She’s already royalty, butPrincess Beatricewill soon add more titles to her name.
Queen Elizabeth‘s granddaughter will marry Italian financier Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi onMay 29, and she’s gaining more than a husband and astepson. Because Edoardo descends from Italian aristocracy, Princess Beatrice will be an Italian “Contessa” and “Nobile Donna,” or noble woman, following their wedding.
Edoardo’s father is Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, and as his oldest son, Edoardo will inherit the family’s ancestral seat, the 18th century Villa Mapelli Mozzi palace in northern Italy.
“Edoardo is the only male descendent taking the family into the next generation,” the groom-to-be’s father toldThe Daily Mail.“He is a count — his wife will be a countess automatically and any of their children will be counts or nobile donna.”
Alessandro added that Edoardo, 36, and Beatrice, 31, are “very suited to each other.”
“I’ve never seen him so happy,” the proud dad said.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Dom Perignon
Princess Eugenie, Beatrice’s younger sister, andJack Brooksbankdid not sport any new titles following theirroyal weddingin Oct. 2018, however. Instead, the 29-year-old royal hasstyled her nameas “Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank” since the nuptials.
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In 2016, Eugenie’s father Prince Andrew refuted reports that he had demanded titles for “any future husbands” of daughters Eugenie or Beatrice. At the time, Andrew said he simply wanted his children to be considered “modern, working young women who happen to be members of the royal family.”
Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie.Prince Andrew/Instagram
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Beatrcie and Mozzi will not have a carriage procession (like Kate, Meghan andPrincess Eugeniehad on their wedding days), which “is keeping with their wishes for a more low-key” affair, says a palace source. Their nuptials will also not be televised.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
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PEOPLE previously confirmed that Beatrice’s father, Prince Andrew, will walk his daughter down the aisle despite thescandal surrounding his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epsteinthat caused him to “step back” from his royal duties.
source: people.com
