Princess Beatrice — the eyes have it
Princess Beatrice and Mama before the catwalk
Why does Princess Beatrice always look like a startled bushbaby?
Princess Beatrice and Mama before the catwalk 48 Responses to “Princess Beatrice — the eyes have it”Leave a Reply
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Let’s be fair, John, I’ve seen more attractive photos of the cat walking duo than the one you posted here. Granted, I’ve taken some pot shots at Bea’s fashion sense, or lack thereof, here on the pages of RA; however, when Bea’s hair was combed out and she was fully made up, she looked very attractive indeed and not at all like a bushbaby.
By the way, it’s nice to know not all Dolce and Gabbana dresses are size 2!
By Arthur on September 21st, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I think it may be that she is not very photogenic. Some people look good in some photos and some people look good in all photos -I think she falls into the first category.
By SadieBoo on September 21st, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I think she looks a lot like her dad…..and why does she always dress like her mom?
By Mikado-watcher on September 21st, 2007 at 7:12 pm
She’s weird-looking enough – like Masha Tyelna – that she could probably model couture.
By ClassyCanuck on September 21st, 2007 at 7:57 pm
I think Bea just looks startled. Naomi Campbell, who organized the charity event, probably threatened to smack Bea in the head with a cell phone if she didn’t strut her stuff down the runway!
By Arthur on September 21st, 2007 at 9:22 pm
My guess is that the bright lights popping in her face wreaked havoc with her contact lenses. I think she looks gorgeous and the dress looks lovely on her. I think the Duchess of York looks marvelous, too!
By Gigi on September 21st, 2007 at 10:43 pm
I have noticed that “startled” look as well. I think she just needs a better makeup artist.
By dally on September 21st, 2007 at 11:35 pm
She’s a pretty girl, but not everyone is photogenic. Diana was photogenic in a very unusual way – so it’s not fair to expect the rest of the royals (particularly the younger ones) to be the same way.
By On the Outside on September 22nd, 2007 at 2:06 pm
she’s said to be the spitting image of Queen Victoria, a pretty girl who needs guidance in how to pose. Then again I wouldn’t want Paris Hilton-like poses either.
By Cy on September 22nd, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Does anyone know the average IQ of the Winsdors?
By Mrs. Peperium on September 23rd, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Can’t be terribly high Mrs. Peperium – some (like Chucky) like to pretend they are very intelligent, but really aren’t any more so than the average Joe.
Interesting question though. Anybody have a concise answer to this?
By On the Outside on September 23rd, 2007 at 11:13 pm
John, I think she has lost any weight since she left the university (when she was heavier). Kate has always been very thin, it’s one of the reasons clothes look so beautiful on her.
Her sister Pippa is also slender. It’s part of being an It Girl, a modern girl-about-town.
You can always put to two pictures next to each other and make it look like someone has lost weight. Different clothes, lighting, time of month can all change a person’s perceived weight.
I wouldn’t worry about it, she looks great.
Although an extra 15 pounds and she would look super sexy!!
By Alicia on September 24th, 2007 at 3:31 am
Mrs Peperium, the Windors as a whole have a higher than average IQ. Prince Philip has written a number of well received books, including one on Christianity. So has Prince Charles. Princess Anne is clearly intelligent as are her children. The Queen had no education but is immensely shrewd and knowledgeable about many things. Her sister was described by a former Labour Cabinet Minister, Barbara Castle, as extremely intelligent.
Don’t confuse public reticence with private sensibilities.
By John on September 24th, 2007 at 9:10 am
John, I remember reading years ago that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were going to lose their Princess title when they reached eighteen. Pr. Beatrice is eighteen if not nineteen so has that happened or am i dreaming the whole thing?
By Eliza on September 24th, 2007 at 10:59 am
Eliza, they would only lose their titles if Prince Andrew lost his. It’s not on the agenda.
By John on September 24th, 2007 at 11:15 am
John, you say the Queen had no education, however, wasn’t she privately tutored at the palace? I also understand HM speaks French fluently – sounds educated to me. Today, in the US, many children are home-schooled by their parents, or a tutor, because the public schools just aren’t doing a good job. Perhaps the Queen was ahead of her time, being home-schooled before it became fashionable!
By Arthur on September 24th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Arthur, the Queen was given a minimal “home-schooled” education, as was the general rule for upper-class women back then. Her natural intelligence though appears to have overcome the limits of her schooling.
By John on September 24th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
She is a lovely looking young Princess. Quite striking I imagine in person, with red hair and blue eyes, lovely girl. She is an intelligent young woman too.
Can John tell us why Sarah purchased a house just a few yards from Andrew’s house. Is Sarah planning one day to get back with her husband , after all has quieted down. Some have reported it is Pr. Phillip who does not let Sarah and Andrew re-unite, can someone give views on what is going on with Sarah and Andrew? I
By mandy on September 24th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Mandy, I don’t think even they know what’s going on. They’ve sold “SouthYork” now but Andrew lives at Royal Lodge, which he “inherited” from the Queen Mother. I heard that Fergie was looking for a house in London, but was having difficulties finding one.
She used to have rooms in SouthYork but I doubt she would at Royal Lodge. As for remarrying, She spends her evenings “out on the pull”, often with her daughter, and he seems to spend his time looking for young “chicks”. Pathetic really.
By John on September 25th, 2007 at 8:51 am
John you are right that the private tutoring the Queen was at first given was, by our standards, minimal, although standard at the time. However, when it became clear that Princess Elizabeth (as she then was) would indeed be Queen, her Grandmother, Queen Mary, insisted that some useful additions be made to the curriculum, and Princess Elizabeth was then tutored by several noted experts and scholars whose fields were constituional law, government and statecraft. The names of these eminent scholars escape me just now, but I can look them up and post the names later. The material point, however, is that the Queen is far better educated and far more intelligent than some believe. Sir Winston Churchill was extremely impressed with her intelligence, her grasp of complex issues, her mastery of endless detail in the red boxes and her ability to perceive the central issue of a quagmire. Since Sir Winston was a brilliant author and statesman of incalulable worth and was quite difficult to impress, this fact says a great deal about the Queen and her intelligence. Princess Margaret was , to her dismay, given a careless and inadequate education, but was, by all accounts, the most gifted and intellectually brilliant of her generation of the Royal Family. I trace this intelligence to the great gifts (character, moral fiber, intelligence) of Albert, Prince Consort, whose marriage to Queen Victoria was truly a blessing to Great Britain, and through the miracle of genetics, the matchless gift that keeps on giving.
By Gigi on September 25th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
John how did you miss the headlines it was in the SUN and Daily Mail a few weeks ago, Sarah did “in fact” buy a house ( The Dolphin House) just a few yards from Andrew’s house…. here is an excerpt……
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In an odd move 11 years after their divorce, Sarah Ferguson bought the house next door to Prince Andrew’s residence.
The Duchess of York, 47, has bought Dolphin House, which is just yards from Andrew’s Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park.
She has moved out of Sunninghill Park — their marital Berkshire mansion — which has been sold for £6million to a Kazakh tycoon.
A source said: “Everyone assumed Fergie would buy a plush home in West London.
“No one dreamed she would buy the house next to the Prince. I mean, of all the houses in all the towns in all the world — and she has to move next to him. All his staff are stunned.â€
Their daughters Princess Beatrice and Priness Eugenie live with their father in the Royal Lodge. So Fergie might actually be moving to be closer to them. She and Prince Andrew have maintained a cordial relationship after their divorce, so this might be a non-story after all. Although, the article also mentioned that Fergie is expecting that Prince Andrew’s staff will also do her laundry and cooking.
By mandy on September 25th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
I’m not really interested in Fergie’s goings on to tell you the truth. She’s not Royal so it doesn’t really matter.
By John on September 25th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
It is good to see you still publish a storys about her on your sight from time to time. Which gives us a glimpse of her now and then. Still she is now living next door to Prince Andrew. I think something is up with Sarah, she won’t leave Andrew entirely. She could have moved anywhere, yet she moves next door. Hmmmm, Okay I’ll watch the story. She’s not Royal but she is living next door to a Royal Prince.
By mandy on September 25th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Princess Margaret was , to her dismay, given a careless and inadequate education . . .
I’ve read that she complained bitterly about this all her life, particularly if the Queen Mother was within earshot.
By Aunt Pierre on September 25th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
John, your comment about Fergie sounds remarkably like Prince Philip! :-{
By Arthur on September 25th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
I must beg to differ with you on this issue, John. Sarah Ferguson is important because she is the Mother of Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, just as Princess Diana was and is important because she is the Mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. Further, I believe that if Sarah purchased the Dolphin House, Prince Andrew knew she was doing this in advance and fully approved of these plans. I believe that Prince Andrew will always love Sarah in his heart of hearts, as she does him, and that the two of them want to do whatever they can to maintain a close family relationship with each other and their daughters. Arthur, I agree with you. John did indeed sound alarmingly like Prince Philip. Let us not fall into the trap of arrogance and distain that has marred Philip’s life and personality. There are many who feel that Philip is not royal either. In fact, that was one of the major objections King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (who became the Queen Mother) had regarding Princess Elizabeth (as she was then) wishing to marry Philip. They considered him to be beneath the Royal Family in status and breeding. That objection never changed, even after their daughter’s marriage and the birth of her children. The Queen Mother had as little to do with Prince Philip as possible, a fact that was well known at the Palace. She simply could not abide him and neither could the King.
By Gigi on September 25th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Aunt Pierre, I have read, also, that Princess Margaret complained with great bitterness about her inadequate education and that she very much blamed her Mother for this. Of course, after she began a life of her own with the money bequeathed her by various relations, she could have arranged to have continued her education with private tudors and extensive reading. Instead, she chose to spend most of her time traveling and socializing in the ‘Princess Margaret set’ of very wealthy, titled young people in London. It is a shame, because I always felt that her lack of education may have contributed to her difficult life. She was very frustrated and resentful of the role she was forced to assume, and I believe that those feelings damaged her relationship with her husband, Lord Snowden.
By Gigi on September 25th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Gigi, I love your postings. They are full of information and put many things into perspective. I never realized Philip was disliked by George VI and the Queen Mother. It seems the entire House of Windsor was/is filled with actors worthy of an Academy Award. Diana never stood a chance with this group!
By Arthur on September 26th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Perhaps I am Prince Philip.
By John on September 26th, 2007 at 8:23 am
On the Fergie question, we do cover her over on Aristocracy Anecdotes, which is probably more appropriate.
By John on September 26th, 2007 at 11:45 am
“Perhaps I am Prince Philip”
I was beginning to wonder about that myself, Your Royal Highness!
By Arthur on September 26th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Just call me Philanderer the Greek.
By John on September 26th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
LOL John, you are hilarious!
However, please do not turn into Prince Philip. One of him is quite enough to contend with, Heaven knows.
By Gigi on September 26th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Philanderer, you are starting to confuse me. In a previous post, you said the following about the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip: “He’s been a loyal companion all these years, much against his roving nature.” Now, with your “nom de plume,” you suggest that might not be true. My Grandmother always believed Philip and actress Merle Oberon had a fling. Care to share?
By Arthur on September 26th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Arthur, I think there were a few flings, especially when he was down on the Queen for not incorporating his name into the Royal House.
On the whole, over 60 years he’s behaved like a Naval Officer and a Gentleman.
By John on September 26th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
My dear John, Prince Philip and Michael Parker were two of the most notorious womanizers in Great Britain for years. Their gamesmanship at weekend house parties hosted by wealthy aristocracy in the English countryside were well-known, one particular being a sordid little pastime with a name so indiscreet, so provocative, that I shall not repeat it here. Prince Philip was a Naval Officer but he was never a gentleman. Nor, in my opinion, was he ever a prince, in the true meaning of the word. Prince Philip was a penniless member of the Danish Royal family who became part of the Greek Reigning House and whose father, Andrea, was a notorious dissolute. Andrea deserted his wife and children and headed for Monte Carlo, where he gambled, drank and womanized his life away. His deserted wife, who was Prince Philip’s devastated Mother, Princess Alice, was driven to religion and mysticism by her husband’s betrayal. Philip was incredibly lucky to marry the Heiress to the British Throne, but he never at any time endeavored to deserve her. In the end, all he managed was to prove that King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth were right about him from the very beginning: unsuitable, unworthy.
By Gigi on September 26th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
Well, Gigi, his ears must be burning. He won’t be going to Texas any time soon.
By John on September 27th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Somehow I doubt he was planning a trip here anyway, John.
The Queen visited here some years ago and I went downtown to see her, along with a very large crowd of people. I was close enough to her to see what jewelry she was wearing, but she did not do a walkabout. It was thrilling to see her! Everyone was very excited, of course.
By Gigi on September 29th, 2007 at 3:25 am
Gigi, did you invite Her Majesty for tea?
By Arthur on September 29th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
By Gigi on September 29th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
it is nice to see some decent comments about the duchess of york on here, as always they are balanced out by the incorrect and outdated views of tabloid readers…the duchess is a very kind and intelligent woman. her life revolves around helping others and caring for her family. she is very bright and very funny indeed. her wit is sharp and dry and her cheeky humour is infectious. i feel so sad when i read nasty comments about her, i find it frustrating as she is a very decent human being who strives to make the world a better place for those less fortunate than herself. she is a warm and generous host, a true and loyal friend and a fair employer. if anything she is too generous of heart and of pocket. i do wish peolpe werent so blind to her good points. she has raised two of the most dissarmingly down to earth, charming young ladies you’ll ever hope to meet, that in itself is worth applauding and respecting
By bear on October 16th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Bear, you’re not the Duchess in a fur rug are you?
By John on October 16th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
nope
By bear on October 16th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
just happened upon this site and read some of the comments! they made me cross!! bit of a dopey bunch. discussing Beatrice’s eyes….um…they’re big eyes..that’s why they look wide in photographs. she’s a very pretty and naturally regal young lady who is thoughtful and kind. bushbaby is not a horrible comparison because they are so sweet. off now never to return again. please try and reign in any snide comments, being rude about an eighteen year old girl is not a very healthy past time me thinks. kind regards to those who are kind
By bear on October 16th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Okay. Hmmm, “Bear” might be an alias for Bea. Right?
By John on October 16th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
author and journalist? and you think bear is a cunning disguise for bea? oh dear. happy tapping people
By bear on October 16th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Bear, I agree with you, but we like to have a laugh here occasionally. We don’t as a rule do snide comments, but they do get through at times.
Feel free to comment whenever you like.
By John on October 16th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Well, all the young Royals are on Facebook. Why not Royal Anecdotes too.
By John on October 16th, 2007 at 5:17 pm