Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988), is a member of the British royal family. She is the elder daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, and a niece of King Charles III. Born fifth in the line of succession to the British throne, she is ninth as of 2025. Beatrice was educated at St George's School, Ascot, before reading history at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree. She has held roles at the Foreign Office and Sony Pictures, and currently serves as Vice-President of Strategic Partnerships at the software company Afiniti. In addition to her professional work, she supports several charitable organisations, including the Teenage Cancer Trust and Outward Bound. In 2020, Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, an English-born property developer with descent from Italian nobility. The couple have two daughters.

Infobox

Born

Princess Beatrice of York (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 37)Portland Hospital, London, England

Spouse

mw- Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (m. 2020)

Issue

Sienna Mapelli MozziAthena Mapelli Mozzi

Names

NamesBeatrice Elizabeth Mary

House

Windsor

Father

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Mother

Sarah Ferguson

Alma mater

Goldsmiths, University of London

Tables

Coat of arms of Princess Beatrice · Titles, styles, and arms › Arms

Notes The Princess's personal Arms are those of the Sovereign in right of the United Kingdom borne on a lozenge, differenced by a label of five points bearing three bees in allusion to her forename and maternal arms. Adopted 18 July 2006 Coronet Coronet of a male-line grandchild of the Sovereign. Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or, 2nd Or a Lion rampant Gules within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules, 3rd Azure a Harp Or stringed Argent. Supporters Dexter a Lion rampant gardant Or imperially crowned Proper, Sinister a Unicorn Argent armed crined and unguled Or gorged with a Coronet Or composed of crosses patées and fleurs-de-lis a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back also Or. Other elements The whole differenced by a Label of five points Argent, the centre and exterior points each charged with a Bee volant Proper. Banner The Princess's personal standard is that of the Sovereign in right of the United Kingdom, labelled for difference as in her arms. (in Scotland) Symbolism As with the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, the first and fourth quarters are those of England, the second of Scotland, the third of Ireland. The three bees in her Arms continue the trend in royal heraldry (cf. the Arms of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex) of using charges from the maternal line: her mother's arms depict a bee. It can also be considered a pun on the name Beatrice, an unusual example of canting in modern royal arms. Other versions Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's conjugal arms display side-by-side, Mapelli Mozzi on a shield to the dexter and hers on a lozenge to the sinister beneath their respective coronets, viz. and The Counts Mapelli Mozzi's escutcheon is blazoned (in Italian): Interzato in palo, nel 1° partito d'argento e di rosso caricato da una palma di verde in banda (Mapelli), nel 2° d'argento alla fascia d'azzurra col capo d'oro dell'Impero (Mozzi):