After announcing her engagement to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on September 26, Princess Beatrice is prepping not only to become a bride in 2020, but also a mum!
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Edoardo is the father of 2–year-old Christopher Woolf, whom he shares with his former long-term partner Dara Huang – and come next year, Bea will become the first princess in the Queen’s family to ever become a stepmum.
Far from any drama between the two women in the tot’s life, “Dara thinks Beatrice is wonderful with Wolfie,” a source tells the Daily Mail. “She’s a natural.”
And in case you were wondering, yes – Bea and Edo are planning to have a family of their own after they tie the knot! “She adores kids,” royal expert Angela Mollard revealed on the podcast Royals. “She’s really keen … she wants that to be a part of herfuture.”
And her mum, Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson, will certainly be ready when it happens. “I want to be a granny!” she has said.
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