The official photos of the wedding of Beatrice in York ed Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, celebrated in secret in Windsor on July 17, 2020, are two. In the first shot, released a day and a half after the ceremony, the newlyweds leave the All Saints Chapel in the park of Royal Lodge, where the parents of the bride Andrea di York and Sarah Ferguson live, immediately after the “yes”. It is the first photo of husband and wife.
The other official photo instead, she sees the princess and the new husband in poses with Queen Elizabeth e Prince PhilipThe, obviously respecting the social distancing expected in the coronavirus era.
That of Beatrice, 31, was indeed the first royal wedding behind closed doors of the past 235 years. The ceremony was attended by about 20 people, including close family members and close friends.
A grand ceremony was scheduled for May 29, but the pandemic then changed Beatrice and Edo’s plans. But thereto princess she was adamant: he wanted his “beloved grandparents” – 94 years old His Majesty, 99 Prince Philip – to be present. So he followed government guidelines and chose the Windsor Chapel on the estate where Elizabeth and Philip spent the last three months in solitary confinement. In addition, the 31-year-old he wanted to pay homage to his grandmother in all possible ways: has worn a dress which was lent to you personally by you and the tiara of Queen Mary with whom the sovereign also married. Both signs of a special bond between grandmother and granddaughter.
The marriage united three royal generations: Princess Beatrice became the stepmother of Edo’s son, Wolfie, four years, who was the page boy, while Beatrice’s sister, Eugenie, 30, was the bridesmaid. After the rite it was held a little party at the Royal Lodge, organized by the bride’s parents. The father of the bride, Prince Andrew, however, was deleted from official photos. The queen’s third son, moreover, had to give up any official job on behalf of the Windsor because of his involvement in the Epstein case.
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