Princess Beatrice has married Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a secret ceremony at Windsor Castle.
The couple were due to tie the knot at the Chapel Royal of St James’s Palace on 29 May. But their ceremony was postponed due to Covid-19 and no new date was given by the palace at the time.
It is thought the couple exchanged vows today at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, in the grounds of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s home of Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park.
The bride’s grandparents the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, who have both been in isolation at Windsor Castle, were in attendance. Photos show Her Majesty looking resplendent in green as she left Royal Lodge today.
It is thought the bride’s parents, Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York, were both invited to the intimate wedding. It is not known whether her younger sister Princess Eugenie, 30, and brother-in-law Jack Brooksbank were present.
Princess Beatrice has married Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in secret at Windsor Castle
The Queen and Prince Philip leave the Royal Lodge, Windsor, following Beatrice and Edo’s wedding
The Queen was dressed in a vibrant blue coat with matching hat for the wedding today
Prince Andrew, pictured on Wednesday, is thought to have been in attendance
Weddings of up to 30 people can take place under current government guidelines. It is not known who else was among the congregation but the couple star-studded engagement party was attended by guests including close friends Ellie Goulding and James Blunt.
Edo, who has a son from a previous relationship, is the son of Nikki Shale and Italian former Olympic skier Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi.
Nikki split with Mapelli Mozzi when Edo was young, while her second husband Christopher Shale, a senior Tory and a close friend of former prime minister David Cameron, died of a heart attack at Glastonbury Festival in 2011.
Beatrice, 31, and Edo, 37, are long-time family friends, but started dating in October 2018 and got engaged in September last year. Proud mother was among those who shared their delight at news of the match.
The couple had been due to tie the knot in front of 150 guests in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace in London on 29 May, with a lavish reception planned for the garden of Buckingham Palace.
Despite the cloud of controversy surrounding Prince Andrew’s relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, it is thought the father of the bride still planned to walk his daughter down the aisle.
However, like so many couples around the world, Beatrice and Edo’s plans were thrown into disarray when the UK went into lockdown on March 23. It emerged shortly afterwards that the couple had postponed their plans, although no new date was confirmed.
Princess Beatrice with sister Princess Eugenie and parents Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew
Princess Beatrice has married Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in secret at Windsor Castle
The plans at risk of being overshadowed by the ongoing controversy surrounding Prince Andrew’s relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. However it was thought Prince Andrew still planned to walk Beatrice down the aisle.
Princess Beatrice spent lockdown with Edo and future mother-in-law Nikki Shale at her £1.5 million country house near Chipping Norton.
Eugenie, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew were all in isolation at the Royal Lodge.
