Princess Beatrice's Secret Wedding Was Planned Around the Queen's Schedule and Safety
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi reportedly took severe precaution in ensuring their small-scale, secret wedding would be a safe environment for their guest of honor, Queen Elizabeth II.
"The Queen was the guest of honor, and it was very important that she was there," a source said of the ceremony.
The princess married the Italian property tycoon in front of about 20 guests in an intimate ceremony in Windsor this morning.
Though Princess Beatrice's secret wedding today in Windsor was a scaled-back affair, reportedly, she and her now husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, were happy to have a small, intimate ceremony.
Per People, when it came time to plan how the ceremony would go on amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the couple swiftly decided to abbreviate their guest list to around 20 of their closest family members and friends, and ensured that Queen Elizabeth II's safety—due to her age—was of the utmost importance.
"It was all about the Queen's schedule. The Queen was the guest of honor, and it was very important that she was there," a source told the outlet. "It was planned for some time, and everyone had to be extremely cautious leading up to the big day because the Queen was in attendance. They had to make sure everyone who was attending was in perfect health."
According the source, guests weren't required to take COVID-19 tests ahead of the nuptials but were understood to have practiced social distancing in the weeks leading up to the surprise affair.
Another special guest in attendance at the ceremony was Beatrice's now stepson, who Mozzi shares with ex-girlfriend Dara Huang. "He is very much part of their life," a friend close to the princess told People. "Beatrice has embraced the child as part of her life from the outset."
Though the newlyweds aren't expected to release photos of the event in respect of the queen's knighting of World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore, which happened on the same day, the source detailed the surprise nuptials as a "private, intimate and romantic" affair.
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