This has not been strange and strange news for the British royal family in recent months.
The scandal tends to be bolder, but joyful occasions also make the headlines, and Princess Beatrice still preparing to marry a real estate developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in the near future, despite circumstances beyond the couple’s control, it becomes more difficult every day to plan a wedding.
Or more easily, if they prefer to just say their I-dos and go home.
They announced their engagement in September after about a year of dating – and, it turned out, a few weeks before Prince Harry and Meghan Marklerevealed how dissatisfied they were with the British press, and the situation escalated from there.
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Given all that had happened, both near my home and with the UK in general, it was good that the Queen had an unequivocally happy opportunity to come on the calendar.
But now, after Megxit, Brexit, Prince AndrewDoubtful behavior and two divorces in the family, the new coronavirus pandemic has completely blown up plans for the next royal wedding.
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Beatrice’s wedding day was never going to be the world event that Harry and Meghan’s wedding was, but the eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York was already planning a much more private event than her sister. Princess EugenieThe royal wedding took place less than two years ago.
In October, a says the source People that, while Béatrice and Eugénie are very close, “Béatrice is more reserved and discreet. She is more restrained, she is very polite, very well educated but more formal and silent in her personality, so I think it will be very different marriage with Eugenie. “
Eugenie and Jack brooksbank We got married at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, after which the Queen hosted a cocktail at Windsor Castle before the evening hosted by the parents of the bride at the official home of the Duke of York, Royal Lodge.
But over the weeks, no other details on Béatrice’s big day were to come – not even the date. A source told E! News in January, after so much time between the engagement announcement and any other details, that “some of the plans” were “under consideration”.
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Finally, the plan was announced last month: Beatrice and Edoardo were going to tie the knot on May 29 in the Royal Chapel of St. James’s Palace in London, the ceremony to be followed by a reception in a garden at the Buckingham Palace organized by the queen for 150 guests. (Eugenie and Jack had 850 people at their wedding.)
Edoardo’s son, 3 years old Christophe (which he calls Wolfie) was will be his man of honor and, depending on the Daily Mailit’s Richard Eden, Dara Huang– ex-husband and Wolfie’s mom – were on the guest list.
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But now, with the number of COVID-19 cases in England on the rise and world leaders ordering non-core businesses to shut down and advising at most 10 people (or less) to get together at once and practice social distancing if they do, the palace said on Wednesday it had canceled the scheduled reception. In addition, the Queen and Prince Philip have since left London to stay at Windsor Castle.
“Princess Beatrice and Mr. Mapelli Mozzi are very impatient to get married, but are also aware of the need to avoid taking unnecessary risks in the current circumstances,” read a statement from Buckingham Palace. “Following government advice for the UK and beyond, the couple are revising their plans for May 29.
“They are particularly aware of the government’s advice regarding both the welfare of older family members and large gatherings of people. Therefore, the reception planned in the gardens of Buckingham Palace will not The couple will carefully consider government advice before deciding whether a private wedding could take place between a small group of family and friends. “
And make it a particularly small group.
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On Thursday, the Church of England recommended that only five people attend religious weddings at a time, including the bride and the officiant.
It may be more motivation to postpone it all, but if Beatrice and Edoardo can’t wait to be husband and wife, there can always be a bigger party down the road. But this has indeed been one of the most bumpy routes from the altar to a royal for some time.
As the queen’s granddaughter, Beatrice was going to have a great wedding no matter what, but the celebration had already been reassessed in light of what was going on with the bride, Prince Andrew.
“The date has been changed twice to accommodate (the scandal that is unfolding)”, says a source Told People in February. “It will be smaller than the original plan.”
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The Duke of York was forced to walk of his royal functions in November, more fallout from his disastrous interview with BBC Newsnight about the disgraced businessman Jeffrey Epstein, whom he considered a friend and with whom he continued to associate, even after Epstein spent 13 months in prison starting in 2008 for having sought prostitution minors.
Andrew’s friendship with Epstein has pursued him to varying degrees over the past decade, but he was re-shot after Epstein’s death in an apparent suicide last August in jail while waiting his trial on federal charges of sex trafficking.
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During the deaf encounter, Andrew again denied the allegations of Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts), who alleged that Epstein forced her to have sex with the Duke of York when she was a minor. The duke said he did not remember ever having met her, despite the existence of a photo allegedly taken in 2001 which shows Andrew with his arm around his waist. Roberts appeared on the BBC Panorama weeks later and held on to its story.
Talking to Britain Time, a palace source described Andrew’s interview as “one of the worst public relations movements in recent history”.
And he came just in time to plan the wedding of his eldest daughter – who, whether Beatrice had considered something more splashy or not, would then have to be more discreet than Eugenie’s wedding.
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“Everyone is currently concerned about Bea,” says a source. Told Entertainment tonight in December. “Poor Bea. She deserves to have the wedding she wants and the audience will go crazy.”
Later this month, Andrew was not at Beatrice and Edoardo’s engagement party at the Chiltern Firehouse in London, while Eugenie and their mother Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, were. (The party also went according to plan, despite rumors that it could be postponed or canceled entirely.)
Sarah has been divorced from Andrew since 1996, but they have lived together for over a decade (as friends and co-parents, keeping separate bedrooms) and – with nothing to lose in the tabloid department, having received more note that most of the others in her day – the duchess popularly known as Fergie remains the most loyal public supporter of her ex-husband.
“It is so rare to meet people who are able to speak with their hearts with honesty and pure truth, who remain firm and true to their beliefs,” she said. wrote on Instagram the day before her Newsnight broadcast interview. “Andrew is a true and true gentleman and is stoically loyal not only to his duty but also to his kindness and kindness to always see the best in people. I am deeply supportive and proud of this giant of a man of principle, who dares to put his shoulder to the wind and remains firm with his sense of honor and truth.
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“For so many years he has served for Britain and the monarch. It is time for Andrew to stand firm now, and he has done that, and I am with him every step of the way. and it is my honor. We have always walked loudly, him for me and me for him. We are the best examples of co-parenting, with our two daughters and I return to my three C. Communicate Comprehension Compromise. “
However, there are limits.
Sarah refrained from posting again until New Years Day, when she wrote, “As the sun sets in 2019, I turn to the mountains to find strength and wisdom to guide us all on a magical and enlightened road to come … Happy New Year 2020. So much love in abundance.”
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But even if she didn’t elaborate as much as in recent years when she wished Andrew a simple happy birthday on Instagram on February 19, she still went there, and Eugenie – who did not post between November 15 and January 22. , when she broke her silence to mark two years since her engagement announcement, also wished her father a happy birthday on Instagram.
Not all comments were like “you are protecting a bad person”, and many were actually quite supportive, but even The post of the royal family, with a photo of Andrew as a baby, got his share of the backlash.
Béatrice is not on social networks.
In August, after Epstein’s death and Andrew’s name was again one of the deceased’s most prominent friends, a source said. The sun that Béatrice and Eugénie “are very close to their father and are very united”.
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With everything that has happened since, this support could have been abandoned, especially since Eugenie had to postpone her plan indefinitely for a podcast on the scourge of global sex trafficking and Beatrice, a manager in a software and software company. data, is responsible for a program that supports women in leadership positions – but the family-centered approach appears to persist.
Beatrice and Edoardo and Eugenie and Jack joined the Christmas festivities with the Queen at Sandringham, as did their father, who walked alongside his older brother, prince charles, during the annual walk from the house to the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church.
The woman behind Kris’ Royal Replies Instagram account, which proudly posts every correspondence received from members of the royal family shared a photo last month from Sarah, Andrew, Beatrice and Eugenie that the Duchess of York’s office mailed to her on January 4, as part of a thank you package for the Christmas card she sent.
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Beatrice and Edoardo were also part of the small group that attended Andrew’s 60th birthday party at the Royal Lodge on February 19. More fanfare was initially planned to mark the milestone across the country, Andrew having been the first child born to a reigning monarch in 103 years. , but was eventually mitigated.
Just a few weeks ago, Eugénie joined her sister and her future brother-in-law for dinner at Isabel in Mayfair, while dining in a restaurant was still an option.
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All the systems were a game then, with the close friend of Béatrice Gabriela Peacock, who is also a nutritionist of the stars, story Hi!“I love helping my friends prepare for special occasions. Beatrice is one of my closest friends and we are all very excited for her. She is very happy.
“She is a wonderful girl with an incredible heart, and she and Edo are the perfect partner and therefore in love.”
So at least Beatrice has had a solid support system during this roller coaster experience of wedding planning.
And thanks to a recent change in British law, the mother of the bride will now be able to sign her daughter’s marriage certificate if she wishes. Previously, as recently as at Eugenie’s wedding, only fathers’ signatures were allowed.
So even if no one else is there to see it, history can be made.
(Originally posted on February 28, 2020 at 3:00 a.m. PDT)
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