The Duke and Duchess of York had agreed to joint custody of their two children. īeatrice's parents divorced amicably when she was seven years old. Her name, an unexpected choice, was not announced until almost two weeks after her birth. 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. Princess Beatrice was born at 8:18 pm on 8 August 1988 at the Portland Hospital, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, and fifth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Upon the death of Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III, Princess Beatrice became a Counsellor of State, a senior position within the royal family limited to the first four in the line of succession over the age of 21 and the sovereign's consort.īeatrice with her grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1988 Their daughter Sienna Elizabeth was born in September 2021. She married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, a property developer and English born Italian noble, in 2020. Beatrice also works privately with a number of charitable organisations, including the Teenage Cancer Trust and Outward Bound. She was briefly employed at the Foreign Office and Sony Pictures before joining software company Afiniti as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. She has a younger sister, Princess Eugenie.īorn in Portland Hospital, London, Beatrice attended St George's School, Ascot, before studying at Goldsmiths College, graduating with a bachelor's degree in history. Born fifth in line of succession to the British throne, she is now ninth. She is a niece of King Charles III and a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. She is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. Princess Beatrice (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British royal family.
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