There has been a lot of drama surrounding Queen Elizabeth and names lately, but no, we’re not here to talk about the present. Let’s go back to 1988, shall we? That’s when Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the Duke and Duchess of York, welcomed their firstborn, Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, that August 8. (Yes, her birthday is 8/8/88. Cool, huh?) Andrew and Fergie originally had a name picked out for their daughter—but, The Daily Express reports, the Queen hated it and made them change it. Alright then!
See, in the world that is the royals, one is allowed to choose their child’s name, but one has to run said choice by the monarch. Kind of like when a royal wants to get married—they get to choose their potential future spouse, but they have to get the sovereign’s permission. In Andrew and Fergie’s case, their hearts were set on “Annabel.” But, The Daily Express writes, “Her late Majesty disliked it as she found the name ‘too yuppie.’” (No offense to all the Annabels out there.)
