PRINCESS BEATRICE REVEALS WHY SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING CHILDREN EMBRACE THE ‘GIFT’ OF DYSLEXIA
‘Having dyslexia definitely has allowed me to look at things in a new way’
Princess Beatrice is on a mission to change preconceptions around dyslexia, which she was identified as having when she was seven years old.
Her plan starts with how she refers to it, with the Queen’s 33-year-old granddaughter calling the disorder – which can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling – her “gift” and “learning difference”.
“Even referring to it as a diagnosis, I feel, does a disservice to the brilliance of some of the most fantastic minds we have,” Beatrice tells our digital guest editor Giovanna Fletcher as they chat over Zoom. “Just shifting the narrative a little bit towards something positive, something that is impactful, can really help everyone.”
Beatrice has been patron of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity, which gives young people
