In between HRH Prince Andrew’s debacle in November and Sussexit in early January, I spent too much time focusing on Princess Beatrice and her sad wedding planning. Beatrice got engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in September of last year. Traditionally, with royal engagements, the date is set pretty quickly, especially since the engagement announcement is usually planned down to the very last detail too. It was notable that Beatrice wasn’t allowed to set a date or announce a date for months and months. By December, there were rumors that she hadn’t set the date, then we heard that Beatrice would probably have an early-June wedding, but no one knew where or how. Then… last weekend, the Mail reported that the Queen was giving Beatrice a special gift: the first Buckingham Palace wedding reception since William & Kate’s 2011 wedding. It seemed like someone was trying to make a point. Well, anyway, now we know more, like the actual wedding date:
It’ll be a spring wedding for Princess Beatrice and her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi! PEOPLE has confirmed that Beatrice, 31, and Mozzi, 36, will tie the knot on May 29. The location of the ceremony has yet to be revealed. Buckingham Palace is expected to make an announcement in the coming days. The reception will take place at Buckingham Palace. According to insiders, the ceremony service could be close by — somewhere like the Royal Military Chapel, known as the Guards Chapel, which is a church located across the road from the palace.
Prince William and Kate Middleton also held their wedding reception at Buckingham Palace following their royal wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011. Unlike Kate, Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie’s royal weddings, Beatrice’s nuptials will be a “low-key” affair,” says a source, which is what the couple has always wanted.
The wedding will take place after the Queen’s palace garden parties, which take place in mid-May. Beatrice and her sister Eugenie will likely be in attendance at one of their grandmother’s parties.
When we heard the timing criteria a few months ago, I truly pulled out my computer’s calendar and tried to figure it out. My guess was June 6th, D-Day. But they went one week before D-Day. Also: why is Beatrice getting a FRIDAY wedding? That was another thing that the Sussexes were told they could not do, that “only the heir” can have a weekday wedding, because something something bank holiday something Harry is a minor royal. And now here’s Beatrice getting married on Friday, May 29, with a reception at Buckingham Palace. So… what you’re saying is that all of those pearl-clutching asswipes just made up imaginary protocols and rules when it came to Harry and Meghan’s wedding, right?
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She might be having a Friday wedding because it won’t be televised and their is no road closures/carriage ride? If her wedding is entirely private than holidays and road closures aren’t a consideration. I mean, I do think the family is super shady. But I am not sure this is. Also, she was never going to get married on D Day because the royal family does events honouring the occasion.
A Friday wedding also means that less people will show up to see what is going on because they work. I think they’re worried about anti- Andrew protesters and such. Andrew, Beatrice, and Eugenie have all had their security increased lately. They’ve likely received threats.
I believe any member of the public with military connections can book a wedding at the military hall/chapel place being discussed, and it’s booked out years in advance/there’s a long waiting list. So she probably had to do a Friday or else push out a couple who already “saved the date”, which would be a very bad look especially right now. (Whereas Windsor chapel is at the queens pleasure/peasants don’t get married there) So, that’s my guess for why a Friday wedding.
I thought the palace reception was to make up for all the delays and shenanigans with the engagement and date announcement.
Will the Sussexes attend?
I dont think it would benefit anyone if they did not attend.
If they attend, they will be attacked. If they do not attend, they will be attacked.
@nota – Agree with you but I think they both need to attend or both stay at home. It will look really weird if Harry goes to the wedding but Meghan does not, IMHO.
I bet the Sussexes both stay put in Canada but I could be wrong depending what goes down between now and then,
One, both, or all three (Archie!) will already be in Europe for the Invictus Games. If they fly home to Canada on the 20th, it could signal no wedding appearance.
You are assuming they will be invited.
I look forward to Meghan being accused of stealing wedding thunder again at this wedding; it will probably be the first thing that they attend with the whole family since Sussexit? If they even go that is….
Wasn’t Eugenie’s wedding on a Friday as well?
If Beatrice is having a reception in BP, does that mean she’ll get the whole Balcony thing?
I hope she shows up visibly pregnant, but I’m a petty B like that.
That’s what all the Daily Hell readers are predicting
(Yes, I went on to the comments section. Need mental bleach and a tranquilliser)
I think it highly unlikely there would be a “balcony thing”. This looks to be a quiet wedding and a private one too. So no need for a bank holiday and no problem with traffic because of carriage rides etc.
I low-key hope Meghan shows up to the wedding with an obvious baby bump. 😊
If she does, we’ll have seen it a few weeks prior. We should see her at Invictus Games Netherlands, 6-19 May.
I heard something on the BBC this morning about our council buildings being asked to fly union flags for Andrew’s 60th birthday on feb 19th. If it’s true my blood is kinda boiling! I’ve had it with this lot, what is the queen doing?! Do they always fly flags for the birthdays and it’s only being reported because it’s Unsweaty Andrew??
Lol… They should fly all the flags at the Pizza Express in Woking.
(That excuse was so lame, I will not let it be forgotten)
@Rapunzel – I am with you girlfriend along with the phrase “Rose Who?”!!!
I just read that that “memo” was going to be rescinded. That it was on automatic send out and they are quickly doing an about face on it because so many government officials have immediately condemned it. I really think the Queen should fire her entire communications team and start over. The PR and communications and leaks coming out of BP are a joke and should be an embarrassment to anyone having any input in to this.
Who the hell wants a wedding on a weekday? Attending a Friday wedding sounds like hell. And who the hell cares about this woman?
Weekday weddings are a pain but are becoming more popular here in Ireland at least, normally Friday and then the bride and groom want everyone to hang out for drinks on the Saturday too. I understand that hotels are much cheaper for a wedding on the Friday but things are getting out of hand expecting people to have time off work and hotels for multiple nights (Written as someone who has three wedding invites this year, all on a Friday and is fuming at having my money spent and holiday time decided for me)
I had a Friday evening wedding and some people couldn’t make the ceremony due to work. It’s okay to say no.
@Enn Three family weddings though, which relation do I say yes or no too, because the ones I say no too will be pi$$ed and one is a notorious flouncer! I may just go into hiding, do the “new phone,who dis?”
I take it you have never been to a Jewish wedding on a Tuesday.
My parents got married on a Monday. I think its fine if you accept from the beginning that people might not be able to go. Its an invitation not a summons.
This February 14 will be my 33rd wedding anniversary. My husband, an otherwise wonderful man, is horrible about remembering dates. It took him about 10 years to get my birthday right. So I decided to pick a date that he might easily remember. Hahaha. More people attended our wedding than I thought would attend. Sorry for the random post but all this wedding talk has me reminiscing.
I got married on a Monday USA Holiday…Labor Day to be precise and had a full crowd with many guest I did not expect to see.
Pretty sure her family cares about her.
You mean her rapist daddy and grasping mummy? If this was about Beatrice and Edo getting married, they would already be married. This is about Andrew getting another public PR showing.
Beatrice is not responsible for her parents, nor should she be denied the wedding she wants because of them.
Both Beatrice and Eugenie are responsible for their ongoing, public PR relationship with their parents. The sins of the parents are being visited on them. That is why many people are calling for Eugenie to back away from the slavery charity, because she is only damaging their reputation. Her father raped trafficked children and Eugenie stands by him. The charity sees the writing on the wall, even if Eugenie and Beatrice won’t.
After Andrews multiple fits over Eugenie’s wedding, if Beatrice does the same for hers? No excuses. If she wants a huge public wedding in the face of her father-the-rapist’s PR games? She is making a choice, one that gets to haunt her the rest of her life. Again, I see this as a short-term marriage because she only wants a wedding before her grandparents pass away.
That’s my son’s birthday and I will be in Disney that day. Darn, will have to miss it.
That that is my son’s birthday too! Sadly we won’t be at Disney (I love Disney) but we will be at GReat Wolf Lodge.
I’ve never been, but I’ve heard it’s fun. Hurray for 5/29 babies!
It’s my birthday! Flags for me!!!
Same here for me. It’s my daughter’s birthday. We always go out for High Tea. I can see this year I Will need to make reservations as soon as possible because you can bet every Anglophile in Florida will have the same idea. *sigh*.
Beatrice should have the wedding she wants and it shouldn’t be used as a stick to beat her father, the Sussexes, or anyone else. Beatrice isn’t responsible for her father’s behavior anymore than Meaghan isn’t responsible for her father’s. Andrew should definitely face the consequences of his actions but Beatrice’s wedding should be about her and her fiancé. I don’t think the Queen’s decision to host the wedding reception at Buckingham Palace instead of Windsor signifies anything more than the fact the Beatrice and Eduardo wanted to have the wedding in London and not an hour away in Windsor. She may have just wanted her wedding to be completely different from her sister’s wedding. It happens.
Honestly: I have never understood why Bea has always gotten so much sympathy
She is the first one (along with her sister) to remember she is a “blood princess.”
She is not better than all of her entitled family.
If she wanted a quiet wedding she would have had one by now. She does not and wants as much pomp as she can get. This is not solely directed by pedo Andy and fergie.
I think she’s only with Edo to get married before her grandparents pass away. He’s convenient but I’m not expecting a long marriage.
The issue of “blood princess” was to clarify if Anne curtsied to Camilla, or the other away around.
No, that is the Order of Precedence. That is a completely different thing from Andrew insisting his ‘blood princess’ daughters DESERVE huge, public, televised weddings.
I can’t remember Beatrice saying anything about being a “Blood Princess”.
Actually, from what i’ve seen from beatrice and eugenie, i doubt they could say something like that out loud
Congratulations on finally having a wedding date Bea
And as for Edo, I get Antony Armstrong-Jones/Mark Phillips vibe from him. I’m hoping I’m proven wrong.
Did Meghan even want a Friday wedding?
The petty part of me hopes that Meghan shows up at the wedding with a clearly pregnant belly.
Oops, I just said that upthread. It would be pretty funny to watch everyone’s heads explode from the outrage over it.
“Beatrice’s nuptials will be a “low-key” affair,” says a source, which is what the couple has always wanted.”
Yeah, sure they did.
I just hope she stays away from ruffles, gathers, pleats, pale colors, feathers, too tight, sparkly, and sheer and — please God — her hat horrors. With her coloring and figure she looks so much better in simple, dark, classic outfits. Half the time she looks like a clown; like mother like daughter. Of course, her wedding may be a circus so maybe she and Fergie will stay with the clown outfits. Sorry, super snarky but I can’t stand Fergie or Beatrice.
Yes because Eugenie clearly had a tacky dress. No wait no she didn’t
I’m looking forward to that dress…you KNOW it will be a mess. She can’t help herself
Eugenie’s dress was a throwback to her grandmother’s and mother’s dresses. Fine, nothing to write home about other than the admirable deep back v for her scar. The odd plain material insert at the shoulders? Makes me think it was originally off-the-shoulder. If that was vetoed last minute, the designer added those weird plain bits in a rush. They didn’t fit the rest of the patterned material of the gown.
The snark part of me hopes she DOESN’T stay away from ‘ruffles, gathers, pleats, pale colors, feathers, too tight, sparkly, and sheer and — please God — her hat horrors’ and goes full on Dolly Parton. If she can have Phillip Treacy make her another lavatory hat (white, with glitter) it’ll make my day
I like a lot of what Eugenie has worn recently. I think she is getting some good advice. I liked her wedding dress and thought she was stunning.
If Bea doesn’t walk down the aisle in that beige Treacy toilet seat hat she wore to Kate’s wedding, they should fire her from the royal family.
I know it was auctioned for charity but she could wear it on loan.
It could be her “something old”!
In the top photo, it’s like he’s thinking: what the hell am I doing? How did this happen? Where did I put that passport using an alias?
@ GOLLY GEE-
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They are dragging this out well past what it’s worth. I’m bored.
And will all in attendance stand when the sex offender walks his daughter down the aisle? Will they be thinking about the young women who had their lives ruined by that man?
If Andrew loves his daughter, he’ll make sure her wedding is as small and low-key as possible.
Andrew will use this as an opportunity to try to force the ‘look how wonderful she is, she should be a working royal’ narrative again.
My divorce came through on 29th May.
That’s the only thing I’ll be celebrating this year. Highlights of the day will include: retuning my give-a-fuckometer to its lowest setting; Andrew sightings will be acknowledged with a hail of peanuts and, every time Fergie does something vulgar, I’ll take a shot.
Should be pretty hungover on the 30th
No, you’ll still be drunk on the 30th.
I don’t get the outrage about the claims that the Sussexes wanted a weekday wedding and were denied because that’s only for heirs, because we know that is completely false. Andrew had a weekday wedding, as did, I believe, Princess Anne. (Edward had a Saturday wedding). So that whole thing sounds made up. Plus, as noted here, a Saturday wedding is lovely to build a crowd and for people to be able to enjoy it on TV without having to go to work.
There’s more chemistry in a Greek salad than with those two so GOODLUCK!!!
I believe it will be a marriage of inconvience
I’ll see myself out…
The reason is simple Harry and Meghans wedding was televised and there would be less disruptions on a weekend. Beatrice will have a small wedding, not televised it is that simple. There is no big conspiracy theory.