Although Princess Beatrice makes occasional public appearances with other members of the British royal family, she is not among the working royals, which is generally understood to refer to members of the royal family who work full-time making official appearances. Beatrice is, in fact, a royal family member who "works" outside of her crown-related duties, and she has since the age of 19, when she took a summer job as a sales assistant at the posh London department store, Selfridges.
On May 8, 2008, Marie Claire UK reported that Princess Beatrice, then a university student at Goldsmith's University in London, would spend one month working full-time for the store. Specifically, Beatrice was assigned as a personal shopper for VIP customers. One of her customers was her first cousin, Prince William, who enlisted her assistance in selecting a pair of earrings as a Christmas present for his then-girlfriend, Kate Middleton. Although Selfridges might ordinarily pay its sales associates, Marie Claire UK maintains that for Beatrice, this job was an unpaid internship.
Not that her work wasn't appreciated, however. "Beatrice is a natural," a Selfridges source told The Sun at the time.
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