Breaking royal tradition.
Blending families.
Bonding over vegetables?
Princess Beatrice may keep out of the royal spotlight, but we’re putting her marriage
center stage.
Keep watching for all the details.
After plenty of speculation about a potential romance, Princess Beatrice and multi-millionaire
property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi made their relationship public.
It all happened when they appeared at a gala event at the National Portrait Gallery in
2019.
Other attendees of the event included the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.
Though Mapelli Mozzi wasn't well-known to the public at the time, the media source stated
that he was already well-acquainted with both of Beatrice's parents.
This was thanks to his stepfather, Christopher Shale — the late British politician Shale
was a friend to both Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
Prior to the couple's official debut, a 2018 article written in The Sun stated that Beatrice
and Mapelli Mozzi had officially told her friends they were in a relationship.
A source close to the pair told the outlet that the princess and Mapelli Mozzi were getting
serious, saying:
"Things are moving very quickly and it wouldn't surprise anyone if they got engaged within
a short period of time."
While the source's info was, at the time, only rumor, Beatrice and Mapelli Mozzi's engagement
and subsequent marriage indicate that these allegations weren't far off.
"Precisely the impression of you, that, at your best, you hoped to convey."
After going public with their relationship, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
enjoyed plenty of royal family get-togethers and events, much to the delight of fans of
the royal couple.
In 2019, the princess and Mapelli Mozzi traveled to the Middle East to attend VIP Day at the
Bahrain Grand Prix.
Together, the royal family and Mapelli Mozzi watched the Formula One Championship race.
The Duchess of York even took a selfie with her daughter and champion horse jockey Frankie
Dettori.
Mapelli Mozzi also joined his girlfriend for a truly romantic and royal affair, the wedding
of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston.
Beatrice and the businessman arrived together and were also seen socializing with Beatrice's
mother.
Not long after they officially debuted as a couple, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli
Mozzi revealed that they were going to tie the knot.
The royal family's site announced the engagement and revealed that the couple had gotten engaged
during a trip to Italy.
The announcement also included a joint statement from the happy couple, saying:
"We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together."
Proud mom Sarah Ferguson additionally offered some heartwarming words on Twitter, saying:
"I know what a mother feels so I have tears of joy.
I am so proud of this sensational news."
"Do you know what's so funny?
Is that, is that, of course, I've had sisters, I've got daughters, and I'm very good with
barbie dolls!"
The Duchess of York added that she and Beatrice's father were quote, "the luckiest people,"
for having such wonderful sons-in-law.
Similarly, both Beatrice and Mapelli Mozzi offer their own social media sentiments.
The property developer took to Instagram with a post captioned:
"You will never be alone my love, my heart is your home.
Hand in hand, today, tomorrow and forever."
The princess also gave a simple statement on Twitter, expressing her delight over the
news, sharing:
"I’m so excited to announce my engagement to Edo."
Like many other people around the world, the pandemic forced Princess Beatrice and Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi to change their wedding plans, moving it to a later date.
They didn't move it that far off, as the official ceremony was supposed to occur in May 2020
and eventually happened in July of that year.
Unfortunately, due to pandemic-related restrictions, both the venue and the reception had to be
changed.
Initially they planned a ceremony at the Chapel Royal on the grounds of St. James' Palace.
Due to changes, the couple instead were wed at the Royal Chapel of All Saints on the grounds
of The Royal Lodge, a private estate in Windsor.
In accordance with the pandemic-related protocols, the ceremony had only 20 guests in attendance,
far from the initially planned number of 150.
Those lucky guests who made the cut included close family and, of course, the queen herself.
Some exceptions were made for the wedding, one of which allowed Prince Andrew to walk
his daughter down the aisle, a tradition that was, at the time, restricted.
This particular exception was made because the Duke of York had been reportedly isolating
prior to the ceremony.
Due to the pandemic, certain parts of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's wedding
were forced to break away from some of the typical royal traditions.
However, there were also many alterations to their special day that the couple chose
for themselves.
While Hello!
noted that the United Kingdom's restrictions at the time not only forced the event to be
much smaller than planned, it also meant that the lovely hymns typically sung at a royal
wedding couldn't happen.
Regarding the couple's own changes, the princess decided to break away from the tradition of
wearing a custom-made dress and instead chose a vintage gown that was previously worn by
the queen.
Beatrice also paid tribute to her grandmother by wearing the tiara accessory she wore on
her own wedding day in 1947.
The tiara also has quite a breaking away from tradition.
"It was hastily repaired, so it's got a good back-story.
But, I think that's quite a tender touch from the queen."
Beatrice also chose to wear her hair down, another break from the royal custom of brides
wearing their hair up on their big day.
Lastly, the princess didn't have a traditional Welsh gold wedding band, instead choosing
a platinum one designed by the British jeweler Shaun Leane.
In 2021, the royal family's Twitter account officially announced that Princess Beatrice
and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi had recently added a new member to their family.
The newest royal family member's name was Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, born on September
18, 2021.
The account added that the parents and their newborn daughter were all doing well.
The couple went on to state that Mapelli Mozzi's son from his previous relationship with ex-fiancêe
Dara Huang, was already quote, "the best big brother" to their baby girl.
Similarly, Mapelli Mozzi shared his own heartfelt message on Instagram, writing that he was
excited for all the "amazing things" that were ahead, adding:
"Feeling so much love and gratitude for my amazing wife, baby Sienna and Wolfie."
Additionally, the royal mom, Princess Beatrice, was seen wearing a gold chain necklace sporting
three initials, E, S, and W — for Mapelli Mozzi, her daughter, and her stepson respectively.
While Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi recently welcomed their first child,
Sienna Elizabeth, the couple already had plenty of parenting practice.
This is thanks to Mapelli Mozzi's son, Christopher Woolf.
The child lives with his dad when his mom is working in Asia, which has allowed the
princess plenty of time to bond with her stepson.
A source close to the family gushed to People magazine about Mapelli Mozzi's parenting skills,
saying:
"Edo is easily one of the best dads."
The trio has even gone on vacations and really enjoy being together as a family.
Notably, even Mapelli Mozzi's former partner is all about happy co-parenting.
They shared a message given by Huang shortly after Beatrice and the businessman became
engaged, which said:
"I wish the best for Edo and Beatrice and look forward to uniting our families."
While Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi keep most of the details of their personal
life fairly private, they do occasionally break their silence to reveal some special
details.
In a 2021 interview with Hello!, Beatrice discussed education and revealed that both
she and her husband share the same learning difficulty, dyslexia, saying:
"My husband's also dyslexic so we'll see whether we're having this conversation in a couple
of months' time with a new baby in the house, but I really see it as a gift."
Beatrice was diagnosed with the learning difficulty when she was only seven years old.
She also told the magazine that, regardless of her dyslexia diagnosis, she quote, "loved
the environment" school provided her with.
While speaking about the future education of her own children, the royal stated if any
of her present or future children are dyslexic, she stated:
"[I'd] feel incredibly grateful to have tools such as the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity
to be able to tap into, to give them that extra support."
"You really want to make sure they have every tool for success."
During an interview with the Financial Times, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi revealed some interesting
details about his personal life with his wife, Princess Beatrice.
When asked what his favorite room in his house was, the property developer said the kitchen,
explaining:
"I've fallen in love with cooking again.
It's been the epicentre of our family life and we come together for every meal."
He went on to say that he and the princess also seasonally grow some of their own vegetables,
adding that it's an activity that his son enjoys, as well.
Additionally, Mapelli Mozzi is a fan of presents with sentimental value when it comes to gift-giving.
Princess Beatrice's husband disclosed that he'd given his wife a bronze figurative sculpture
for her birthday the prior year and said that he'd had the piece commissioned from his stepfather,
David Williams-Ellis, a British sculptor.
Mapelli Mozzi declared that he and his wife loved having one of his pieces in their home.
Another special tidbit the businessman revealed?
When asked what item he would never part with, Mapelli Mozzi confessed that his most cherished
item was his wedding ring.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are fans of keeping their personal life fairly
private.
A write-up by Town and Country even noted that the happy couple chose not to share a
photo of their daughter, Sienna Elizabeth, after she was born.
Hello!
similarly noted that, months after her birth, Beatrice and Mapelli Mozzi still hadn't shared
any images of their little girl.
Still, the outlet attributed this to the princess' desire to keep her daughter out of the spotlight,
saying,
"Princess Beatrice is not a working member of the royal family and is more private as
a result."
Despite the lack of details offered by the couple, Beatrice and her growing family are
occasionally spotted out and about.
In fact, the Daily Mail reported that the family was seen in London at Hyde Park's Winter
Wonderland festival in 2021.
One passerby who observed the clan told the news source:
"They didn't want to be made a fuss of.
They were just really normal and nice."
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