Editing Princess Beatrice (section)

== Early life and education==
[[File:Image from Christmas card issued by H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II (1988) (52344471041).jpg|thumb|Beatrice with her grandmother [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and great-grandmother [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]], 1988]]
Princess Beatrice was born at 8:18 pm on 8 August 1988 at the [[Portland Hospital]] in London,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=51436 |date=10 August 1988 |page=9105 |supp=y}}</ref> the first child of the [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Duke]] and [[Sarah, Duchess of York|Duchess of York]], and fifth grandchild of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/8/newsid_2528000/2528391.stm|title=1988: Prince Andrew becomes a father|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 May 2018|date=8 August 1988}}</ref> She was [[Infant baptism|baptised]] in the [[Chapel Royal]] at [[St James's Palace]] on 20 December 1988, her godparents being [[David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon|Viscount Linley]] (her father's cousin, now the 2nd Earl of Snowdon); the [[Lady Jane Dawnay|Duchess of Roxburghe]] (now Lady Jane Dawnay); [[Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo|Peter Palumbo]]; Gabrielle Greenall; and Carolyn Cotterell.<ref>{{cite web|last=Speers|first=W|title=Princess Beatrice Gets 5 Godparents|url=http://articles.philly.com/1988-09-02/news/26230403_1_princess-beatrice-baseball-movie-duchess|access-date=7 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507011843/http://articles.philly.com/1988-09-02/news/26230403_1_princess-beatrice-baseball-movie-duchess|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|archive-date=7 May 2014}}</ref> Her name, an unexpected choice, was not announced until almost two weeks after her birth.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marlov|first=Shirley|title=By All Odds, Princess Beatrice Is One for the Books|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-23-mn-800-story.html|access-date=19 June 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=23 August 1988}}</ref> Her younger sister, [[Princess Eugenie]], was born in 1990.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52087 |date=26 March 1990 |page=7027}}</ref>

Beatrice's parents divorced amicably when she was seven years old<ref>{{Cite news| last=Castle| first=Stephen| title=From Prince Andrew, critical words for U.S. on Iraq| newspaper=The New York Times | date=4 February 2008| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/world/americas/04iht-andrew.4.9735778.html | url-access=limited | quote=We have managed to work together to bring our children up in a way that few others have been able to and I am extremely grateful to be able to do that.}}</ref> and agreed to joint custody of their two children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/19/newsid_2543000/2543667.stm|title=1992: Fergie and Andrew split|date=19 March 1992 |publisher=BBC|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> After the divorce, the Queen provided her parents with £1.4 million to set up a trust fund for her and Eugenie.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Alderson|first1=Andrew|last2=Mendick|first2=Robert|date=29 May 2010|title=Duchess of York's divorce settlement was worth £3 million|newspaper=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7782897/Duchess-of-Yorks-divorce-settlement-was-worth-3-million.html|access-date=13 August 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Beatrice and her sister frequently travelled abroad always with one or both of their parents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3635823/Princess-Eugenie-Little-Princess-Sunshine.html |url-access=subscription |title=Princess Eugenie: Little Princess Sunshine|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Geordie|last=Greig|date=4 March 2008|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

Beatrice began her early education at the independent Upton House School in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/celebrities/news/a14587940/princess-charlotte-nursery-photo-royals/|title=A look back at royals' first day of nursery photos as one of Princess Charlotte is released|publisher=Harper's Bazaar|first=Olivia|last=Blair|date=8 January 2018|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/royals/royal-baby-if-princess-kate-has-a-girl/|title=Royal Baby No. 2: The Perks of Being a Princess (If It's a Girl!)|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=15 April 2015|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> She and her sister then attended the independent Coworth Park School (now Coworth Flexlands School).<ref name=official>{{cite news|title=Princess Beatrice|url=http://thedukeofyork.org/about-the-duke/princess-beatrice/|newspaper=The Royal Family|date=26 October 2015 |publisher=[[Duke of York]]|access-date=22 April 2016|last1=Goodey |first1=Emma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224134351/http://thedukeofyork.org/about-the-duke/princess-beatrice/ |archive-date=24 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beatrice continued her education at the independent [[St George's School, Ascot|St George's School]] in [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]], where she was a pupil from 2000 to 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1354368/Beatrice-starts-new-school-with-a-hug.html |url-access=subscription |title=Beatrice starts new school with a hug|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=7 September 2000|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> She was diagnosed with [[dyslexia]] at the age of seven and went public with the diagnosis in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Caroline|title=Beatrice is proud to reveal dyslexia, says her mother|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1486224/Beatrice-is-proud-to-reveal-dyslexia-says-her-mother.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 August 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=23 March 2005}}</ref> She delayed sitting her [[GCSE]] exams for one year. She remained at St George's to take her [[A-level (United Kingdom)|A-Levels]], earning an 'A' in drama, a 'B' in history, and a 'B' in film studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tatler.com/gallery/how-the-royals-did-in-their-a-levels|title=How well did the Royal Family perform in their GCSEs and A-Levels?|work=Tatler|date=18 August 2022|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref> She was elected [[Head Girl]] in her final year,<ref name="official"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tatler.com/article/royal-family-schools-education|title=Did you go to the same school as a royal?|publisher=Tatler|first=Celia|last=Thursfield|date=8 January 2018|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> and was a member of the school choir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1771708.stm|title=Princess Beatrice sings to Queen|publisher=BBC|date=20 January 2002|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> Beatrice celebrated her 18th birthday with a masked ball at [[Windsor Castle]] in July 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kochhars.com/2/hi/uk_news/5184316.stm|title=Princess has a ball for her 18th|publisher=BBC|date=16 July 2006|access-date=16 March 2018|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225213018/http://www.kochhars.com/2/hi/uk_news/5184316.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Nikolai von Bismarck]] took her official birthday portrait.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/who-is-kate-mosss-new-lodger-nikolai-von-bismarck-a3094751.html|title=Who is Kate Moss's new lodger, Nikolai Von Bismarck?|newspaper=Evening Standard|first1=Susannah|last1=Butter|first2=Phoebe|last2=Luckhurst |date=20 October 2015|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref>

In September 2008, Beatrice started a three-year course studying for a BA in history and [[Intellectual history|history of ideas]] at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]]. She graduated in 2011 with a [[British undergraduate degree classification#Upper Second Class Honours|2:1 degree]].<ref name=official/><ref name="Tel-Ed">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10005522/Princess-Beatrice-becomes-patron-of-dyslexia-charity.html |url-access=subscription |title=Princess Beatrice becomes patron of dyslexia charity|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|date=19 April 2013|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>