Sarah, Duchess of York On Royal Life

In an interview from 1996, Sarah, Duchess of York revealed that life in the British Monarchy was not a fairytale. Also, she said that the British press were "completely and utterly cruel and abusive and so invasive." Echoes of what Prince Harry and Meghan said in this Sunday's CBS interview.

Princess Eugenie Marries Jack Brooksbank

Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel in Windsor on Friday. Her father, The Duke of York, walked her down the aisle. She wore the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara borrowed from her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The wedding streamed live on The Royal Family YouTube channel.

For more information on the wedding dress and bridal party, click here. The Official Order of Service is available on The Royal Family website and for the official photographs, click here.

Princess Beatrice of York’s Lucky Eights Birthday

Twenty years ago at Portland Hospital in London, the Duchess of York gave birth to Beatrice Elizabeth Mary on August 8, 1988. She was born at 8:18 pm and weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces. Sarah and Andrew chose the name Beatrice in honour of Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter.

Princess Beatrice was christened at St. James Palace’s Chapel Royal on December 20, 1988. Her godparents are Peter Palumbo, Viscount Linley, Gabrielle Greenall, Carolyn Cotterell and the Duchess of Roxburghe. Since that time, the Duchess of Roxburghe divorced Guy Innes-Ker (Duke of Roxburghe) in 1990 and married her second husband, Edward Dawnay in 1996. Sarah’s former roommate, Carolyn Cotterell, passed away in 1999 of skin cancer.

Queen Elizabeth II’s fifth grandchild and fifth in line to the British throne began her education at Upton House School. She then attended Coworth Park School and St. George’s School. She was diagnosed with the learning disability dyslexia.

Despite her royal upbringing, she mingles frequently with celebrities and socialites whilst dating her current boyfriend, David Clark. According to her father, the Duke of York, his daughter is grounded and down-to-earth which he credits to her mother, the former Duchess of York. Beatrice’s parents, Sarah and Prince Andrew, have been divorced since 1996.

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