Profile of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie". Retrieved Nov. 7, 2005.</ref>

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Education

Princess Beatrice is currently attending St. George's School in Ascot, Berkshire, enrolled under the name "Beatrice York." There had been plans to send her to Aiglon College in Switzerland; however, a sex scandal involving the headmaster forced her parents to re-think. <ref name="jubbly"/> In March 2005, her mother revealed that Beatrice suffers from mild dyslexia and has needed special help with reading and writing in the run-up to her GCSE exams. <ref>"I'm not a stereotypical princess". (Aug. 3, 2005). The Telegraph.</ref>

In the GCSE examinations that she took in the summer of 2005 (a year later than usual, due to her dyslexia), she achieved A* grades for history and drama, A grades for French and art, and B grades for English literature, English language, maths and dual award science.

The Princess is known to be a regular in the school choir.

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Home life

Her parents divorced when Princess Beatrice was 8 years old; she spends her time equally with both parents. All the York family currently reside at Sunninghill Park in Ascot. Template:Infobox hrhstyles It had been suggested that Princess Beatrice and her sister be stripped of their HRH style and title of princess as part of a downsizing of the Royal Family, and become "The Lady Beatrice Windsor" and "The Lady Eugenie Windsor", the style possessed by daughters of a non-royal duke. Their father is said to be strongly opposed to this idea, as it is their birth right to hold a royal title.

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Future

Princess Beatrice lives a relatively low profile life. As she has grown up, photographs of her with various boyfriends have begun to be published in the British media. One of these boyfriends was dumped by Princess Beatrice after it was learned that he played a role in the deadly beating of an American college student.

It is not clear whether the Princess will undertake royal duties when she comes of age. With fewer women in the Royal Family in coming years, some expect there will be opportunities to take on such duties. She has already undertaken charity work alongside her mother, and made headlines visiting HIV infected children in Russia.

Recently the Princess has appeared in the British Magazine Tatler as a cover girl and her first interview, which suggests a more public role is on the way for the young Princess.

It was reported in late 2005 that she intended to further her education in the United States, preferably at an Ivy League institution. <ref>Walker, Tim & Eden, Richard (Oct. 16, 2005). "American princess: Beatrice aims for the Ivy League". The Telegraph.</ref>

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