Clear Signs Princess Beatrice’s Marriage Is in Trouble

Before Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi was engaged to Wolfie’s mom, Dara Huang. They split in 2018 but co-parent together, and a source told Radar Online that Beatrice supposedly found their dynamic uncomfortable. “Having initially been very cool about their friendship, Bea would rather there was a little more distance between Dara and Edo after all,” they said. “Edo may disagree, but Dara personally believes they would still be together were it not for Bea,” they purported.

Making things even more awkward, Mapelli Mozzi still lived with his ex when he and Beatrice started dating. “Edo and Dara were engaged for three-and-a-half years. He met Beatrice years ago when they were children, but he met her again at the wedding of [Beatrice’s sister, Princess] Eugenie. Even after the romance began, he continued to live at the family home with Dara and their child,” a friend told Daily Mail.

Getting into a relationship with someone who has children and a connection to their ex isn’t easy, but co-parenting coach and therapist Aurisha Smolarski, LMFT, highlighted how important it is to accept the situation. Beatrice must understand that Edoardo needs to maintain that relationship for the sake of their child. “[Your partner] will speak to their co-parent regularly about their kid. That’s normal and should not be a threat to you. If you are threatened by the co-parent and you try to disrupt that relationship, you are only hurting the child,” they told Well + Good.

Though millions of people around the world know Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi was relatively unknown until he sparked up a romance with the daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Dating a member of the royal family can’t be easy, as they’re used to having the best of the best, and all eyes are on them at all times. Not only is Beatrice more famous than her partner, she’s also ninth in line to the throne, which may restrict her ability to do casual, day-to-day things, such as shopping or going for a walk; that could be tough for someone who’s used to a more low-key life.

Equally, as licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Psychotherapy for Young Women in New York, Claudia Giolitti-Wright, exclusively told us while highlighting the red flags in Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi’s marriage, a power imbalance can arise when one person is perceived as more important than the other. “This can sometimes create an imbalance in a relationship, where one partner’s identity is more established than the other’s,” Giolitti-Wright said. “If one person’s career, public persona, or emotional needs consistently take precedence, it can lead to dependency or resentment over time,” she noted. Though Beatrice can’t help the prestigious position she was born into, Mapelli Mozzi must understand her lifestyle and respect that, sometimes, he may need to take a back seat to let her shine.

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is forthright in his unwavering dedication to his work. The businessman owns Banda Property, a design business, and he jets all over the world for projects, including regular trips across Europe. The constant traveling takes him away from his wife and family a lot, who are based in the Cotswolds, England. “I’ve worked 14 years night and day. It’s very full on,” Mapelli Mozzi told The Telegraph in 2020 of his heavy workload. Though the entrepreneur has worked hard to make Banda Property an established business, that doesn’t mean he can rest on his laurels. “You are only as good as your last project, and I constantly say to my team that this project has to be the best. I’m still always proving myself,” he said.

Beatrice has a busy career of her own, too, as she works as the Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy at Afiniti, a software company. Throw in her life in the spotlight as a senior royal, coupled with the time needed to raise their kids, and Beatrice and her husband have extremely busy schedules that could put a strain on any marriage.

Gary Direnfeld, a social worker and relationship counsellor, told Today’s Parent that it’s incredibly important for couples who are regularly apart to communicate at least once a day to keep their relationship strong. “Sometimes when we go away, we’re so lost in our business lives that we may not be tuned in to what’s going on at home, and we undermine our connection by not staying in touch,” Direnfeld said. It’s also vital both learn how to draw the line between their personal and professional lives to keep things separate.

When Prince William ascends the throne and becomes king, Princess Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie may be asked to take on more royal responsibilities. As of June 2025, the siblings (who are cousins to William and Prince Harry) are not working royals, but Ingrid Seward, royal author and editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, predicted they could be. “When William ascends the throne, Beatrice and Eugenie will be valuable assets, and I’m certain they will get involved with royal duties. It makes perfect sense, because he will need them,” Seward told Hello!. “Two gorgeous princesses working together as sisters would be very powerful. I think it would be wonderful, and I think it will happen,” she added.

But, as we saw with Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, life as a working royal isn’t easy, and it could drastically change Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s life in particular. Though Beatrice grew up royal, Mapelli Mozzi didn’t, and adjusting to life as a working royal while balancing his career can be a seriously heavy burden. Both would likely find themselves even busier with even less opportunity for quality family time, and that could be detrimental to their marriage.

Though plenty of relationships move quickly and last, sometimes, fast-moving love is prone to fizzling out. In Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s case, they reportedly didn’t waste time early on. “They hit it off instantly and have a real laugh together. They’ve been on [vacation] together and Beatrice introduced him to [her mom] Fergie, and her dad. Things are moving very quickly, and it wouldn’t surprise anyone if they got engaged within a short period of time,” a source told The Sun in November 2018. The two got engaged 10 months later and married in July 2020 after pushing back their ceremony two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They then welcomed two children over the next five years.

But their early, rapid pace could come back to haunt them. Relationship and etiquette expert April Masini told Elite Daily, “Whirlwind romances are very exciting — but many times they leave a trail of destruction in their wake as they wind down and fail. When people get too involved, too quickly, they tend not to get to know each other.” There’s no timeline for how fast is too fast, and as long as Beatrice and Edoardo took the time to learn about each other, they may not have any issues. If they didn’t, though, they may soon find they don’t truly know each other.