Funny princesses - beatrice and eugenia. Princess Beatrice of York: biography, personal life, photo Princess Beatrice of York

In the last post about little Mia, I wrote about her mother, Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne. Princess Anne deliberately stripped her daughter and son of their titles, allowing them to live the life of mere mortals. Zara became an Olympic champion in equestrian sports, and her brother Peter became a successful businessman. The marriages of both children of Princess Anne also turned out to be successful.
Queen Elizabeth II, as you know, has three sons in addition to her daughter. Everyone knows about Charles' sons, William and Harry. I'll tell you a little about the children of the Queen's second son, Andrew, Prince of York, Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York, endowed with the titles of princesses at birth under British monarchical laws. But girls are not heirs to the father's title (peerage titles are passed only through the paternal line), and if Andrew does not marry a second time and he does not have a son, the title "Duke of York" will return to the crown and can be assigned to another applicant.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, born in 1960, is the Queen's third child after Prince Charles and Princess Anne, and is in 6th place in line to the throne (ahead of Charles, William, children of William George and Charlotte, and Harry).

Queen Elizabeth II with her son, Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew's childhood and school years were typical of a royal child: a governess, Heatherdown School in Berkshire and Gordonstown in Scotland.

But Andrew did not go to the University, he entered the British Royal Maritime College in Dartmouth. After college, he completed flight training in the navy and joined the carrier-based aviation based on the aircraft carrier Invincible.
During the Falklands War, the aircraft carrier Invincible was one of the key ships involved in the conflict. By law, the royal was supposed to be recalled from service and transferred to a safer job at the headquarters, but Queen Elizabeth II made sure that her son was left in service on the ship. Prince Andrew served as co-pilot of a helicopter, participated in missions to search for submarines, surface transport and sea mines, rescue and evacuate the wounded.

When the Falklands War ended and Invincible entered Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were among the family and friends who met the sailors. They, like all other parents, met their son after a dangerous trip.

After the war, the prince made a brilliant career as a naval aviation officer, rising from lieutenant to rear admiral, serving on various ships, taking part in campaigns and exercises.

Before the war in the Falkland Islands, Prince Andrew dated the actress Qu Stark (the most famous films with her are Emily and Cruel Passion). But she did not succeed in becoming the Duchess of York. After the war, Andrew and Koo parted ways, but Koo refers to Andrew as a "good man."

Koo Stark as Kami Lonozner, Luke Skywalker's girlfriend in Star Wars.

After the war, the prince met Sarah Ferguson and married her.

Sarah Margaret Ferguson was born in 1959. Her father is Major Ronald Ferguson, mother is Susan Mary Wright. Sarah has an older sister, Jane. Sarah is not considered an aristocrat, although her ancestry dates back to King Charles II of England and includes persons of both the Tudor dynasty and the Stuarts. Through her father's grandmother, Sarah is even distantly related to Elizabeth II herself.

Sarah with mom and sister

When Sarah was five years old, her parents divorced. Sarah's mother married a polo player and went with him to the Argentine pampas. Sarah stayed in her father's house. Later, the father also got married; he had three more children with his second wife.

Sarah with her father

Sarah went to school in Strathfield and later in Ascot. After high school, she completed a course in secretaries at King's College. At 18, she began working for a London-based public relations firm. She later worked for an art gallery and later for a publishing company.

Sarah's meeting with Prince Andrew at the Ascot races in 1985 turned her life around. Andrew knew Sarah since childhood, they sometimes met while playing polo, but it was a childhood acquaintance, and now passion flared up. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson were reintroduced by Princess Diana. Mothers Diana and Sarah went to the same school and were friends. In addition, Sarah is a direct descendant of Georgiana Cavendish, daughter of John Spencer, a relative of Princess Diana, so that with the late Diana, Sarah is also related, albeit distant.

A year later, Sarah was married to Prince Andrew. The dress for the bride was made by a young designer Lindka Sierak. It was sewn from ivory satin and embroidered with beads resembling the figure of a bee. This motif was chosen because the bee is depicted on the coat of arms of the Ferguson family. In addition to bees, other symbols were included in the beading: anchors and waves, personifying the groom's occupation, hearts and weaving of beeches A and S. Sarah's wedding dress became a hit of the season, and its copies were ground in a moment.
Sarah's wedding ring was designed by the groom himself. It consists of ten diamonds surrounding a Burmese ruby. Andrew chose a Burmese ruby \u200b\u200bto complement Sarah's fiery red hair.
After the wedding, Sarah became known as Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of York.

This is not to say that Sarah was greeted with open arms in the royal family, but she was given a chance. At first, despite Saryn's bangs and her horrific bad taste, everything went well.

In the hands of the experts, Fergie (that is Sarah's nickname) looked great.

Andrew loved his bright, temperamental, slightly eccentric wife.

In 1988, Sarah and Andrew had their first daughter, Beatrice. In 1990, Eugénie, their second daughter, was born. During this time, Sarah recovered so much that her weight reached 100 kg. The tabloid press christened her "Duchess of Pork" ("The Duchess of Pork"). She later lost weight.

Royal daughter-in-law, beloved wife, mother of two lovely girls ...

This was not enough for Sarah to be happy. Sarah's trouble is that she loves herself the most in life. The whole world should revolve around her, especially when such an opportunity comes.

There is nothing terrible in this, until betrayal and lies begin, and as an excuse it is boring, because the husband is often not at home. The usual "song" of officers' wives cheating on their husbands. Only there is a garrison in Muhosransk, where there is no opera-ballet, and here is Buckingham Palace with its own etiquette, governesses and maids who do not allow anything to be done, and all that remains is to start romances.
The yellow press was jubilant. The Duchess of York tirelessly supplied material for whole spreads. The Duchess's upskirt was a childish prank compared to everything else. Sarah loved to bare publicly in her youth. So, she dived into the school pool, completely naked, during her graduation from boarding school in 1977.

While Andrew was on training or on royal duties, Sarah was noticed in the company of other men.

A year after the birth of Eugenie, Andrew and Sarah's marriage was already bursting at the seams. They parted in 1993. The Duchess continued to lead the same way of life. British tabloids published candid photos of Sarah with men, and the royal family was indignant. In 1996, the divorce of Prince Andrew and Sarah was announced. After the divorce, Sarah ceased to be called Her Royal Highness, but the title of Duchess of York remained with her. If Sarah marries again, she will no longer be called the duchess (and Sarah will not do this, because besides herself, she loves the title and money).
After the divorce, Sarah was allowed to attend some royal events with her daughters, and she also retained royal treatment.
Before the divorce, Sarah managed to "lose" jewelry worth 250,000 pounds. Suspicions fell on her companion, but the police could not find any evidence or jewelry.
In 2004, Prince Andrew moved from the family home to the refurbished Royal Lodge, his grandmother's home, while Sarah rented Dolphin House. But in 2008, for some reason, a fire broke out in Sara's house, and the poor fire victim moved into the house of her ex-husband (you can't leave the mother of your children on the street).
Sarah immediately began pouring oil on the royal family, trying to restore relations. Her queen became "the most beautiful, well-read and wonderful grandmother", she called her relationship with her ex-husband "an incredible romance" in her life, and her former family "an exceptional example of a single family", in an interview she talked about how they love each other friend, and even still live together in the royal residence.
Former spouses sometimes appeared together, and the press began to talk about family reunification. But in 2015, Sarah, almost 20 years after their divorce, finally moved out of Andrew's. Apparently, nothing burned out. But their relationships in public really remained good.

Sarah has written several children's books, autobiography, diet books. She took part in TV shows, talk shows and series (though it was a cameo), but she could not shine in any of them, and one of the programs caused a flurry of indignation: Sarah advised people with low incomes to follow a certain diet so that they would become the same. how is she. Sarah became a representative of several companies at once and collaborated with the Avon brand. But all this activity did not bring Sarah any fame or money, and rash spending and business projects led to Sarah's debts amounting to about eight million dollars. In 2010, Sarah faced bankruptcy. Only the intervention of Prince Andrew saved Sarah from bankruptcy.

Maybe Sarah Ferguson should have gone into comic actresses? The role of the Duchess of York was too much for her.

It turned out that Sarah is dishonest, and does not disdain scams. So, she traded the opportunity for the paparazzi to get into the house of Prince Andrew, earning £ 500,000 on this. She got caught while hiding in her portfolio £ 40,000 in cash she received from one of the reporters, whom she introduced as an Indian businessman ... Sarah justified herself by saying that she was "in the ditch at that moment" and abused alcohol. Because of this scandal, Sarah was not invited to the wedding of Prince William and Kate. Prince Charles can't even hear about Sarah.
In 2012, Turkey issued an arrest warrant for the Duchess of York. Sarah was accused of illegally photographing children from an orphanage and filed a false declaration upon entering the country. She faces 22 years in prison for this. Sarah agreed to cooperate with the investigation, and although there is an agreement on the extradition of suspects between the UK and Turkey, Sarah was not handed over to Turkey, explaining that these are not crimes in the UK. In addition, it is not customary in Great Britain to send a member of the royal family, albeit disgraced, to prison.
Sarah is involved in charity work, leading or being a member of various charities.

They say that Sarah recently left her boyfriend Manuel Fernandez. Manuel is 8 years younger than Sarah and is an Irish-Spanish internet entrepreneur. Sarah insisted that they were "just friends", but the paparazzi saw them vacationing in Cannes, Spain and in a Swiss chalet owned by the Dukes of York, which Andrew bought for his daughters.

Friends say that Sarah was just drugged by her friend. After Fernandez had stopped showing up at Sarah's for two months, reporters noticed that Sarah had become "whiny and sentimental."
Recently, the paparazzi captured Sarah in such a place where the royal foot steps, perhaps during ceremonies. Sarah was spotted on the London Underground. She was sad, tired, but with her unchanging bag with the image of her daughters.

Princess Beatrice of York is the eldest of Andrew and Sarah's daughters.

She's 27. She is 7th in line to the throne. The princess is a "non-working" member of the royal family, so she does not receive benefits from the Secret Wallet (The Secret Wallet is the profit received from the private property of the royal family, from this profit the queen pays the official expenses of other family members). Beatrice does not need to ask the Queen for permission to marry, as such permission is only required for the first six family members to claim the throne. But Beatrice regularly attends the events of the royal court, an ambitious mother instilled in her daughters the consciousness that they are Members of the Royal Family.
Beatrice attended school in Windsor, then Coworth Park School, and then she was sent to St. George's School in Ascot. At St. George's School, she was diagnosed with dyslexia and had to stay for a second year, as we would say, in order to pass the A and B exams.
Dyslexia is a selective impairment of the ability to master reading and writing skills while maintaining general learning ability.
Experts say dyslexia is common in people with attention deficit disorder. And Beatrice really had little parental attention.

After high school, Beatrice graduated from Goldsmiths College in London, where she majored in history.
Beatrice does a lot of charity work. She is the first member of the royal family to take part in the charity London Marathon.

Beatrice is a charity ambassador for her mother, she patronizes the York Music Society, the Royal Ballet School, sick children, and more. She recently launched The Big Change, a charity with close friends, to support projects that improve the lives of young people. In 2012, she and her friends climbed Mont Blanc to raise funds (Over the past year, Bea flew 18 times to exotic places, including Verbier, Abu Dhabi, Ibiza, and had fun at Roman Abramovich's Christmas party).
Beatrice has a boyfriend, Virgin Galactic employee, businessman Dave Clark.
She is currently an employee of Sandbridge Capital, a New York investment firm.
Beatrice is very similar to her great-great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, at the same age.

Princess Eugenie of York is one year younger than her sister.

She, respectively, is the 8th in line to the throne and also a "non-working" member of the royal family. But she, like her sister, participates in royal events.
When her parents divorced, Eugenie was six years old. According to her, she endured the divorce of her parents calmly, because her parents took them alternately and often took them abroad. Plus, her grandmother is "one of the most amazing women in the world."
At the age of 12, Eugénie underwent spinal surgery to correct scoliosis. She still has two titanium rods in her back. From the age of 17, Eugénie, like her sister, wore briquettes on her teeth.
Like her sister, Eugénie attended several schools and then Marlborough at college.
Eugénie graduated with honors from the University of Newcastle, combining art history, English literature and politics.
After university, Eugénie worked for a year in New York as an online auction manager. She returned to London a year ago to work as Deputy Director of the Hauser & Wirth art gallery.

Eugénie and Beah are the only granddaughters of the Queen to use the full title of princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The sisters are well-mannered, polite and well-read girls. Prince Charles, who cannot stand their mother, treats his sisters with warmth.

True, very often their taste in clothes changes, but their mother also "sinned" with this.

For example, stylist Helen Kaning criticizes the sisters for the poor choice of clothes at the Association's recent garden party at Buckingham Palace, where they were with their father.

Beatrice wanted to show off her thin waist with this choice of jacket, but the square shape of the jacket and the fitted sleeves create additional volume and make the figure heavier.
At Eugénie, additional fabric around the waist "fills" her entire figure.
The princesses have tried to spice up their mature outfits with hats, but the hats look casual and don't work. Conservative clothing does not mean that you need to dress outside your age. The color and pattern on the clothes should be "girl's friends", and my advice is to dress easier, adhering to the rule: for each piece of clothing - one detail, and in general - no more than two in one outfit.
If princesses want to accentuate their thin waists, the best option: form-fitting dresses with prints or bright colors with contrasting accessories. In them they will look young, stylish and royally appropriate.

the best dresses of princesses Beatrice and Eugenie

The sisters really want to be trendsetters, because they are young, ambitious, and royal blood flows in their veins. But they do not have an innate sense of style, and there was no example of a stylishly dressing mother in front of their eyes, so they are losing the fashion battle to the Duchess of Cambridge, for whom dressing fashionably and stylishly is like breathing air.

Surely, there would be few women who would like to see themselves in photographs next to the naturally elegant Katherine. Who can outshine the flawless Kate? Even Michelle Obama or Nicole Kidman looked boring against her background.
Dressed to smithereens, Bea and Eugénie, one in a Burberry dress for £ 1,700 and the other in a skirt from Alice + Olivia for £ 300, couldn't compete with Kate. This spoiled their spirits at the grandmother's 90th birthday celebrations, and as a result, relations between the three looked decidedly cool.
In general, Kate and the York sisters did not have a relationship. And not only because, in comparison with her, they do not look like princesses, but "Baba Babarikha's matchmakers."
One of the sources says that at events where Kate and William and Bea with Eugénie are present, when the Dukes of Cambridge appear, a flurry of lackeys and servants rushes to them, all the eyes of those present are also directed at them, and Bea and Eugénie remain in the shadow of the Cambridge. They behave impeccably, talk nicely with others, but the offense on their face is very difficult to hide. Once he and William played together, they are an equal, a prince and a princess, and then this upstart appeared ... The grandmother-queen is already too old to regulate the uniform "shine" of all the stars, and to allow Bea and Eugenie to shine on what some special parties, and Kate herself is too strong, and draws all the attention to herself. Charles is not helping the girls here. He does not like their mother too much, besides, Charles intends to reduce the number of "confidants". He believes that the royal family should include himself, his wife and his children with their descendants. Bea and Eugenie are not part of this family.
The first rift between Kate and the York sisters appeared in 2008 at a fashion show in London. The organizers of the show asked the sisters in the front row to move over to make room for Pippa Middleton. The sisters were outraged and refused. The upstart sister can sit in the second row, but for Pippa, the second row meant social death. They found a place for Pippa, but the sediment remained.

In the same year, Kate offended Beatrice. Kate organized a charity disco on rollers, and Beatrice was forgotten. Later the invitation was sent, but again, as they say, the residue remained. To top it off, Beatrice was not told to dress in an 80s style, and she came in casual clothes. They say that there were even tears.
Further - more, the mother of the sisters, Fergie, was not invited to the wedding of Kate and William. There was something, but the girls were offended. In addition, Beatrice's boyfriend was not invited, it was doubly insulting.
When Kate took the stage and became a trendsetter, Sophie of Wessex (wife of the Queen's youngest son) and Zara Phillips changed wardrobes. The York sisters did not do this, they are looking for their own style by trial and error.
William and Harry are not involved in these "girly" wars, but of course William is on Kate's side anyway.
It’s very difficult to be Prince Andrew’s children and Fergie girls, but the girls are doing it. Of course, they are being squeezed out on the social ladder, and time will tell what will happen next. But I personally like them, and I wish them good luck. In my opinion, the main thing for them is not to get embittered and find their way in life.

Grandparents with grandchildren: William with Harry, Zara, Bea and Eugenie. Zara has found her way, William will be responsible for the preservation of the royal house of Britain, Harry - the "spare", he must "secure" his brother, Bea and Eugenie while at the crossroads.

We must pay tribute to the sisters. They never turned their backs on their mother, no matter what relationship other members of the royal family had with her.

In the first photo - Sarah with her daughters and boyfriend Beatrice

Despite belonging to the royal family, the Princess of York successfully builds a career and lives not only in social life. Beatrice is famous for her impeccable manners and sense of tact, but her taste preferences in clothes cause conflicting reactions from the audience.

Childhood and youth

The princess's biography begins with a royal lineage. Born on 8 August 1988 in London, Beatrice became the firstborn and eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York. Father - second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh. Mother is a public figure and philanthropist.

At the time of her birth, Beatrice was the first princess in the royal family, since her aunt Anna, the elder sister of her father and the only daughter of Elizabeth II, has held the title of Royal Princess since 1987, which is traditionally assigned to the eldest daughter of the reigning monarch. In addition to her own aunt, Beatrice has two high relatives on her father's side: the Prince of Wales and Edward, Earl of Wessex (the eldest and youngest sons of Elizabeth II), who are her uncles.

When the princess was less than 2 years old, her younger sister was born, the relationship with whom to this day touches the whole world with the warmth that relatives feel for each other. The heirs to the royal crown are inseparable from birth. The girls spent their happy early childhood at the Sunninghill Park family estate, donated by the Queen for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah.

At the age of 3, the baby began to study - she received her primary education at the Upton House School in Windsor. In 1995, when her daughter was 7, her parents sent her to the private Coworth Park School (Coworth Park School). And a year later, Beatrice's life was overshadowed by the news of her parents' divorce.

After the divorce, Sarah Ferguson took her daughters and settled on the family estate in Windsor, maintaining an excellent relationship with her husband and the title of Duchess of York. Outwardly, the divorce of dad and mom did not affect the life of the young princesses in any way: Andrew and Sarah attended all school events of their daughters, participated in royal ceremonies, spent weekends together and often took their daughters abroad. Among Beatrice's childhood hobbies are Disney cartoons (especially The Little Mermaid) and books by Fr.

From 2000 to 2007, the girl receives her secondary education at St. George's School in Ascot. Due to the fact that in early childhood she was diagnosed with dyslexia (a violation of the ability to master the skill of reading), she delayed for a year to pass the required exams. At school, the girl was fond of such disciplines as history, drama and cinema, she attended the school choir.

According to rumors, Beatrice was not a popular person at school, but good manners and friendliness helped her to find friends, and already at the school graduation she was unanimously chosen "Girl of the Year". In September 2008, the Princess of York entered Goldsmiths College in London and, after completing a 3-year course, earned her Bachelor's degree in history.

Career and social activities

Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie do not belong to the so-called "full-time royal" category, that is, they are not part of the Windsor family, who constantly work as representatives of Her Majesty in various spheres of social activity. Even when the girls were young, Andrew and Sarah made and discussed with the family the decision that the daughters should devote a minimum of time to royal duties and maximum to education.

In this regard, Beatrice and Eugene do not have privileges and subsidies from the crown and are not under the protection of police officers. But they are allowed to start a personal Instagram and other accounts in social networks, as well as visit entertainment venues.

In keeping with the royal family's tradition of getting work experience, the 19-year-old Princess of York has worked for a month at the prestigious London department store Selfridges. The girl's duties included consulting VIP clients. Like the rest of the employees, Beatrice worked 5 days a week from 9.00 to 17.00 with only one difference - she did not receive money for her work.

Also, the young lady worked in the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also on a voluntary basis. Another experience in journalism was the practice in the editorial office of the web portal "Financial Times". She has written the Alphaville blog on financial news and economic analytics and contributed to the FT subsidiary How to Spend It magazine.

For 5 years, the princess changed 4 jobs, eventually settling on a career as an independent business consultant. Today she is vice president of the American software company Afiniti and lives in New York City almost permanently. In 2016, Prince Andrew stated:

"I am sincerely glad that my daughters, despite the title, are independent girls who are building their own careers."

A separate chapter in the life of the princess is devoted to charity work. Back in 2002, young Beatrice visited children living with HIV in Russia. In 2007, she became a global ambassador for the charity founded by her mother, the Duchess of York, to help children from poor countries, Children in Crisis (in 2018, it merged with the Children of the Street Foundation).

Together with her sister Beatrice, she patronizes the Teenage Cancer Trust, also founded by Sarah Ferguson, for children with cancer. It is very important for the young lady to work for the Springboard charity organization, which helps children diagnosed with dyslexia, because the girl herself had to go through this experience.

The Elder Princess of York, along with 6 friends, is a co-founder of the Big Change charity, which supports projects to improve the lives of young people in the UK. For example, in September 2012, Beatrice, along with her founding friends and billionaire Richard Branson, climbed Mont Blanc to raise funds for the foundation.

There are already more than 10 organizations under the full or partial patronage of the princess. In addition, the royal lady donates large sums to charity by participating in auctions. So, a funny hat, in which the princess appeared at the wedding of Prince William and sold it on the eBay online auction for 81,100 pounds. The proceeds were donated by Beatrice to UNICEF and the Children in Crisis Foundation.

Personal life

Almost from adulthood and the beginning of the publication, the princess became one of the most talked about titled beauties. First of all, secular reporters took up the appearance and image of Beatrice, reproaching her for being overweight and bad taste, confirming what was said with eloquent photographs. But the girl took up work on the style, she built up (height 162 cm). If at the wedding ceremony of William, the outfit of the groom's cousin caused frank bewilderment, then already at Harry's wedding, Beatrice's dress was approved by critics.

Needless to say, the young lady's personal life has always been the object of close attention. In 2005, being a 17-year-old girl, Beatrice dated 23-year-old Paolo Liuzzo. The couple met in the company of mutual friends on a vacation off the Caribbean coast. But the relationship ended a few months later, when it turned out that four years earlier Paolo had been arrested in the United States for the manslaughter of a fellow student in a drunken brawl, served a short-term sentence and was on probation.

The news leaked to the press and caused a big scandal, which the princess was very upset. In difficult times, my mother and sister held me.

“Our family went through many stressful moments, but every minute my mother radiated a positive. And I am happy that I learned this from her, ”said Beatrice.

By the way, in 2009 it became known that Paolo was arrested in Australia for drug possession, which once again confirmed that the guy could not possibly be a couple of the titled person.

A new relationship saved the girl from depression. With the charming Dave Clark, the son of a wealthy American, Beatrice met thanks to her cousin, Prince William: the guys made friends while studying as part of the student program. Although later the man became disillusioned with his friend, considering him immodest, and did not even invite him to his wedding.

Dave had a career with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, but moved to Uber in 2014 and moved to San Francisco, where the organization is headquartered. Beatrice followed him, then both moved to New York, where she took a job at an investment bank. Against the background of a complete idyll, the news about the separation of the couple in 2016 was especially unexpected.

“Young people took a break in relationships to understand themselves and their feelings,” commented sources close to the environment.

However, in May 2017, Dave announced his engagement to American businesswoman Lynn Anderson. Beatrice, as befits a well-bred lady, wished the young people happiness.

Beatrice of York now

Now that Eugenia Yorkskaya got married (the wedding with Jack Brooksbank took place on October 12, 2018), and Beatrice does not yet have a boyfriend claiming her hand and heart, the princess is the Queen's only unmarried granddaughter and the most enviable bride in the entire Old World. Her turn to the throne is the eighth in a row after her uncle Charles, cousin William, his three children, cousin Harry and father Andrew of York.

Fans of the princess have no doubt that the girl will find personal happiness. And she is not discouraged. She still spends a lot of time with her mother and sister, who simply call her Bea or Trixie. Accompanies his father to political receptions and social events. She regularly rides horses with her beloved grandmother in Windsor and meets with numerous friends, including a model and a singer.

The fifth granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, the eldest daughter of the Duke of York Andrew, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York, was born in 1988. She received her primary education at Upton House School in Windsor, after which Beatrice, like her younger sister, Princess Eugenie of York, studied at Coworth Park School. According to rumors, young Beatrice was not very popular among her classmates (braces on her teeth, coupled with being overweight, decide a lot in a cruel children's world); her childhood was also marred by her parents' divorce in 1996. Despite everything, Beatrice grew up polite, modest and sweet. She admired her modesty and natural charm. Growing up, she became one of the most talked about beauties in the world. In addition, she does not miss any opportunity to declare her immense love for her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The sisters continued their education at St. George's School in Ascot. In 2008, the princess became a student at Goldsmiths College, University of London, studying history and design.

The princess is exempt from many obligatory official high ceremonies, since, according to the family's plan, the young lady should devote all her strength and time to the sciences. However, in modern British society, no matter how much it cares about the moral character of the royal family, princesses are not hidden in monasteries. Therefore, Princess Beatrice lives a full-fledged social life and succeeds everywhere - she gains knowledge, hangs out with her sister with London youth, warmly applauds at fashion shows and only occasionally participates in royal ceremonies.

At the age of 19, the British princess went to work as a saleswoman at the famous Selfridges department store in London. Her responsibilities included serving VIP clients. During the month, Beatrice worked five days a week from nine in the morning to five in the evening. The Queen's granddaughter did not receive money for her work - this became her "work experience", which is supposed to be acquired by all members of the royal family.

As British "The Sun" wrote, visitors to the department store were very surprised to see the Queen's granddaughter among other staff. “She ran back and forth with armfuls of clothes. I couldn’t believe my eyes that this was a princess,” said one of the visitors. And one of the managers of the department store said that Beatrice had talent. “Our VIP salespeople are popular with wealthy Arabs, celebrities and footballers' wives,” said the executive proudly.

In 2009, Princess Beatrice was hit by car thieves - a uniquely numbered "BMW" 1 Series was stolen from a parking lot near a shop where the royal was shopping. And although the princess, like any member of the royal family, appears everywhere accompanied by a policeman, this did not save her - the policeman accompanied Beatrice to the store. Despite the fact that the car remained open and with the key in the ignition, the princess was surprised and annoyed by the impudent theft - the car was a gift from her father, Prince Andrew.

In 2007, the extravagant princess starred in Martin Scorsese's "The Young Victoria", a historical melodrama about Queen Victoria. And although Beatrice is a direct descendant of Victoria, her role in the film turned out to be quite insignificant, she did not have to say even a couple of words in the frame, playing one of the ladies-in-waiting. Despite this, Beatrice was delighted with the acting experience.

It is known that Queen Elizabeth II issued a stern warning to all her grandchildren about the abuse of visits to the too expensive London nightclubs, however, her grandchildren calmly ignore this warning. In general, the expediency of paying bodyguards out of the pocket of taxpayers for the daughters of the Duke of York is a very discussed topic in Britain - each bodyguard costs the treasury a considerable annual amount, while neither Beatrice nor Eugenie perform any official or special royal duties.

Who is who
Beatrice Elizabeth Maria of York is the full name of the princess. She was born on August 8, 1988, her parents are the Duke of York Andrew and the Duchess of York Sarah. Beatrice is not the only child in the family; she has a younger sister, Eugene, who was born on March 23, 1990. Unfortunately, the parents were unable to keep the bonds of marriage and divorced in 1996.

The current reigning Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II, our heroine, Princess Beatrice of York, is a granddaughter, and Prince William and Harry is a cousin. She is the fifth in the list of contenders for the royal throne.

In the spotlight
The life of Princess Beatrice of York can be followed by the headlines of British tabloids, which regularly pay a lot of attention to her. Here are just a few notable examples:

"From a princess to a saleswoman" ... Indeed, there was such an episode in Beatrice's life. For one month, she worked as a sales assistant at the famous London Selfridges store. The princess's working day lasted from nine in the morning to five in the evening, and she worked for free. True, some privileges were still not without: Beatrice worked in the VIP service area, selling clothes to wealthy customers. The head of the department was pleased with her diligence, and the clients noted the girl's courtesy and courtesy.

"Princess Apprentice" ... Beatrice had an internship at the website of the Financial Times, where she wrote the Alphaville blog on financial news and economic analytics. She has also contributed to the Financial Times' magazine How to Spend It.

"Princess on the Forbes List" ... Forbes magazine is famous for regularly making all kinds of ratings. Beatrice was included in the list of twenty most eligible brides and grooms of royal blood, and in the top five. So far, Beatrice is not going down the aisle, but she has a boyfriend. Whether it's a trip to a nightclub or a joint vacation at the sea - the paparazzi literally chase the young couple on their heels.

It's all about the hat
More recently, Princess Beatrice has become incredibly popular far beyond the borders of England, and all thanks to her unusual hat. The wedding of Prince William and, which took place on April 29, 2011 in London, was watched with great interest by the whole world. Princess Beatrice managed to stand out from the crowd of guests and attract everyone's attention. She wore a bow-shaped hat with ribbons-horns pointing down. The tea rose hat was designed by Philip Tracy. By the way, he created over thirty hats for the guests at the royal wedding.

Nobility and sense of humor
It is interesting to trace the fate of that very hat. A person of royal blood should not appear in public twice in the same outfit, this rule also applies to headdresses. The hat did not have to collect dust on the mezzanine. Princess Beatrice has decided to put it up for sale on the well-known online auction eBay.

Initially, the lot was estimated at 18,400 pounds, but the result exceeded expectations. During the auction, 81,100 pounds were raised for the hat. In addition to the original hat, several copies of it were sold at auction. All the proceeds Beatrice donated to UNICEF and the Children in Crisis Foundation - a truly noble act worthy of a real princess. In addition, Beatrice has shown to all the vicious critics that she has a sense of humor and self-irony.

90 – 60 – 90
Princess Beatrice was not skinny even as a child. Rather, the opposite is true. This is evidenced by her numerous photographs. From journalists Beatrice often got it for her curvaceous forms, caustic comments accompanied her photos on the pages of newspapers and magazines. The current state of affairs did not suit the girl. Beatrice changed: from a donut she turned into a slender beauty.

There are no miracles in the fight against excess weight, even princesses have to work hard. Beatrice's personal program included regular classes with a personal fitness instructor and. Beatrice had to change her eating habits, on the advice of a nutritionist, she leaned on salad leaves and fruits. She refused from sugary carbonated drinks altogether, replacing them with mineral water.

Stylish answer
With her characteristic determination and persistence, Princess Beatrice strives for excellence. Until recently, the girl could not be called a stylish person. For example, Beatrice's outfit, which she wore to the wedding of her cousin Prince William, caused no less bewilderment than her hat. The Valentino coat looked odd to say the least. Sister Beatrice, dressed in blue, looked like a cake decorated with whipped cream. Bloggers compared this couple to the sisters from the fairy tale "Cinderella". Agree, if the same thought occurs to people from different parts of the world, then there is something in this.

A new figure requires a new wardrobe. Princess Beatrice decided to trust a professional and invited stylist Charlie Anderson, who had previously successfully collaborated with the actress. The star of "Harry Potter" every now and then got into trouble: the paparazzi more than once managed to capture either her or his complete absence. Recently, Emma Watson has become more elegant and this is largely due to her stylist. In addition, Charlie Anderson's track record includes collaboration with Anne Hattaway, Nicole Ricci, Katie Holmes. It was such a master of her craft that Beatrice decided to trust. Photos from recent social events confirm that Beatrice is heading in the right 'stylish' direction.

In childhood, little girls dream of growing up and becoming princesses as soon as possible. Beatrice did not have to dream about it, because she was already born a princess. Charming, modest, purposeful - we will hear about her more than once.

According to rumors, the relationship with her husband's cousins, Prince William, was seriously upset: the reason was that the princesses Eugénie and Beatrice were neglecting the duties prescribed by the protocol. They almost never attend important events, but they are actively having fun all over the world. “Kate is often called the laziest of the royal family. But Eugénie and Beatrice are breaking records, breaking all points of the protocol, ”says the source.

Princess Eugénie has spent at least eight weekends outside Britain in the past year, all of which have been recreational trips. However, these achievements, which greatly annoy Queen Elizabeth, pale before Beatrice's thirst for adventure: for the sake of pleasure, the older sister is ready for anything. So, in November 2014, the princess flew to Abu Dhabi with her boyfriend. The purpose of the trip was supposedly a business one - Beatrice was supposed to perform at a local British school, but in fact the voyage turned into an endless party. A month later, the princess made a tour to Hong Kong, from there to Switzerland, then to the resort of St. Barth. After the New Year holidays, Beatrice continued the fun by visiting two ski resorts in Switzerland and the United States. Then she moved to Greece, from there back to the States, to New York, and again to Europe, to Ibiza.

Against this background, Kate Middleton's life looks like a continuous routine: pregnancy, the birth of her second child - and almost immediately to “work”. According to insiders, Elizabeth allowed her grandson's wife to take maternity leave for five months, after which she demanded to return to protocol events.

“When it comes down to it, you can say for sure that Beatrice and Eugénie are the leaders of idleness in the royal family. Even Camilla Parker-Bowles has her own schedule, which she follows at the very least, ”the source said, noting that Kate Middleton does not hide her irritation with her sisters, and they show her their dislike in response.