Beatrice of York

Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York. Named for Princess Beatrice, youngest daughter of Queen Victoria.

Daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960) and his wife Sarah Ferguson (1959)

Born: Portland Hospital, London 8. Aug 1888

Christened: Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, London 20. Dec 1988

Godparents:

• David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (her father’s maternal cousin)

• Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo (property developer, a friend of her father)

• The Duchess of Roxburghe (née Lady Jane Grosvenor)

• Gabrielle James, The Hon. Mrs. John Greenall (a friend of her mother)

• Carolyn Beckwith-Smith, Mrs. Henry Cotterell (a friend of her mother)

Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997;  GHdA, Fürsten II, Vol XVII 2004, Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; for godparents see Yvonne Demoskoff:: Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page, http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm