Princess Beatrice's Family Wish Her a Happy Birthday With Never-Before-Seen Photos
It's Princess Beatrice's birthday (she's 31), and to celebrate, her family sent her sweet public well wishes this morning. It means some new, never-before-seen pics and a fabulous new nickname.


It's Princess Beatrice's birthday (she's 31), and to celebrate, her family sent her sweet public well wishes this morning. I love them all, because it means some new, never-before-seen pics as well as little peeks into their royal lives. Spoiler alert: There's a fabulous new (to us) nickname involved.
Princess Eugenie's tribute might have been the very cutest. She captioned the photos, "You have been bossing it since before I was born and continue to be the most wonderful person, friend and big sister. Happy Birthday to you Beabea!!" Um, Beabea?? Did we know that was her nickname?? I knew her mom calls her Trixie, but this definitely feels new to me. I loooove this so much. Beatrice calls her sister Euge, so Beabea is utterly perfect.
You have to swipe through, but it turns out the two royals are very into selfies:
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And then of course, Beatrice's mom Sarah Ferguson came in with the obligatory adorable-yet-also-embarrassing baby shots, plus that cute photo of her with a whole bunch of dogs (she's just like me!):
Happy Birthday dearest Beatrice 🥳🥳 xx @yorkiebea pic.twitter.com/apoY7P2ZqoAugust 8, 2019
Her dad, the Duke of York, had some sweet photos of the pair of them together:
Happy Birthday Princess Beatrice🎉Thank you everyone for the lovely birthday wishes!#HappyBirthdayHRH @yorkiebea pic.twitter.com/WrBBbfaRG2August 8, 2019
Wishing Princess Beatrice of York a Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉 Her Royal Highness is the first child of @TheDukeOfYork and Sarah, Duchess of York and fifth grandchild of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. #HappyBirthdayHRH pic.twitter.com/s903A3oW7DAugust 8, 2019
The Royal Family officially wished Beatrice a happy birthday too, using a photos from Eugenie's wedding and complete with emojis:
Wishing Princess Beatrice of York a Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉 Her Royal Highness is the first child of @TheDukeOfYork and Sarah, Duchess of York and fifth grandchild of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. #HappyBirthdayHRH pic.twitter.com/s903A3oW7DAugust 8, 2019
(Wait, the Queen uses emojis?? Probably not, no.)
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