Princess Beatrice found her prince in businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi after being introduced by a mutual friend.
Us Weekly confirmed in November 2018 that the couple were dating. After three years together, the duo secretly wed in July 2020.
“Every second of every day since has been so full of joy, happiness, laughter and love. You are the kindest, loveliest and most beautiful person in the world. Thank you, my darling, for every second,” Mopelli Mozzi wrote via Instagram one year later in July 2021.
Prior to Beatrice, Mopelli Mozzi was engaged to now-ex Dana Huang, with whom he shares son Christopher Woolf “Wolfie.”
Beatrice and Mopelli Mozzi later welcomed their first baby together, daughter Sienna Elizabeth, in September 2021.
Keep scrolling to relive Beatrice and Mapelli Mozzi’s relationship:
September 2018
According to the Daily Mail, the couple began dating around September 2018 after they were introduced by a mutual friend.
November 2018
Us confirmed the romance two months later.
September 2019
One year after they began dating, Beatrice and Mozzi announced that they were engaged. “We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement,” the couple said in a statement at the time. “We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and can’t wait to be married. We share so many similar interests and values and we know this will stand us in great stead for the years ahead, full of love and happiness.”
Beatrice’s sister, Princess Eugenie, shared her excitement for the couple via Instagram shortly after they announced the news. “Beabea – wow! I’m so happy for you my dearest big sissy and dear Edo. It’s been a long time coming and you two are meant to be,” she wrote.
March 2020
The couple, who were planning to get married in May 2020, announced that chosen to change their arrangements amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Princess Beatrice and Mr. Mapelli Mozzi are very much looking forward to getting married but are equally aware of the need to avoid undertaking any unnecessary risks in the current circumstances,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement to Us in March 2020. “In line with government advice for the U.K. and beyond, the couple are reviewing their arrangements for 29th May.”
“They are particularly conscious of government advice in relation to both the wellbeing of older family members and large gatherings of people,” the statement continued. “Therefore, the planned reception in the Buckingham Palace Gardens will not take place. The couple will carefully consider government advice before deciding whether a private marriage might take place amongst a small group of family and friends.”
July 2020
Beatrice and Mozzi tied the knot in a “private wedding ceremony” at Windsor Great Park in Berkshire, England in July 2020. Only 20 guests were in attendance, including the bride’s parents, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew, Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, Mozzi’s parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The bride “wore a vintage dress by Norman Hartnell and the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, both belonging to Her Majesty The Queen. The tiara was worn by Her Majesty on her wedding day in 1947,” per the royal family’s official Instagram account.
July 2020
Shortly after the wedding, a source told Us that the princess was already thinking about starting a family with Mozzi. “Bea can’t wait to have kids of her own. She’s planning to start a family with Edo very soon and is hoping it’ll happen this year,” the insider said in July 2020.
March 2021
“Reading stories over this last year has been the best form of adventure from the safety of our own homes. This year, I had the great honor to become a stepmother, and have had the most remarkable time going back over some of my most favorite stories at bedtime,” Beatrice wrote in an article for The Evening Standard. “Helping him to engage with stories is a great journey to inspire imagination, creativity, independence and humor.”
May 2021
Buckingham Palace announced that the newlyweds were expecting their first child in May 2020. “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in autumn of this year,” the palace tweeted at the time. “The Queen has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.”
July 2021
“I can’t believe it has been 1 year. Every second of every day since has been so full of joy, happiness, laughter and love,” Mozzi wrote in a gushing post via Instagram in honor of the couple’s first wedding anniversary. “You are the kindest, loveliest and most beautiful person in the world.”
September 2021
Buckingham Palace announced that Beatrice had given birth to a baby girl in September 2021. “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter on Saturday 18th September 2021, at 23.42, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London,” read the statement at the time. “The baby weighs 6 pounds and 2 ounces. The new baby’s grandparents and great-grandparents have all been informed and are delighted with the news. The family would like to thank all the staff at the hospital for their wonderful care. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”
October 2021
One month later, Mozzi revealed that they had named their baby girl Sienna Elizabeth in honor of Beatrice’s grandmother. “Our life together has just begun, and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things that await us,” he wrote via Instagram.
May 2022
The royal couple enjoyed a date night at the Windsor Horse Show in May 2022, where they attended a charity event previewing of “A Gallop Through History,” in honor of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.
July 2022
Beatrice and her husband were all smiles as they watched the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.
September 2022
After Beatrice’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, the princess and Mozzi attended a Westminster Hall vigil in her honor.
September 2022
Two days after the grandchildren’s vigil, they attended the queen’s state funeral in London and committal service in Windsor.
November 2022
The princess and her husband got into the holiday spirit when they attended the Fayre of St James Christmas Carol Concert in London.
December 2022
Beatrice and Mozzi held Wolfie’s hands during the Sandringham church service.
May 2023
Beatrice and her husband attended her uncle King Charles III’s coronation, arriving with her sister Eugenie and her cousin Prince Harry. The group had no official role in the ceremony and didn’t participate in the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.
June 2023
The twosome attended the royal wedding of Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein in Jordan. Beatrice even wore her mother’s tiara for the occasion.
September 2023
Beatrice and Mopelli Mozzi stepped out at Vogue World: London alongside her younger sister, Princess Eugenie.
March 2024
The couple had a date night at The Blenheim Ball in Woodstock, England. The princess wore a sparkling black dress with velvet Jimmy Choo heels to the charity event, which supported the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Her husband donned a black velvet blazer with his suit.
October 2024
The pair announced in October 2024 that they were expanding their family again.
