Princess Beatrice and her grandmother Queen Elizabeth share a special bond. Ever since Beatrice was born, the monarch has played a central role in her granddaughter’s life. A connection whose strength has been repeatedly demonstrated in recent years.
Princess Beatrice, 33, was honored in 2020. Prince Andrew’s eldest daughter, 62, wore a used dress on her wedding day. A dress that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth, 96, and was tailored by the monarch’s personal seamstress to Beatrice’s wishes. It’s just one anecdote of many that shows how close the two royals are.
Princess Beatrice: She owes her name to Queen Elizabeth
The extraordinary connection between the 33-year-old and the Queen has existed since the birth of Prince Andrews and Sarah Ferguson, 62, first daughter. The naming of Princess Beatrice is said to have taken two weeks due to the monarch. The reason: Sarah Ferguson’s suggestion of the name Annabel met with disapproval from the Queen.
As “The Sun” reports, it should have been the 96-year-old who finally suggested the first name Beatrice – and gave her granddaughter her name. The middle name of the royal is also related to her grandmother: it is Elizabeth.
Princess Beatrice continues the tradition
So it’s no wonder that Princess Beatrice didn’t have to think twice when choosing a name for her own daughter. The 33-year-old resorted to the touching tribute when giving birth to Sienna Mapelli Mozzi, 8 months, and also gave her the middle name Elizabeth.
How Prince Andrew’s divorce further cemented the bond between Beatrice and the Queen
A big advantage that Princess Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie, 32, enjoyed during their childhood was the closeness to the monarch. The two royals grew up just a few kilometers from Windsor Castle and were able to visit their grandmother almost every day – insofar as Queen Elizabeth was not in Buckingham Palace but at her country estate. According to royal experts, this proximity was of great importance when Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson divorced.
Royal expert Angela Levin emphasized: “It is always very difficult for children to witness the separation of their parents.” The Queen caught the two girls at the time and stood by them like a mother. It was the divorce that took the bond between Elizabeth and Beatrice to a new level.
The Queen made a radiant appearance despite the restrictions
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Queen Elizabeth didn’t just give her granddaughter a vintage dress for her wedding
This was particularly evident on Princess Beatrice’s wedding day. The Royal married quietly and secretly in the family circle. Her grandmother and grandfather Prince Philip, † 99, were there at the time and watched Beatrice walk to the altar. A special moment for the monarch and the prince consort: her granddaughter not only wore a vintage dress that the Queen wore to a film premiere in 1962, but also received a tiara with sentimental value from the 96-year-old. Beatrice was allowed to wear the “Queen Mary Fringe” tiara that adorned her grandmother’s head on her wedding anniversary to Prince Philip in 1947.
Sources used: mirror.co.uk, thesun.co.uk