British Royal Wedding

The gents toilets are the last place you’d expect to find a princess who’s fifth in line to the throne.

But that’s exactly what happened when feisty Princess Beatrice was caught following her beleaguered boyfriend into the toilet to give him a right royal tongue-lashing.

The 19-year-old lambasted her man, Dave Clark, when she followed him into the gents at the launch party of the Virgin Galactic spaceship in New York.

Clark, 25, is the head of astronaut relations on the project, and - in typical Richard Branson over-the-top fashion - all of the Virgin staff had their faces painted like Ziggy Stardust.

But towards the end of the night, Dave went to the bathroom to remove the glitter, which is when Bea charged in after him.

An onlooker said: “He felt a bit daft with the face paint on, so just wanted to wipe it off. But Bea thought it looked funny, and was demanding he keep it on. There were several men in the toilets, and they all couldn’t believe it when she stormed in, screaming after her embarrassed boyfriend.”

“The argument got quite heated, with Bea the more enthusiastic of the pair. She tried to get me involved in the argument, asking what I thought of the make-up. I was pretty terrified, and so was her boyfriend. She won in the end and he trudged out with his tail between his legs — glitter still all over his face.”

The party was held at the American Museum of Natural History, and celebrated the launch of Virgin’s ship that will take tourists into space.

Princess Bea has already put her deposit down for the £100,000 flight, as have Victoria Principal, Stephen Hawking and Trevor Beattie. (via Daily Mail)

Britain’s Princess Beatrice has accompained her father Prince Andrew on his official visit to Egypt

Andrew is the first senior royal to ever take one of their children with them on a business trip, but is reportedly determined to make sure Beatrice, 19, makes the most of her gap year before starting a textiles course at London’s Goldsmiths College in September.

After arriving in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Friday, Andrew and Beatrice toured Luxor’s Valley of the Kings, before the prince had to attend to some official business as Britain’s Special Representative for International Trade. Later that day, the pair met Egypt’s Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Nazif.

A royal source told Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper: “Both meetings were between 45 minutes and an hour long and Beatrice was there as an observer. The prince felt the trip would be educational for Beatrice and also a good way to introduce his daughter to the work that he does in his role for the Department of Trade and Industry.”

The trip comes after several royal bodyguards and security guards complained their skills were being “wasted” on looking after the family’s younger royals, including Beatrice and her 17-year-old sister Eugenie.

The bill for the protection of the British Royal Family will this year cost taxpayers over £30 million, with £250,000 of that going on the protection of Beatrice.

In light of the complaints, Prince Andrew paid for Beatrice’s first class British Airways flights to Cairo himself.

Beatrice is expected to accompany her royal father to the inaugural World Future Energy Summit at Abu Dhabi’s National Exhibitions Centre next week, where he is scheduled to speak during the opening session on January 21. (via Monsters and Critics)

Now more than halfway through her gap year, Princess Beatrice is busy planning her future at university.

The flame-haired Royal has decided to take up a place to study textiles and design at Goldsmiths College in London.

Bea, 19, was considering going to Edinburgh University but, according to a friend, has opted to study in London so she can be closer to her American boyfriend Dave Clark.

The Queen’s granddaughter, who plans to launch her own clothing line called Bobcat, has tried hard not to be parted from Clark, who works for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space mission.

Despite the continuing row over her £250,000-a-year bodyguard, I’m told Beatrice will be accompanied to and from college by a burly minder. (via Daily Mail)

It would be enough to put off most romantic young couples – the icy gaze of a stuffed moose perched just inches away.

But the situation didn’t seem to dampen the enthusiasm of 19-year-old Princess Beatrice and her American boyfriend Dave Clark. The pair enjoyed an intimate embrace on a restaurant balcony in a Swiss ski resort – happily oblivious to onlookers, stuffed or otherwise.

When they finally broke off, Bea looked at the moose and burst into a fit of giggles. “She seemed to think it was hilarious,” said a fellow skier.

Mr Clark, Beatrice, her 17-year-old sister Eugenie and her mother, the Duchess of York, were in the Swiss resort of Verbier for their annual winter holiday.

Beatrice and Mr Clark, 25, who works on the Virgin Galactic space tourism project, have been dating for more than 18 months. They have been inseparable since meeting at the birthday party of their mutual friend Sean Brosnan – son of former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan.

Both the Duchess and her ex-husband Prince Andrew are said to ‘adore’ Mr Clark, who has also enjoyed a holiday with them in the Bahamas. He is a close friend of Princes William and Harry and is the son of Michael Clark, a wealthy American who was chief legal counsel at Cadbury Schweppes. (via Daily Mail)

If there were ever a time to pay extra attention to your appearance, you’d think dinner with your ex-husband would be it.

But the Duchess of York appeared to be bravely going without make-up as she met Prince Andrew and two daughters for dinner at Cipriani restaurant at London…

…Still, it’s unlikely that her dinner companions minded her lack of grooming much. The Duchess enjoys a famously good relationship with her ex-husband Prince Andrew, and the elder of her daughters, Princess Beatrice, has confessed she adores her mother so much she’d like to be a “mini-mummy”.

Joining the Yorks was 19-year-old Beatrice’s American boyfriend, Dave Clark. He was enjoying being reunited with his Royal girlfriend, who has been travelling round South America on her gap year.

The Yorks weren’t the only branch of the Royal Family playing happy families on Thursday.

Prince William was around the corner at fish restaurant Scott’s, enjoying a meal with his step-mother the Duchess of Cornwall, and her children Tom and Laura.

The Prince of Wales was notably absent, although Clarence House insisted it was perfectly normal for him and the Duchess to dine separately. (via Daily Mail)

After partying with Kate Moss’ Primrose Hill set, Princess Beatrice has escaped to Argentina for what might well be a much needed dose of rest and relaxation.

The 19-year-old was spotted in Buenos Aires yesterday where she spent a low key day watching the Palermo Polo Open with a small group of friends. The young royal has resumed her gap-year travels after briefly returning to London from Brazil.

It proved to be a hectic whirlwind visit, which included her grandparents’ diamond wedding celebrations and her cousin Peter Phillip’s 30th birthday.

During her stay, her boyfriend David Clark, who works in marketing at Branson’s space tourism project Virgin Galactic, also took her to former Hollyoaks actress Davinia Taylor’s 30th birthday party in the Colour Rooms in edgy Shoreditch, East London.

She found herself among an A-list of hard-partying creatures including Moss, Sienna Miller, Jade Jagger, Naomi Campbell, Kelly Osbourne and Meg Matthews, all part of the outrageous Primrose Hill mob. It turned into a rather late night for the Princess, who was spotted heading home with Clark around 3am.

The royal, who is staying on the ranch that her mother inherited from her own mother Susan Barrantes, embarked on the expedition to “get completely away.”

She is said to be travelling with childhood friend Nikolai von Bismarck, also 19 - great great grandson of Prince Otto von Bismarck, Prussia’s Iron Chancellor - with whom she has already trekked the Inca trail through the Andes.

As part of her gap year, she is also planning a field trip with one of her mother’s charities and hopes to spend some time in New York doing work experience in fashion and media.

After her travels, Beatrice intends to go to university - both Edinburgh and Goldsmiths college in South-East London, which specialises in the creative arts, are on her shortlist. (via Daily Mail)

Prince Harry was dubbed the “official Royal gooseberry” in front of family and friends – by his brother William.

Lovelorn Harry, who is trying to win back girlfriend Chelsy Davy, was the only one without a partner at a birthday bash for his cousin Peter Phillips.

Wills, 25, was joined by Kate Middleton, Peter by fiancée Autumn Kelly, Zara Phillips by rugby hunk Mike Tindall, and Princess Beatrice by Virgin hotshot Dave Clark. But Harry, 23, couldn’t persuade Zimbabwean Chelsy to attend the party on Saturday.

A source said: “Halfway through the evening William turned to Harry and said, ‘You’re now the official Royal gooseberry. The whole group fell about laughing, except Harry who gave his brother a dirty look before smiling.”
After the meal at trendy Cocoon restaurant in Regent Street, London, most of the Royals went to the posh Volstead club in Mayfair, while Beatrice and Dave joined a host of stars at actress Davinia Taylor’s birthday bash.

A witness said: “They looked happy. Everyone was with their partner, except Harry.”

Chelsy, 22, who is studying at Leeds University, had been in London since Thursday. She is still miffed at Harry for spending her birthday watching rugby. The source said: “Harry’s not out of the woods yet.” (via The Sun)

Britain’s Princess Beatrice visited Peru’s ancient Inca site of Machu Picchu on Wednesday, the second day of her visit to the mountainous Andean nation, the British embassy here (Lima) said.

Beatrice, 18, was due to stay until Thursday at the site of the pre-Columbian city, a spectacular terraced array of sanctuary buildings bound by soaring peaks and tropical forest.

The princess is fifth in line to the British throne as the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II’s second son, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and the Duchess, Sarah Ferguson.

She was accompanied on the trip by four people, including friends and guards.

Machu Picchu, labelled one of the seven wonders of the world, also received visits this year from the Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz and Microsoft tech tycoon Bill Gates. Beatrice’s mother visited it in 2005. (via AFP)

Princess Beatrice is turning into something of a fashion trendsetter.

The 19-year-old Royal stepped out in an impressive floor-length gown to last week’s Fashion Rocks party – and ‘did a Kate Moss’ when people kept stepping on its train.

“She pulled the train up and wrapped it around her to make the dress a mini – just as Kate did with a Dior dress she wore at a recent bash,” says my mole.

Luckily, Beatrice’s dress escaped intact – unlike Kate’s, which ripped.

Sounds like Bea, who I recently revealed is setting up her own clothing label, is quite the sartorial expert. (via This is London)

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It wasn’t just celebrities flashing at Fashion Rocks last night - the Royals got in on the act too. After Uma Thurman popped out of her dress, and Peaches Geldof showed off her bum, it was time for Princess Beatrice to reveal some flesh.

Fergie’s teenage daughter was snapped grappling with her rather large assets as she arrived at the star-studded event at the Royal Albert Hall.

An onlooker said: “Beatrice looked stunning however her dress was a bit too big. She had to keep hoisting it up to protect her modesty.” (via The Sun)

When Boujis nightclub is in the news it’s usually because Princes William or Harry have been pictured stumbling out of it looking somewhat the worse for wear.

So it was refreshing to see one young Royal making a perfectly dignified exit – and giving her elder cousins a lesson in immaculate behaviour at the same time.

Princess Beatrice was spotted outside the fashionable South Kensington venue early yesterday with her boyfriend Dave Clark.

Despite it being the small hours of the morning, the 19-year-old was clearly intent on maintaining her composure. She smiled happily for photographers as she made her way demurely into a taxi with her 25-year-old beau.

And it was all done without the Princess spilling out of her purple strapless dress or dropping the oversized blue beanie hat – the latest teenage fashion item – which she was clutching.

Beatrice and her boyfriend were introduced by Prince William and have been dating for a year.

The two have a circle of wealthy friends who include Sir Richard Branson’s son Sam, Sean Brosnan – son of former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan – and William’s girlfriend Kate Middleton.

Dave Clark is the son of Michael Clark, a wealthy American who was a senior lawyer at Cadbury Schweppes until he retired last year. His family live in a £5million mansion in Hampstead.

Beatrice is said to be smitten by her boyfriend, who works for Sir Richard’s Virgin Galactic space tourism project, and she has apparently told friends he is ‘the one’.