Queen’s granddaughter Beatrice cancels wedding amid lockdown

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice and her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have canceled their royal wedding due to the lockdown in the United Kingdom amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Princess Beatrice had earlier in March scaled back her wedding plans. The couple had previously announced they were set to marry in London at St. James’s Palace on May 29, followed by a planned reception which was due to be held at Buckingham Palace in May hosted by the Queen.

The wedding of Princess Beatrice and Eduardo Mapelli Mozzi has officially been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the palace has confirmed the plans are no longer going ahead and that the royal wedding has indeed been canceled.

“There are no plans to switch venues or hold a bigger wedding. They aren’t even thinking about their wedding at this time,” a spokesman told and entertainment magazine. “There will come a time to rearrange, but that’s not yet.”

 

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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. ???? by me!! “We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement. We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and can’t wait to actually be married. We share so many similar interests and values and we know that this will stand us in great stead for the years ahead, full of love and happiness”

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The news comes after the UK government announced the nationwide lockdown is set to continue for a minimum of another three weeks. The couple’s wedding plans have been derailed by the pandemic and marred by her father Prince Andrew’s alleged sex crimes.

Her fiance, Edward Mozzi, the son of French Count Alessandro ‘Alex’ Mapelli-Mozzi, proposed during a romantic getaway in September on the Italian island of Capri last September.

Prior to their engagement, the couple had been dating since mid-2018, but have known each other for much longer and have been family friends for years.