How royals overcame their surprising health battles: Princess Eugenie, Kate Middleton's brother James, more
as a teenager. The mother-of-two admitted that she realised she had an eating disorder shortly before she was due to attend Sweden's Uppsala University. Fortunately for Victoria, her parents King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia were quick to intervene and encouraged their daughter to take some time off before she her started her undergraduate degree.
"I needed time to sort things out and get my balance back again. I needed to get to know myself, discover where my limits were, not constantly push myself too much," she explained. While Victoria faced tremendous challenges during her treatment for anorexia, it also led to a life-changing encounter. The royal bumped into her now-husband Prince Daniel, who at the time was a personal trainer, while at the gym for one of her doctor-ordered training sessions.The Queen's granddaughter was identified as having dyslexia at the age of seven.
, who passed eight GCSEs, three A levels and graduated with a 2:1 in History and the History of Ideas from Goldsmiths College, London.Speaking in a podcast for charity to mark Dyslexia Week, Beatrice recalled:"I remember one of my earliest memories was sitting in front of a Beatrix Potter book and the illustrations were so beautiful but the words meant nothing.
Beatrice added:"Being diagnosed with dyslexia was the greatest thing that ever happened to me because it allowed me to become part of this community of people that really are championing young people's education and making sure that we protect our young people in school and in life… Once you're out of school life, that's when a dyslexic can really excel.
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