Princess Beatrice has known her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi for less than a year, getting engaged earlier this month while on holiday in Positano in a true whirlwind royal romance.
Royal experts are anticipating the Princess of York will marry her Italian property tycoon beau as early as our Autumn in 2020, but why is the 31-year-old Royal in such a rush?
Royal commentator Ingrid Seward believes that the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson will follow in the footsteps of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry by getting married quickly, and the reason behind such a move could be due the to Queen’s busy schedule.
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Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine, told Hello!: “They’re going to get married – I was told by a member of the family.
“I think a wedding as early as next spring or summer is likely.”
Ms Seward says that while ninth-in-line to the throne Beatrice does not have to ask for Her Majesty’s permission before getting married – as she is not technically viewed as a ‘senior royal’ – the Princess of York would still want to make sure she chose a date that worked within her grandmother’s busy schedule.
Ms Seward told the publication: “It’s possible they wanted to tell the Queen that Beatrice was engaged.
“They have to find a gap in her diary before they name the day and this would have been the ideal opportunity to discuss it.”
Royal sources are also suggesting that the hasty wedding date is due to 31-year-old Beatrice wanting to start her own family, despite becoming a stepmother when she marries Edoardo.
34-year-old Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi was previously engaged to Chinese-American architect Dara Huang, and they share one child together, Wolfie.
The royal source revealed: “Beatrice is desperate to get married as soon as possible and is already trying to fall pregnant.
“She wants a family and doesn’t care if she’s pregnant when they walk down the aisle – even though this would be heavily frowned upon by the senior royals.
“However, the truth is, we could have a royal shotgun wedding on our hands.”
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