H.R.H. Princess
Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York

born 8 August 1988

no 8 in the line of succession

Parents:

H.R.H. Prince Andrew,

Duke of York, born 1960

Sarah, Duchess of York (née Ferguson)

Paternal grandparents:

H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
of the United Kingdom

born 1926,  reign from 1952

H.R.H. Prince Phillip,  Duke of Edinburgh

née Prince of Greece and Denmark
born 1921

Maternal grandparents:

Major Ronald Ferguson

1931-2003

Susan Barantes (née) Wright,

previously Ferguson 

1937-1988

The wedding dress:

In a break from past royal brides, rather than enlisting a couturier to craft a custom garment, Beatrice went vintage. She wore a gown by Norman Hartnell, on loan from the Queen, made from Peau De Soie taffeta and organza, trimmed with Duchess satin, and encrusted with diamanté.

The Queen’s trusted dressmakers, Angela Kelly and Stewart Parvin, remodeled and fitted the Hartnell design to flatter the Princess.

Dress on loan from the Queen—and worn with Queen Mary’s diamond fringe tiara, the sparkler the Queen wore on her own wedding day—Beatrice’s look paid tribute to her royal heritage in its own way.