Princess Eugenie of York
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| Princess Eugenie | |
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| HRH Princess Eugenie of York | |
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| Eugenie Victoria Helena[1] | |
| Royal house | House of Windsor |
| Father | Andrew, Duke of York |
| Mother | Sarah, Duchess of York |
| Born | 23 March 1990 Portland Hospital, London |
| Baptised | 23 December 1990 Sandringham House, Norfolk |
| Occupation | Student, Marlborough College |
Princess Eugenie of York (Eugenie Victoria Helena; pronounced /ˈjuː.ʒəni/[2]; born 23 March 1990) is a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Eugenie is sixth in the Line of succession to the British Throne and has been since her birth in 1990. She is the Queen's sixth grandchild and third granddaughter.
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[edit] Early life
Princess Eugenie was born on 23 March 1990 at the Portland Hospital in London Her father is Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the third child and the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Her mother is Sarah, Duchess of York, (née Sarah Ferguson), the daughter of the late Major Ronald Ferguson and the late Susan Barrantes. She was named after HM Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She has one older sister, Princess Beatrice, who was born in 1988.
She was christened on 23 December 1990, at the church of St. Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, the first royal baby to have a public christening. She was christened by the Bishop of Norwich. Her godparents were: James Ogilvy, Captain Alastair Ross; Mrs. Ronald (Sue) Ferguson (her step-grandmother); Mrs. Julia Dodd-Noble; and Miss Louise Blacker.
As a granddaughter of the British monarch in the male line, Eugenie was born a Princess of the United Kingdom with the style Her Royal Highness, and is therefore styled Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York.
[edit] Education
Nursery School / Pre-Preparatory Years: Winkfield Montessori, Surrey. 1992-1993. Upton House School, Windsor. 1993-1995.
Preparatory School Years: Coworth Park School, Surrey. 1995-2001. Day-girl. St George's School, Windsor Castle. 2001-2003. Day-girl.
Secondary School Years: Marlborough College, Wiltshire. 2003-(still attending). Boarder.
[edit] Health
In October 2002 Princess Eugenie, then aged twelve, underwent back surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London to correct scoliosis. She since has made a full recovery and is not expected to undergo any further surgery for that condition. The Queen, who was on an overseas tour at the time of the operation, is said to have been kept very informed on her granddaughter's operation and recovery process.
[edit] Home life
Princess Eugenie's parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, separated in 1992 when the girls were still very young. Their divorce was finalized in 1996 but it was agreed they would share custody of the children. The divorce was always amicable as the Duke and Duchess remain close friends and are "co-parents." Due to her age Eugenie does not carry out official royal duties but sometimes makes appearances with the Royal Family at events. When not at boarding school her time is spent with her family at Royal Lodge in Windsor or elsewhere.
[edit] Public appearances
Princess Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice were guests at the Concert for Diana organised by their cousins Prince William and Prince Harry, in memory of their late mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
Her Royal Highness has attended many public/state functions, such as Trooping the Colour and The Queen's 80th Birthday.
The Princess has appeared in the April 2008 issue of Tatler, a magazine famous for documenting the parties and social circles of the aristocratic and very wealthy. In the interview, she insisted her grandmother, HM Queen Elizabeth II, was "one of the most amazing women ever" and that her parents, Sarah Fergusson and The Duke of York were "the best divorced couple" she knew.
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
Referenced Style : Her Royal Highness.
Spoken Style : Your Royal Highness.
Alternative : Ma'am , Your Highness.
[edit] Ancestry
[edit] In the news
In March 2007 The Mail on Sunday reported[3] that the princess, then just turned 17, had a MySpace page. The story was picked up in Australia by The Daily Telegraph.[4] The majority of comments left on The Mail on Sunday story identified the page as a hoax.
In June of 2008 it was reported that Princess Eugenie was spotted "frolicking" naked at the end of terms at her college in England.[5]
[edit] Notes
She and her sister Beatrice are the only male-line granddaughters of the Queen to hold the title of Princess and the style Royal Highness. Her younger cousin, The Lady Louise Windsor, has been styled as the daughter of an earl, also by request of her parents, although Lady Louise remains Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Wessex in the absence of letters patent and could, therefore, choose to adopt her royal title once she comes of age, should she so wish. Princess Eugenie's elder cousin, Zara Phillips, as a female-line granddaughter of the Queen, does not hold the title of Princess and the style of Royal Highness. Further, Phillips does not hold a courtesy title because her father, Captain Mark Phillips, declined the Queen's offer of an earldom upon his marriage to the then-Princess Anne (now The Princess Royal).
Though Eugenie's mother has a strained relationship with many senior members of the royal family, Eugenie and her sister Beatrice are very much a part of the royal fold and the Queen keeps in regular contact with them.
She is the first Princess since before the birth of her grandmother to bear the name Victoria. Queen Victoria had requested that her female descendants bear the name Victoria somewhere in their name; however, the last Princess before Eugenie to bear it was her grandmother's aunt, Princess Mary, whose first name was actually Victoria. Neither Queen Elizabeth, the late Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra, Princess Anne, nor Princess Beatrice hold the name Victoria.
[edit] References
- ^ As a titled royal, Eugenie holds no surname, but, when one is used, it is Mountbatten-Windsor (or her father's territorial designation, York)
- ^ The Duchess in Hull, Episode One, Part Two (aired 19 May 2008, ITV1)
- ^ Nicholl, Katie. Her Royal Blogness Princess Eugenie, Daily Mail, March 24, 2007. Accessed May 30, 2008.
- ^ Eugenie the modern royal, Daily Telegraph, March 26, 2007. Accessed May 30, 2008.
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/14/princess.eugenie/index.html
[3] Tatler, April 2008
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Princess Eugenie of York
Cadet branch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Born: 23 March 1990 |
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| British royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Princess Beatrice of York |
Line of succession to the British Throne 6th position |
Succeeded by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex |
| Order of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Princess Beatrice of York |
Ladies HRH Princess Eugenie of York |
Succeeded by Lady Louise Windsor |
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| NAME | York, Eugenie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mountbatten-Windsor, Eugenie Victoria Helena |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Second daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23 March 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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