Princess Beatrice: Her baby, wedding and life as a Royal

How much do you know about the private royal wedding?

Princess Beatrice of York

by Emily Gilbert |
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As the niece of King Charles III, Princess Beatrice is ninth in line to the throne. She was born in 1988 and is the first born daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and the older sister of Princess Eugenie.

Princess Beatrice wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Weddings took a funny turn in 2020, but despite their original plans, royal couple Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi forged ahead and got married in July with a beautiful and intimate wedding day.

While the pair have been friends since childhood through their families, Beatrice and Edoardo officially got together in 2018. The couple got engaged during a trip to Italy and they announced the happy news to the world on 26 September 2019.

Princess Beatrice's wedding
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Edoardo was previously engaged to Dara Huang, an American architect. They have a son together, Christopher Woolf who was born in 2016.

Like her sister Princess Eugenie, a lavish affair was planned for Princess Beatrice's wedding, due to take place at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace on May 29, 2020. The big day however was postponed following the global coronavirus pandemic.

Instead, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo went ahead with a much more private wedding on 17 July 2020 at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park.

Who attended Princess Beatrice's wedding?

While very little details have been shared about Princess Beatrice's wedding, we know that key members of the royal family including Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip attended the wedding of around 20 guests also including Beatrice's parents Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

Princess Eugenie wrote on her Instagram following the wedding: "What a complete joy and privilege to watch you, my beautiful big sister, walk down the aisle to dear Edo. I am so proud of you and I'm so excited to support you in the next chapter of your life. We are going to have so much fun together. ⁣Happy wedding day to you both xxxx"

It is believed that around 30 people joined the wedding reception which is said to have followed the same floral design and theme as the wedding.

Princess Beatrice wedding dress

A wedding dress is a big part of any wedding, especially when it's a royal wedding.

Beatrice paid homage to her late Grandmother, The Queen by not only wearing the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara which was worn when Queen Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947 but also Her Majesty's vintage dress by designer Norman Hartnell, with a few changes.

Buckingham Palace provided more detail on Princess Beatrice's wedding dress: "The dress is made from Peau De Soie taffeta in shades of ivory, trimmed with ivory Duchess satin, with organza sleeves. It is encrusted with diamanté and has a geometric checkered bodice. It was remodelled and fitted by Miss Angela Kelly and Mr Stewart Parvin."

The Queen had previously worn the dress to the premiere of Lawrence of Arabia in 1962 as well as a state dinner in Rome in 1961.

How wonderful do the Bride and Groom look?

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Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

As a senior member of the Royal Family, Princess Beatrice became a Cousellor of State following the passing of her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. This is a senior position held by members of the royal family limited to the first four in the line of succession over the age of 21 and the sovereign's consort.

As well as working as a senior royal, she works closely with a number of charitable organisations and has previously worked at Sony Pictures and in software.

Princess Beatrice children

Princess Beatrice has also been busy growing future members of the royal family too. Following her wedding in 2020 to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Beatrice gave birth to their daughter Sienna Elizabeth who was born on September 18, 2021.

She also has a stepson, Christopher Woolf, from her husband's relationship with architect Dara Huang.

Does Princess Beatrice have instagram?

Although Princess Beatrice does have an Instagram account under @beayork, she keeps her Instagram private so the general public can't see it. Princess Eugenie however does have a public Instagram account under, and she often shares pictures of herself with her family.

Other close family members who have Instagram accounts are Beatrice's husband, who you can find on Instagram as @edomapellimozzi. He regularly shares pictures of his wife Beatrice and their life. Her mum, Sarah Ferguson is also on Instagram as @sarahferguson15 and she tends to be very active on social media.

Princess Beatrice dyslexia

Both Princess Beatrice and Edoardo have dyslexia and she was diagnosed at the age of 7. Speaking as a patron of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity, she mentioned how the Harry Potter books helped her to improve her reading skills. ‘The second story came out, I couldn’t put it down. Now I read so much quicker, so much better and I studied history at university which involved a lot of reading.’

Features & Reviews Editor Emily Gilbert has been a journalist since 2016 and has worked across a variety of specialist and lifestyle brands both in print and online. Specialising in travel content and product reviews, Emily is the first to know about all the exciting new releases, her favourite being gadgets for the home.

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