Royal experts believe Princess Beatrice may privatise her impending wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi after Prince Andrew called the speculation around his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a “constant sore” for his family.
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“Beatrice’s wedding will be collateral damage. I will not be surprised if she has a rather quiet wedding, out of the public eye, with a few photos, no live coverage,” tweeted royal expert and author Marlene Koenig.
“This will be better than an announcement that they have decided to postpone marriage.”
Royal insiders say Prince Andrew participated in the interview to “clear his name” ahead of Beatrice’s wedding so he could walk her down the aisle with his “head held high,” according to iNews. However, it appears to have had the opposite effect.
Princess Beatrice was dragged into the drama with Mr Epstein after the Duke of York admitted to inviting the paedophile to her 18th birthday party. At the time, Mr Epstein had been subject to an arrest warrant for the sexual assault of a minor.
Both Beatrice and her sister, Eugenie haven’t made any public statements on their father’s interview. However their mother, Sarah Ferguson took to Instagram on Saturday to share her support for her ex-husband.
The 60-year-old shared several photos of the Duke of York, accompanied with the following caption:
“It is so rare to meet people that are able to speak from their hearts with honesty and pure real truth, that remain steadfast and strong to their beliefs;
“Andrew is a true and real gentleman and is stoically steadfast to not only his duty but also his kindness and goodness of always seeing the best in people;
“I am deeply supportive and proud of this giant of a principled man, that dares to put his shoulder to the wind and stands firm with his sense of honour and truth;
“For so many years he has gone about his duties for Great Britain and The Monarch;
“It is time for Andrew to stand firm now, and that he has, and I am with him every step of the way and that is my honour;
“We have always walked tall and strong, he for me and me for him. We are the best examples of joint parenting, with both our girls and I go back to my three C’s ..Communicate, Compromise, Compassion.”
Princess Beatrice’s wedding is expected to be held in 2020 but the backlash following Prince Andrew’s interview may cast a shadow upon the nuptials.
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