Sarah Ferguson Celebrates 'Amazing' Daughter Princess Beatrice's Birthday with Previously Unseen Photo

Mar. 15, 2025

Sarah Fergusons' Instagram tribute to Princess Beatrice on Aug. 8, 2024.Photo:Sarah Ferguson/Instagram

Sarah Ferguson/Instagram

Sarah Fergusonis wishing her daughterPrincess Beatricea happy birthday with a sweet, never-before-seen photo of them together.

Princess Beatrice turned 36 on Aug. 8, and her mother posted a loving tribute onInstagramin celebration of the occasion.

“Happy birthday, my wonderful Beatrice. You are the most amazing daughter, mother, stepmother, sister, wife and woman! I feel so privileged to be able to learn from you every day,” the Duchess of York, popularly known as Fergie, captioned the photo.

“You continue to inspire me and those around you with your warmth, curiosity, and zest for life. I love you. Happy birthday,” she added.

The black and white snap was a previously unseen, undated photo of the mother and daughter. The outdoor shot showed the pair wearing casual clothes with their hair pulled back in ponytails. Princess Beatrice sweetly leaned on her mother’s shoulder, as Fergie seemed to kiss her on the head.

The Duchess of York, 64, shares her daughters, Princess Beatrice andPrincess Eugenie, with her ex-husband,Prince Andrew, and her birthday shoutout highlighted her elder daughter’s many roles. Princess Beatrice is married to property developerEdoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and they share a daughterSienna, 2.

Princess Beatrice became the first member of her generation of the British royal family to step into the role of a stepparentwhen she married Edo, 40, in July 2020, as he has a sonChristopher Woolf, 8, from a previous relationship. A source previously told PEOPLE that she embraced the position from the start.

Princess Beatrice is known to share a tight bond with her sister Princess Eugenie, 34, and their mother Fergie, and the Duchess of York has cited her family as a strength while navigating twocancer diagnosesin the last two years.

Speaking toHello!magazinein June, Fergie said she has been transparent with her daughters about her health.

“I have always brought up my girls to be so honest and frank that they know I’m going to tell it to them straight, however difficult it is,” the Duchess of York told the outlet. “So when they said, ‘Mummy, tell us the absolute truth — have they got all the cancer out?’ and the answer was yes, they knew they were safe.”

“I have the most exceptional family and I have an extraordinarily great team and I have an enormous ability to turn to joy,” she added in the interview, published on June 2.

In June 2023, a spokesperson for Fergie announced that she wasdiagnosed with breast cancerand had a successfulsingle mastectomy. The Duchess of Yorkdocumented her recoveryon social media and raised awareness aroundearly cancer detectionthrough screenings.

Fergie shared in January that she wasdiagnosed with malignant melanomafollowing a post-operative analysis of a mole removed during reconstructive surgery following her mastectomy. The Duchess of York thanked the clinic where she was treated in Austria in a shoutout onsocial media, and a sourcetold PEOPLEin March that Fergie was “very relieved” to learn that her skin cancer had not spread.

In May, Princess Beatrice described her mother as being “all clear” following the scares.

The royal family has faced an unprecedented crisis this year asKing CharlesandKate Middletonalso undergo treatment for cancer, and the Duchess of York told PEOPLE about how family comes first.

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Speakingto PEOPLEon the red carpet at the 2024amfAR Galaon May 23, held annually during theCannes Film Festival, the Duchess of York referenced family togetherness when asked if she’s been able to offer support to the King, 75, and Princess of Wales, 42, amid their cancer diagnoses.

“I think family unity is key…I think the key to life is that we all support each other,” Fergie told PEOPLE.

“And also forgiveness is a great thing. I think forgiveness of yourself and forgiveness of others,” she added.

source: people.com