Newlywed Princess Beatrice celebrates her 32nd birthday
Princess Beatrice celebrates her 32nd birthday on August 8 and it's sure to be a special occasion for the newlywed.
Beatrice was recently married to Edoardo Mapelli Mazzi in a surprise ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 17.
Originally scheduled for the end of May, the couple twice-postponed their nuptials due to the coronavirus crisis, with Beatrice preferring to wait until her grandparents Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip could attend.
This will be her first birthday as wife to 'Edo' and stepmother to his son Christopher who also attended the wedding.
The couple waited until Beatrice's grandparents could attend before tying the knot. Getty
With restrictions beginning to ease in the UK, it could be that Beatrice is able to hold a small birthday gathering that includes her parents Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew who also attended the wedding.
The Queen and Prince Philip are not expected to attend as they have travelled to Balmoral Castle in Scotland where they will remain for the summer.
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It has been a trying year for Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie, 30, with their father Prince Andrew under increasing pressure to give a statement to the FBI in the US regarding his friendship with deceased convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2019 in Ascot, England. Getty
Andrew's friend Ghislaine Maxwell has been arrested for her involvement in Epstein's crime, with fears she will give evidence against some of the powerful men rumoured to have attended the disgraced billionaire's homes where young girls were in attendance.
Beatrice and Eugenie have chosen not to comment on the matter. The royals have themselves avoided the same level of scrutiny directed at their parents and the likes of Meghan Markle.
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Neither is a full-time working royal, with both holding down jobs and living lives mostly away from the spotlight, attending royal events as requested by the Queen.
The sisters attend Louis Vuittons Celebration of GingerNutz in Vogue's December in London in 2017. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Lou
Princess Beatrice has been compared to one of Britain's greatest-ever monarchs, 200 years after her birth.
Similarities between the 30-year-old and Queen Victoria were pointed out after historic photos were posted on the Instagram account run by Princess Eugenie.
This will be Beatrice's first birthday as a wife and stepmother. Getty
Princess Eugenie shared a painting of Queen Victoria to mark her birthday on May 24 and immediately, her followers noticed the resemblance between Great Britain's second-longest reigning monarch and Beatrice.
Princess Beatrice has been compared to a young Queen Victoria. AAP
"Princess Beatrice looks a lot like Queen Victoria," wrote one fan, while another said: "your lovely sister resembles her very much".
While another said: "Princess Beatrice looks very much like Queen Victoria, same eyes and pout".
Queen Victoria is Beatrice's great-great-great-great grandmother.
Even Beatrice's mother, Sarah Ferguson, acknowledges the similarities.
"Beatrice looks exactly like Victoria," Ferguson told Reuters in 2009.
"They even have the same hair colour. Beatrice is completely selfless. She's born royal."
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