WHO’S WHO IN BEATRICE’S SET
PRINCESS Beatrice tends to be more discreet about her personal life than younger sister Eugenie – and is certainly more private than their mother, the Duchess of York.
Behind the scenes, however, the 35-year-old princess has a circle of supportive – and highly influential – friends.
REBEKAH ABSOLOM looks at those in her trusted inner circle rallying round . . .
GABRIELA PEACOCK
BEATRICE chose nutritionist Gabriela as godmother to her daughter, Sienna. Her Czechborn friend has three children with her financier husband David – Maia, 12, and twins Iris and Caspar, six. Beatrice is a godmother to Iris.
Gabriela told Hello! magazine: ‘Bea has such a good heart and she’s such a kind person, so motherhood came very naturally.’
She and her fund manager husband can often be found at their home in France. The couple have put their fivestorey house in London’s Notting Hill on the market for nearly £20 million.
OLIVIA BUCKINGHAM
ONCE described as society’s ‘secret weapon’, Olivia was hired as Beatrice’s stylist five years ago.
She has helped transform the royal’s appearance, introducing her to sought-after British labels such as The Vampire’s Wife, SelfPortrait and Emilia Wickstead.
Other famous clients include actress Carey Mulligan, model Poppy Delevingne and socialite Nicky Hilton.
ALICE NAYLORLEYLAND
Beatrice has been pictured with socialite and entrepreneur Alice. They have been spotted leaving exclusive club Loulou’s in Mayfair, and at a celebration for Alice’s luxury homeware brand, Mrs Alice.
Swiss-born Alice has just had a baby girl, her fourth child, with the help of a surrogate.
Her husband, Thomas, is heir to a baronetcy and the £176million Fitzwilliam landowning fortune based in Yorkshire.
PRINCESS EUGENIE
THE York sisters are close. ‘She’s annoying when she wants to be and I’m really annoying to her back,’ Eugenie said of Beatrice last year. ‘But we love each other, best of friends.’
On her big sister’s 35th birthday last August, Eugenie, 34, shared a previously unseen photograph of the pair on Instagram with the message: ‘Happy birthday to my big sissy . . . love you so much xx.’
ELLIE GOULDING
BEATRICE and husband Edoardo joined the afterparty at Ellie’s Royal Albert Hall gig this month.
The singer performed at the weddings of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.
Ellie holidayed with Beatrice in Jordan in 2018.
HOLLY BRANSON
WHEN Beatrice and Edoardo announced their engagement, Holly was among the first to congratulate them publicly. The daughter of Sir Richard Branson said the two were ‘made for each other’ in a heartfelt Instagram post.
One image that she shared showed the friends at the 2010 London Marathon.
KARLIE KLOSS
AMERICAN supermodel Karlie and Beatrice were introduced by Ellie Goulding in 2018.
They were in a star-studded group enjoying a holiday, along with Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, in the Wadi Rum desert.
Designer Misha Nonoo shared pictures of the friends as they rode camels and quad bikes.
Later in 2018, Karlie and Beatrice attended the Berggruen Prize Gala in New York and were guests together at a wedding in the South of France.