An Inside Look at Princess Beatrice’s Surprise Royal Wedding Venue
After cancelling their May 29 wedding celebration due to the coronavirus, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were married in The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Windsor Park's Royal Lodge this morning in an intimate ceremony. (Royals, they’re just like us—during a pandemic at least). Many members of the royal family have been isolating on property since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, making this unassuming venue a logical choice for the pair to wed as safely as possible.
All Saints Chapel was built by royal architect and garden designer Jeffry Wyatville, who did extensive restoration work on Windsor Castle and designed the Royal Botanic Gardens, among many other royal properties. The chapel was restored in the early 19th century by King George IV and later remodeled by Queen Victoria in the 1860s in the Neo-Gothic style.
All Saints is on the same property as St. George’s Chapel—the wedding venue of Beatrice’s sister, Princess Eugenie—which is a much grander venue that was likely too elaborate for such a small celebration. (A royal source told PEOPLE the wedding only had 20 guests, one of them being the Queen).
However, while little is known about the church, All Saints Chapel holds significant historical value. It served as a place of worship for both Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II, and it was the site of the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002. The chapel was so meaningful to Queen Victoria that it's sometimes referred to as “Queen Victoria’s Chapel.” These days, Queen Elizabeth II often uses the chapel for personal prayer and worship services.
While we are sad to have missed out (from afar, of course) on a larger-than-life wedding celebration like Kate's or Meghan’s complete with iconic gowns, we admire Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s decision to go ahead and tie the knot in a simple ceremony in order to call each other husband and wife. There’s something absolutely romantic about that, isn’t there?
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