Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are expecting their second child. The couple, who are already proud parents to their daughter Sienna, 3, and Edoardo’s 8-year-old son Wolfie, shared the happy news on Tuesday through an official statement from Buckingham Palace.
The statement read: “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together in early spring; a sibling for Wolfie, aged eight, and Sienna, aged three. His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.”
However, their new baby will not receive a royal title. This is because Edoardo did not receive a royal title when he married Beatrice in 2020. While a royal title is not on the horizon, their child may inherit a unique title. Due to Edoardo’s Italian heritage, as a Count, his children have the courtesy titles of counts or ‘nobile donna.’
Ahead of their wedding, Edoardo’s father, Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, explained: “Edoardo is the only male descendent taking the family into the next generation. He is a count – his wife will automatically be a countess, and any of their children will be counts or nobile donna.”
Edoardo is also set to inherit Villa Mapelli Mozzi, the family’s grand estate in Casatenovo, Northern Italy, which includes 13 bedrooms and an outdoor pool, located just an hour from Milan.
Regarding Beatrice’s titles, she was born in August 1988 as “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York,” reflecting her father, the Duke of York’s title.
Since her 2020 marriage to property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, she has been styled “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.”
Their daughter Sienna does not hold a royal title, as titles are inherited from the father, and Edoardo was not granted a dukedom or earldom by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
However, Edoardo, with Italian noble heritage, is a Count, which makes Princess Beatrice a Countess or “Countessa” and a “Nobile Donna” in Italy. While Italian titles are not officially recognized in the Republic, they can be used as a courtesy.
Edoardo’s father, Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, previously explained to The Daily Mail: “Edoardo is the only male descendant carrying the family name into the next generation. He is a count—his wife will automatically be a countess, and their children will be counts or nobile donna.”
