Princess Eugenie’s son does not have a royal title, but her older sisterPrincess Beatrice’s daughter had one … from Italy.
Edoardo descends from Italian aristocracy — which means that Princess Beatrice became an Italian “Contessa” and “Nobile Donna,” or noblewoman, after their July 2020 wedding.
The oldest son of Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, Edoardo will inherit his family’s ancestral seat, the 18th-century Villa Mapelli Mozzi palace in northern Italy.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.Dave Benett/Getty
“Edoardo is the only male descendent taking the family into the next generation,” Edoardo’s fathertoldDaily Mailin 2020.“He is a count — his wife will be a countess automatically, and any of their children will be counts or nobile donna.”
While Beatrice and her sister Eugenie kept their royal status, they did not receive titles from the Queen. Therefore, Princess Eugenie’s son,August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, did not inherit any titles from his parents when he was born in February 2021.
Beatrice’s name was previously styled as “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York.” Now that she’s married, her title will drop York — a reference to her parents,Prince AndrewandSarah Ferguson, the Duke and Duchess of York. Her name is styled now as “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.”
Princess Eugenie underwent a similar change after her October 2018 wedding toJack Brooksbank. TheCourt Circularhas referred to the royal as “Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank.”
In 2016, Prince Andrewrefuted reports that he had demanded titlesfor “any future husbands” of daughters Eugenie and Beatrice. At the time, Andrew said he simply wanted his children to be considered “modern, working young women who happen to be members of the royal family.”
Days after Princess Beatrice delivered her daughter, Buckingham Palace released a statement announcing the exciting news. “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.”
The statement continued: “Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well, and the couple are looking forward to introducing their daughter to her big brother Christopher Woolf.”
Beatrice alsoshared the news on Twitter(now X).
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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Princess Beatrice was already a stepmother to Edoardo’s son Wolfie. Edoardo shares joint custody of his son with his ex-partner,Dara Huang, an American architect and designer who splits her time between London and Hong Kong.
“Edo is easily one of the best dads; he is so involved, and Beatrice is already showing that she’s a fantastic step-mummy,” a source previously told PEOPLE. “They’ve been on family vacations together [with his son]. They are really happy.”
Another insider previously told PEOPLE that Princess Beatrice has “embraced [Wolfie] as part of her life from the outset.”
source: people.com
