Princess Beatrice cancels engagement party amidst father’s PR scandal
As a result of the controversy surrounding her father Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice has reportedly postponed her engagement party next week.
The 31-year-old Royal was due to celebrate her impending marriage to Edorado Mapelli Mozzi on December 18 at London hotspot , the Chiltern Firehouse.
However, due to the public nature of the venue and her father’s controversial scandal he has embroiled himself and the royal family into, there are chances she may have to rethink her choice of location.
While it remains unclear whether a new date or venue has already been set, a source told The Sun, “Bea has had to change the date of her engagement party at the Chiltern Firehouse because of fears there will be too many photographers outside – looking for him [Prince Andrew].”
The royal and her fiancé, who had been a close friend to the Princess for over 11 years, began dating in 2018 before they got engaged in September.
The announcement came just 11 months after her father walked her younger sister, Princess Eugenie, down the aisle at her royal wedding at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
Since then, the Duke of York, who is the second eldest son to the Queen, has become embroiled in multiple scandals since his friendship with Epstein game to the light.
Jeffrey Epstein was a financer who killed himself in a US prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
One woman came forward claiming she was told to have sex with Andrew when she was 17 after Epstein introduced the two.
The Duke of York sat down for an interview with BBC which took a disastrous turn.
The broadcast worsened the backlash against the royal, although his intention was to fiercely clear up any allegations of wrongdoing against him.
Since then, Prince Andrew has withdrawn from public duties and his eldest daughter is believed to be scaling back her wedding plans in result.
“It will be more low key,” a source said to the Daily Mail of the princess’ upcoming wedding, “Bea and Edo are happy for their wedding to get less attention.”
While her younger sister Princess Eugenie got all the bells and whistles for her wedding in 2018 to Jack Brooksbank, it is reported Beatrice may choose to tie the knot in her mother’s back garden.
“I will not be surprised if she has a rather quiet wedding, out of the public eye, with a few photos, no live coverage.”