Princess Beatrice Wants Dyslexic Children To Know That Dyslexia Isn’t All About Limitations

British Royal family news reveals, “It’s no secret that I struggled with my dyslexia as a child and often even wished it away,” Beatrice said. “But now I see it as a tremendous gift and I want every dyslexic child to know that they too can tap into their dyslexic strengths.”

Princess Beatrice Sheds Light On The Good Sides Of Dyslexia

Princess Beatrice, a member of the British royal family, is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is currently ninth in line in the succession to the British throne, and she married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, a property developer, in 2020.

She was 7 years old when she was diagnosed with dyslexia, and she has always been active in speaking out about her experiences in order to raise awareness and in some way help to make parents with dyslexic children understand what it’s about. Continuing in the spirit of bringing awareness to the condition, The Queen’s granddaughter has narrated a new children’s book aiming to empower dyslexic children.

In honor of World Book Day this week, Beatrice, an ambassador for the charity read Xtraordinary People, a book written by the founder Kate Griggs, that serves to highlight the skills that living with dyslexia can impart.

“What you may not know about me is that I am ‘made by dyslexia,’ which was a bit of a struggle at school,” she said in an online video where she introduced the book. “But now thanks to all the practice and the support, I feel so lucky to be ‘made by dyslexia,’ and working with some incredible organizations, who are there to support you on your journey to find out what your superpower is.”

Though Princess Beatrice is not a working member of the British Royal Family, she is still involved in several charities, like climbing mountains for charity, heading a charity organization that helps children learn “outside of the school curriculum” and, probably the one that’s close to her heart, she’s the royal patron of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre.

Xtraordinary People

Made By Dyslexia is a charity that aims to highlight how dyslexic minds see the world differently. “Xtraordinary People identifies the seven children’s archetypes, which outline the exceptional skills that dyslexic children are hardwired to be ‘xtraordinarily’ good at, highlighting ‘dyslexic superpowers’ through seven types of ‘xtraordinary’ characters.”

The book detailed each of the seven characters with vibrant illustrations to add a little fun to it. The book includes a foreword by Sir Richard Branson, who is also dyslexic.

The book’s author, Kate Griggs, explained that their research shows that “dyslexic strengths are directly aligned with the skills needed for the workforce of the future.” She further added: “In an era of automation, where facts can be Googled; spelling, punctuation and grammar can be corrected at the touch of a button; it is creativity, imagination and intuition that sets dyslexics apart from the machines.”

Griggs said that the organization’s mission is to train teachers “to spot, support, and empower every dyslexic child.”

Xtraordinary People is published by Penguin Random House Children’s and is now available to be purchased through Apple and Amazon.