The baby was born several weeks premature on January 22, weighing only four pounds and five ounces, but is said to be healthy, per BBC. The Buckingham Palace have said, “Their majesties the king and queen and other members of the royal family have all been informed and are delighted with the news.”
Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2024. Photo: Buckingham Palace via Reuters
Princess Beatrice married millionaire property tycoon Mozzi in July 2020. The elder princess of York inherited the Italian title of “nobile donna” or “contessa” from Mozzi’s father, Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, when they wed.
Read on to learn more about the property tycoon.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi comes from a family of Italian aristocrats
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at Westminster Abbey in 2022. Photo: AP
Edoardo’s father, Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, is a former Olympic Alpine skier, the BBC reported. The Italian count competed for Britain in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Edoardo and Beatrice inherited his title, making the pair a “count” and “contessa”.
Edoardo’s parents are divorced and his mother, Nikki Williams-Ellis (formerly Nikki Shale), subsequently married the late Conservative parliamentarian Christopher Shale, according to the BBC.
Edoardo does not have a close relationship with his biological father and has called the late Shale “the only father I have ever known”, according to reports. The count has not even met Princess Beatrice.
He was a long-time friend of the royal family