You might recognize royal sisters Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York
as the dynamic hat-donning duo that totally stole the show, for better or for worse, at
Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.
They also popped up at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, but there's so much more
to these two princesses than their evolving tastes in fascinators.
Here's the untold truth behind this pair of real-life Disney princesses.
Eugenie's major surgery
Princess Eugenie was diagnosed with scoliosis at the tender age of 12.
Upon diagnosis, Eugenie was informed she'd need corrective surgery, a moment she remembers
to this day.
She recalled to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital,
"I can still vividly remember how nervous I felt in the days and weeks before the operation."
Luckily, the eight hour surgery went off without a hitch ...
"They put metal rods in my neck and eight-inch screws down my back, um, which have now fused
together and keep me straight."
Beatrice's role model
It seems that Princess Beatrice is taking after her beloved late aunt Princess Diana
in more ways than one.
According to The Duke of York's website, the princess is ...
"Patron of a number of organizations and focuses the majority of her charitable work around
children's welfare, and education."
Like Diana, who was a champion for bereaved children, this princess has a soft spot for
kids.
Additionally, Princess Beatrice has been the only royal in recent years to attend the Met
Gala since Princess Diana famously stole the show in 1996.
Eugenie's big day
On January 22, 2018 — only months after Prince Harry's engagement announcement — Buckingham
Palace announced that Princess Eugenie was engaged to be married to Jack Brooksbank,
her beau of seven years.
The pair will have a royal wedding of their own in October 2018.
Like Kate Middleton's beautiful ring, Princess Eugenie's engagement ring also features a
sapphire as its centerpiece instead of a traditional white diamond.
Career girls
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice aren't considered "working royals" like Kate Middleton
or the newest addition to the royal family, Meghan Markle.
But the two princesses do work for a living.
Confused yet?
We're here to help.
According to royal expert James Brookes, a "working royal" is defined as a royal individual
who carries out engagements on behalf of the Queen.
Instead of assisting their royal grandmother with her duties, Princess Eugenie and Princess
Beatrice have carved out more normal careers for themselves in their respective industries.
According to a 2016 Harper's Bazaar profile, Princess Eugenie works as an associate director
at a London-based contemporary-art gallery.
Beatrice, is a career girl, as well.
"Beatrice York" is the Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy for Afiniti, an artificial intelligence
firm which makes software for call centers.
Royal graffiti
You've probably never thought you'd see the words "royal" and "graffiti" together, but
here we are — and for a good cause, to boot!
In 2016, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, along with their mother, Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson,
teamed up with contemporary British artist, Teddy M, to create "Royal Love" — the first
piece of "royal graffiti."
The collaboration was an effort to benefit the U.K. charity Children in Crisis, an organization
which aims to make improvements in education for some of the world's most impoverished
children.
Beatrice the triathlete
Princess Beatrice wants you to know that she isn't just your run-of-the-mill princess,
thank you very much.
She told The Telegraph in 2005 interview,
"I don't see myself as a stereotypical princess, so people often expect one thing when they
first meet me and I give them another."
So what all does not being a stereotypical princess entail?
Well, for one thing, don't expect to find Princess Beatrice patiently waiting for her
Prince Charming to come to her rescue.
Instead, you can find this princess outside — climbing and conquering mountains for
charity.
Princess Beatrice climbed the highest peak of the Alps in 2012 as a part of a fundraising
project for The Big Change — a charity she, along with six of her friends, founded.
Four years later in 2016, Princess Beatrice conquered another mountain for the charity,
hiking up Mount Etna in Sicily after swimming two miles, biking more than 80 miles, and
running a half marathon.
Nicely done, Princess!
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