I have yet to make any sense of the timeline around Edoardo Mapelli Mazzi’s split with his fiancee and baby-mama Dara Huang. From what I can tell, there was no overlap between “the end of his engagement with Dara” and “the start of his thing with Princess Beatrice.” But the British tabloids keep insinuating that Dara and Edo’s split was sudden and on HIS terms, as in he dumped her and she was surprised. I keep saying that I would appreciate a deeper dive on this, and I hope we get one soon because I’d like to know if there’s something scandalous there. To the British tabs: just pretend this story involves a biracial duchess and investigate that sh-t.
So, in the lack of any substantial drama, the press continues to whitewash *something*. That’s the feel of it, with all of these leaks about how Beatrice is already a “fantastic step-mummy” to Edo’s son Christopher, and how she’s already super-involved with the boy, and now this: Beatrice is a saint on earth because she’s not actively shunning her future step-child’s mother.
In a remarkable show of modern manners, Princess Beatrice is inviting her fiance’s former lover to her wedding – and wants her little boy to be the best man. Beatrice’s husband-to-be, Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, was previously engaged to Dara Huang and the pair have a two-year-old son, Wolfie. After the couple split, Edo, 36, began dating Beatrice, 31, and the Princess became a ‘stepmother’ to the boy, as I revealed in August.
Now American architect Dara, 37, finds herself preparing to escort her son to next year’s Royal Wedding. Against the odds, the parties remain on civil terms. And, in a further sign of the affection Bea has for the youngster, she is happy to share the centre stage on her big day, with Wolfie acting as an adorable best man.
A close friend tells me: ‘Dara feels lucky that she and Edo are so amicable that splitting time with Wolfie hasn’t been an issue and he remains happy. They take turns over who stays in the family house, keeping Wolfie in a consistent environment. Beatrice has been kind to allow them to do so. Dara and Edo are finding co-parenting to be a great way for one of them to be with Wolfie at all times as they both have busy schedules. Dana loves her son to bits and, like any mother, she is very protective. But in a very modern and grown-up way, she is totally happy that Beatrice will be developing a relationship with her son and is happy that he will attend the wedding as Edo’s best man.’
“Against the odds, the parties remain on civil terms” – I really don’t understand what all of those “odds” are, can someone please explain? If we’re going by the incomplete (!!) tabloid reporting, there was nothing shady in Dara and Edo’s split, and there was nothing shady in Edo’s relationship with Beatrice, which started months later. Why is “against all odds” that three adults would figure out a way to get along for the sake of a child? And no, Beatrice isn’t already a stepmother to Christopher. She’s Christopher’s dad’s girlfriend and now fiancee. What else? “They take turns over who stays in the family house, keeping Wolfie in a consistent environment. Beatrice has been kind to allow them to do so.” *cough cough* Why are these stories so weird? Can someone explain it to me? Is there some big secret – a la Prince William and Rose Hanbury – that everyone knows and no one is saying out loud?
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That part about Beatrice allowing them to spend time with their son is weird. I am curious if she will continue allowing them to should she and edo have a child of their own.
“Beatrice has been kind to allow them to do so.” This bothers the s- out of me. So if she put her foot down, they would not? This makes Bea look terrible. And I’m sorry, but an ex-girlfriend/boyfriend that all the royals invite to their weddings is way different than a co-parent/ex fiance. It feels like Bea/Edo is rubbing it in the publics face about how kind Bea is and welcoming and inclusive, and what a B- that ex is if she doesn’t show up to the wedding. I’m hoping this is all stupid Andy and Fergie, because it’s not a good look at all.
And they’re taking turns staying with Wolfie at the family home, it’s not even like Edo and Dana are staying in the same house together at the same time. THAT might be something that would be noteworthy and, I don’t want to say need Bea’s “permission,” per se, but might require her to be very trusting and have a more modern opinion about that type of arrangement.
But yeah, the RR, in trying to build Bea up and make her sound so fluffy and sweet and awesome and flawless, has chosen some pretty gross and awkward phrasing and is making Bea sound like she COULD be a petty, demanding girlfriend who prevents her fiancé from spending time with his own very young child, but is instead CHOOSING to be magnanimous about the whole thing. These royal reporters say the stupidest stuff when they’re trying to make their favorites sound good. This is on par with praising Kate as being the super-duperest best future-future Queen consort because she goes to most of the meetings about her own pet initiatives, that take place in her own home, and stays for the WHOLE MEETING! Even though some of the meetings are over an hour long! The sacrifice!
Seems like someone is trying to paint a positive picture of this situation and B’s involvement.
That sapphire blue suit is the best thing I’ve ever seen her wear. The light blue outfit is more like the usual dowdy stuff she wears.
“Beatrice has been kind to allow them to do so.” It’s not her kid? That’s not kindness, that’s called your partner being a decent parent to their kid. She’s not special for that.
The only way that sentence makes any sense is if Bea owns the house where the child lives. And somehow I doubt that.
I’m assuming they mean on Edos days Bea and Edo go to the shared home instead of her home, which is probably much nicer. So allowing herself to slum?
We’re going to hear next that Beatrice farts rainbows, and bestows joy and happiness wherever she goes. PLEASE!! This is FAR shadier than these RRs are putting out. You *know* there is something going on by the way Freeloader was gushing to the press when it came out, how they’ve known each other forEVAH, and they just fell in love and fairy dust “consoling” each other. FEH!
I don’t buy a word of this. I think Bea latched on because she hates being the last singleton, and Shady Edo latched on for the connections and the lifestyle/money.
sometimes ya gotta say it like it is, lol!
Pretty much the only positive thing one can say about Pedo Andy and Fergie is that they remained on decent terms post-divorce, which is definitely easier on the kids than being petty and hating each other.
So it stands to reason that Bea would try to have a decent relationship with the boy’s mom. Children of divorced parents tend to be sensitive to things like that.
Andy and Fergie maintain decent terms after their divorce (which was forced upon them) because Andy and Fergie are partners in crime….LITERALLY!
Agreed. I keep thinking about the “loan” Epstein made to Fergie. Of all the rich people she knows, HE was the one she went to for money? I suspect it was blackmail or some sort of payoff. They are so gross, the two of them.
@Mumbles
Fergie probably run out of acquaintance to borrow ££££ from, the Queen gave her a ton of money to get out of debt, and twit ran up more debt.
Exactly, they use each other.
“Against the odds, the parties remain on civil terms”
Because women are supposed to hate each other, and compete over men. Clearly they could never get along because how dare she date him first. And how dare Bea date him now!
I actually think it’s a nice gesture to invite the ex – even if there was something shady going on, extending the invitation puts it in her court if she wants to attend or not, and I think that it was done wit the intention of everyone getting along with everyone else.
Yeah, I think this is the jist of it. The reader is supposed to see this situation and think that Bea and Dara hate each other, there’s a triangle of weirdness and we’re supposed to feast on the drama.
Aristo love swaps are as old as time – just look at the Bloomsbury Group.
The thing is, no one would think anything odd if they didn’t invite her, it’s understandable and not a statement on their relationship. Inviting her, and he decision on whether or not to come, puts the attention on the ex and will make others judge her attendance. If she does, it will be the press comparing her to Bea. If she doesn’t, she’s bitter, still in love, etc. She would have been better off not being invited.
I would think if they’re going to have Wolfie in the wedding party, that it would be important for his mom to be there. Like Kate is involved with bridesmaid and page boy wrangling and looking after her kids when they’re in other people’s weddings. She might want to be there to help her son do his duty in the wedding party.
But I can also see how that could be awkward for Dara since she’d basically be actively helping with the wedding, attending rehearsals and fittings for Wolfie, and would have to be in on the behind-the-scene stuff, if she’s hanging out with the wedding party to watch her son. That’s definitely different than just showing up the day of and sitting with everyone else to watch the wedding.
Maybe it won’t be an issue, maybe Wolfie’s nanny or grandparents would be the one doing the helping jobs that the moms usually do.
These stories are weird. Like, it sounds like everyone gets along as well as can be expected; it makes sense to me that the ex is invited to the wedding if for no other reason than to see her child be a part of a royal wedding (and then presumably she can be in charge of him after his role in the ceremony?) . It makes sense that there are no significant changes at this point to their custody arrangement.
So why are these stories so weird? Its like there is “something” there and the tabloids are dancing around it for some reason. I would just chalk it up to magazines needing to write a story when sometimes there just isn’t one, but this all kind of reminds me of the vague stories around Rose and William. but why?!!?!? So weird.
And the line about “Beatrice being kind enough to allow them to do so” was REALLY weird and makes you think there is definitely more going on behind the scenes.
But then again, maybe not.
I don’t think is it so much a dance around regarding Bea and her beau, I think it is a dance around to distract from the fact that the man who is walking her down the aisle rapes young girls. It would not surprise me if Pedo and Fergie is sending this narrative out there. No one is safe in that family for being thrown under the bus.
These stories are weird because there is no story. Couple breaks up and parents their kid successfully. Dad dates and gets engaged. His fiancée, who wasn’t a party to the breakup, knows her place and doesn’t interfere in dad’s relationship with his kid. All the adults are adults. End of story.
Logically, I know you are right.
But the part of me that loves conspiracy theories just wont be silent, LOL.
This is all to drum up interest in Beatrice’s wedding and take focus away from the FATHER of the bride.
This is also weird because…William and Kate and Harry all invited multiple exes to their weddings? I figured it was just thing that set all did because they were so incestuous?
Wait…a three-year-old is going to be the best man? 🤔
IKR?! I hope she’s ready for the ceremony to be interrupted by the best man screaming “poopy!” or something similar and then falling on the floor laughing at an opportune moment.
I actually thought that was the best part of the whole story.
I would think it was weirder if the groom’s son wasn’t in the wedding. And if he’s there it’s not so unusual that his mom would be too. I don’t know how they are going to keep up switching houses to periodically live with him once they have their own children, but maybe by then he’ll be old enough to do the usual ‘weekend at dad’s house’ thing. But my main thought is that it’s so hard for me when I read about this because as a kid I had a stuffed animal named Wolfie and now I can’t stop imagining them co-parenting a stuffed wolf.
Mom travels a lot (internationally) so weekend at dads wouldn’t work.
Well she had to, didn’t she? Because the baby is coming and dad will be busy getting married so he’s not keeping an eye on him, so invite his mother.
Plus, it’s not like Bea is a stranger to parents getting along post split.
So interesting to contrast how a white royal is treated in the media and a bi-racial one. Yeah, they suck. So unfair!
Bea invited the baby mama because she didn’t want her to go Markle on them and go to the press. It’s bad enough the Epstein scandal is a cloud over the wedding thanks to the parents of the bride. She wants no more drama. I think the family is on a wait and see pattern with wedding plans due to new reports that may come out.
Is it ED-o or EED-o?
Seems like they got engaged after an accidental pregnancy and then had a three year engagement that never led to marriage. While I do think there’s overlap or confusion, doesn’t sound like they were ever on solid footing.
This is my take on it, too. And if they were never really emotionally engaged with each other in a committed relationship, the strong feelings of hurt and betrayal that can follow a breakup probably don’t exist, which would make it much easier for them to all get on with each other.
burying pedo prince andrew story.
And leave Bea be, she deserves some happyness. Her parents’ faults aren’t her faults.
What is the term used for gold-digging men again? Let’s face it, he is only interested in her money and social status
As I undersand it, Edo has quite a good stash of money of his own, and the ability to keep making more of it. He doesn’t have to rely on handouts from family members. I do hope they are in love with each other and will make each other very happy, I think he is quite a catch for Bea.
“Wolfie”? That poor kid is going to have a rough time on the playground….