Princess Beatrice’s Father-in-Law Sparks Confusion With a Cryptic Comment About Her Marriage
From his humble home in southern France, Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi has finally addressed his son’s marriage to the Princess.
Princess Beatrice’s carefully managed domestic image has suffered a rare and sharp intrusion from a surprising source: her own father-in-law. From his humble home in southern France, Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi — father of Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi — has finally addressed his son’s marriage to the Princess, but his specific choice of words has only managed to stoke speculation regarding a family divide.
The 74-year-old former Olympic skier offered a cryptic evaluation of Beatrice and Edoardo’s marriage that has stirred unease among royal watchers. As reported by GB News, he said, “I have plenty of opinions, but I am not going to talk about them,” Alessandro remarked, pointedly distancing himself from the couple’s personal matters. Pressed further, he offered a sharp deflection, stating, “It's not my affair, you should go and talk to my son about it.” His lukewarm endorsement comes in the wake of a Daily Mail report which claimed that all is not well between the Princess and her property developer husband.
Navigating the fallout of the Epstein scandal and her father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s, controversies and subsequent arrest, Beatrice is allegedly at a low ebb. While the Princess is struggling to maintain royal decorum under immense pressure, Edoardo is facing criticism from sources close to her for his perceived detachment. Insiders signaled concern over his recent behavior, noting his decision to gallivant around Florida for business while his wife was alone in London, facing an acute family crisis. Promoting his design firm, Banda in Palm Beach — his social media was filled with images of him in pastel suits and rooftop lounges — which stood in uncomfortable contrast to Beatrice’s public struggles.
While the Princess is said to be “desperate to hold things together,” insiders close to the couple report a “notable distance,” suggesting that her husband’s main priority remains focused on his business empire. Indeed, the dramatic ascent of Edoardo’s career is a point of contention among their social circle. Before their 2020 royal wedding, the property developer’s primary subsidiaries showed major losses, including one business branch that was £244,000 ($326,747) in the red. His new life as a member of the Royal Family, however, pushed it to spectacular growth — and by 2024, his interior design arm reported a turnover of £2.2 ($2.9)million. Pointing to that difference, a former associate told the Mail, “When they first got together, Edo wasn’t nearly so successful… Being adjacent to royalty was transformative.”
While the Mail reported a troubled marriage, friends Beatrice and Edoardo maintain that there is no trouble in paradise, calling the earlier claims “not true at all.” Just like any other couple out there, the two are ‘balancing’ the physical distance due to family and work commitments. “The only thing Bea and Edo are navigating is their busy jobs and looking after their children! They've both had recent stints working abroad and, like so many working parents, have been balancing work with looking after the kids,” a close pal of the pair told HELLO!.
