Princess Beatrice of York
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Her Royal Highness 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.
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Birth
Princess Beatrice was born at Portland Hospital in London. She weighed 6lb 12oz. Some consider her birth date 8/8/88 to be a very lucky day in history. Her father is HRH The Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Her mother is Sarah, Duchess of York, (née Sarah Ferguson), the daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson. She was christened on December 20 1988 in the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace.
As a granddaughter of the British monarch in the male line, Beatrice is Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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. 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.
The Princess is known to be a regular in the school choir.
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.
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 "Lady Beatrice Windsor" and "Lady Eugenie Windsor", the standard form of title and style possessed by daughters of a non-royal duke. Their father is said to be strongly opposed to this idea.
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.
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.
| Preceded by: HRH The Duke of York | Line of Succession to the British throne | Succeeded by: HRH Princess Eugenie of York |