Princess Beatrice Marries Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in Private Windsor Ceremony
The wedding
took place on Friday morning at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge.
It was attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, along with other close
relatives.
Beatrice was
initially due to marry in May but coronavirus delayed the plans.
The new date
had not been announced in advance and Buckingham Palace said the ceremony was
"small".
The wedding
took place at 11:00 BST in accordance with all relevant government guidelines,
the palace said in a statement.
When the
coronavirus lockdown began on 23 March, weddings in England were banned under
almost all circumstances. However, since 4 July, ceremonies of up to 30
people have been allowed to take place.
The Queen,
94, and Philip, 99, have been isolating at Windsor since March and the ceremony
is believed to be the first time the pair have attended a family gathering
since lockdown began.
Later on
Friday, she was pictured knighting Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old
who raised more than £32m for NHS charities - her first official engagement in
person since lockdown.
The
princess, 31, and Mr Mapelli Mozzi, 35, had originally planned to marry on 29
May at the Chapel Royal, St James Palace, in London.
The new
venue of Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park - a short drive from Windsor Castle
- is Beatrice's childhood home. Her parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess
of York, still live at the property and also attended the ceremony.
It was held
at the chapel regularly used by the Queen as her place of worship when she is
staying at Windsor.
Mr Mapelli
Mozzi - known as Edo - and Beatrice began dating in autumn 2018. They got
engaged during a weekend trip to Italy last September.
Their
families have known one another for many years. The couple are said to have
started a relationship after meeting again at Beatrice's sister Princess
Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank.
The wedding
at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in October 2018 was attended by 850
guests, while 1,200 people chosen by ballot followed proceedings from the
grounds.
Beatrice,
who is ninth in line to the throne, is not a full-time working royal but works
for Afiniti, an artificial intelligence software firm, where she is vice
president of partnerships and strategy.
Mr Mapelli
Mozzi is the son of former Olympic skier Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi and
Nikki Williams-Ellis and is a count himself.
The princess
has become a stepmother, as he has a young son named Wolfie with ex-fiancee
Dara Huang.
FROM .bbc.com/news/uk
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