Beatrice of York, birthday: from actress to marathon runner, 9 curiosities

8.8.88. To believe in the numbers, you need to play the lottery. And who knows if he did it there Princess Beatrice of Yorkwas born on August 8, 35 years ago.

And today, as Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew’s daughter turns 35 – a symbolic age that Dante called “half of her life” – we take the opportunity to learn more about the princess. Curiosities, details, anecdotes that shed a different light on a girl who in recent years has lived away from the limelight, partly by choice, partly by compulsion.

His name was announced just two weeks after his birth.

It took Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson fifteen days to reveal the name of their eldest daughter to the world. The choice – Beatrice Elizabeth Mary – took everyone by surprise. It was a tribute to former members of the royal family, including Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Beatrice, Queen Mary and, of course, the late Queen Elizabeth II.

He called dyslexia a “gift”

The Princess of York is dyslexic. However, she said she was grateful. In 2021, in a special interview with Giovanni Fletcher for Hello! spoke passionately about changing the narrative of dyslexia. And he called the disorder a “gift” and a “learning difference.”

He studied at university while staying at home

Many of his cousins, most notably Prince William, chose to go to university away from London or, if they stayed in the city, to settle in another house. Beatrice, on the other hand, commuted to Goldsmiths in New Cross while continuing to live in her apartment at St. James’s Palace.

She secretly married

Partly because of Covid and partly because of the scandal involving Prince Andrew in the Epstein case, Princess Beatrice had to get married. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, in 2020, in the strictest secrecy. The wedding was celebrated in Windsor. The next day, Buckingham Palace shared only a few photos.

He has a full time job

She could very well live as a kept woman, but in fact, Beatrice always preferred to work full time. Not everyone knows this, but he is the vice president of strategic partnerships at tech company Afiniti. Due to his role, he often travels the world and often performs in public.

Record sports car.. real

Beatrice of York became the first member of the British royal family to run the London Marathon. It was 2010 elThen the 21-year-old athlete overcame the race for 26.2 miles in five hours 15 minutes and 57 seconds. Not only that: he was also part of the 34-man “human train” that at the time broke the Guinness World Record for the most runners tied together.

He co-starred with Emily Blunt.

In 2009, Prince Andrew’s daughter appeared in Young Victoriaa film about the reign of her ancestor, Queen Victoria. Emily Blunt played the title role, while Sarah, Duchess of York was a screenwriter and producer.

It’s natural red

Like her mother Sarah, Beatrice is naturally red-haired. Married to Jack BrooksbankHis younger sister, Princess Eugenie, seemed to have the “family” hair, but only because she dyed her hair shortly before the big day.

Friend © REPRODUCTION PROTECTED