Princess Beatrice, who is 10th in line to the throne and patron of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity, turns 34 today.
The elder daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, is among the one in 10 people in the UK estimated to have some form of dyslexia.
She has previously described having the common learning difficulty as a "gift" that she wears like a "badge of honour".
Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is also dyslexic and, before the birth of their daughter Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi last September, Beatrice said her children would be "lucky" to be diagnosed with the condition.
The minor royal was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of seven and went on to pass eight GCSEs, three A levels and graduated with a 2:1 in History and the History of Ideas from Goldsmiths College.
Beatrice went public with her literacy problems in 2005, while she was a pupil at St George's School in Ascot, as she wanted to highlight the difficulties faced by people with dyslexia.
How does dyslexia affect Princess Beatrice?
Dyslexia is a learning difficulty which mainly causes problems with reading, writing and spelling, according to the NHS.
Unlike a learning disability, the condition does not affect a person's intelligence.
Beatrice received specialist support, including from Helen Arkell centre, throughout secondary school and struggles to spell correctly and write emails.
She has previously said that she needs to "learn how to cope with it every day" but believes dyslexia can be an asset to adults after school, as it allows people to "think differently."
In an interview with the charity, Beatrice said: “Once you’re out of school life, that’s when a dyslexic truly can excel.
"I feel so lucky that as you go into adult life and into the workplace, your ability to think differently allows you to be more creative, it allows you to approach problems slightly different and allows to be a little bit more flexible."
Beatrice has also spoken about wanting to change the narrative around dyslexia in schools and wanted all affected children to have access to the tools and support that she did.
"Schools should allow every child the chance to explore who they are as a person," she said.
“If I had a magic wand I would love to see more tools for teachers so they could learn how to balance their time and what they have to do as well as give children of all different capabilities the right to find who they are.”
What are the early signs of dyslexia?
The NHS says signs of dyslexia can usually be spotted when a child starts school and begins to focus more on learning to read and write.
A person with dyslexia may:
- read and write very slowly
- confuse the order of letters in words
- be confused by letters that look similar and write letters the wrong way round (such as "b" and "d")
- have poor or inconsistent spelling
- understand information when told verbally, but have difficulty with information that's written down
- find it hard to carry out a sequence of directions
- struggle with planning and organisation
But people with dyslexia often have good skills in other areas, such as creative thinking and problem solving.
In some cases, symptoms of dyslexia can be identified before a child starts school.
