ENGAGEMENT OF PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK & EDOARDO MAPELLI MOZZI (Thursday 26/09/2019)

A Royal Engagement was recently announced within British Royal family! Princess Beatrice of York, the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York (second son of Queen Elizabeth II), has been engaged to marry her fiance, British-Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The engagement was announced by Beatrice's parents on Thursday, September 26, while the couple had been engaged earlier that month in Italy. The royal wedding will take place in 2020, with further details to be announced in due course. Three official photographs of them have been published as well, available via the Press Assossiation.

In a joint statement, the newly engaged couple shared their extreme happiness & excitement over "embarking this life of adventure together". They told of their many common interests & values, citing them as something that will keep them for the years ahead in love & happiness.

The parents of future bride & groom also released their statements. The Duke & Duchess of York said to be thrilled having wached their relationship to develop with pride. They found themselves as lucky parents, and wished their daughter & the "devoted friend" and "young loyal man" she founded love into everything good for the future.

Mr. Mapelli Mozzi's parents expressed also their delightment, adding that having known the Princess 'for most of her life' they found their son 'Edo' & Beatrice completely made for each other. They concluded that this marriage will just strengthen "an incredibly strong & united bond" the young couple has already developed.

Princess Beatrice, 31, is the firstborn daughter to Prince Andrew & his former wife (div. 1996) Sarah, Duchess of York (nee Fergusson). She is the firth of eight grandchildren of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and ninth in line of succession to the British throne. Her younger sister, Princess Eugenie (b. 1990) got married to Mr. Jack Brooksbank in October last year, and as of yet, she is the only unmarried adult grandchild of the Queen. Since she is not a busy royal, Beatrice had time to spent her personal life in charity & business, visiting many countries across the world in these capacities. With Edoardo, 35, son of a former British Olympian (descendant of Italian nobility), she reportedly began dating in 2018 (after previous relationships) with 'things developing quickly'. He has founded an interior design company & was previously married (2015-2018) with a son.