Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Married Today at a Chapel in Windsor
Update 7/17/20: Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi married in a surprise, small ceremony this morning. The couple, whose wedding was postponed and scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic, chose an intimate venue for their low-key royal nuptials. The pair tied the knot at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, an informal parish on the grounds of Windsor Great Park. While not as grand of a venue as previous royal weddings, the Royal Chapel of All Saints is notable for hosting the Queen Mother's 2002 funeral, and as the spot where Queen Elizabeth worships in private. The chapel can seat up to 180 people, but the couple only invited around 20, including Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, in order to comply with social distancing requirements.
Original: When Princess Beatrice revealed that she was engaged to her boyfriend, real estate businessman Edoardo "Edo" Mapelli Mozzi, the husband-and-wife to be announced that they'd tie the knot sometime in 2020—leaving many royal watchers clamoring for further details.
Now, the plans for Beatrice and Edo's royal wedding are finally coming into focus. The couple has set a date (that would be May 29, mark your calendars) and reserved a venue, the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace.
"The Queen has kindly given permission for the ceremony to take place at The Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace," reads a statement released on social media by the royal family today.
"The ceremony will be followed by a private reception, given by The Queen, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace."
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Where a royal gets married is always interesting—and, at least in part, outside of said royal's control. Prince William and Kate Middleton, for instance, held their wedding in Westminster Abbey, a landmark building that can host 2,000 guests—and an appropriate venue for the future king of England to say "I do" to his future queen.
When it was Prince Harry's turn, though, the Windsors arranged for him and Meghan Markle to get married in the considerably smaller (but still very lavish) St George's Chapel, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The 800-seat church was the perfect space to hold a wedding for Harry, who still held a senior position in the royal family, but wasn't expected to ascend the throne.
Months later, Beatrice's sister Princess Eugenie—also a grandchild of Queen Elizabeth, but again lower in the line of succession than some others—tied the knot with her fiancé Jack Brooksbank in the very same chapel.
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