Princess Beatrice’s Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Gives Rare Insight Into His Private Life: ‘Always on a Train’

Mar. 15, 2025

Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are given a tour during a visit to The Chelsea Flower Show 2022 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 23, 2022 in London, England.Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty

The elusive work/life balance seems to be just as hard forEdoardo Mapelli Mozzias it is for the rest of the world.

Edo, 40, who has been married toPrincess Beatricesince 2020, said in a new interview with theFinancial Timesthat work often keeps him away from Beatrice, 36, and their kids. The couple shares daughterSienna, 3, andChristopher Woolf, affectionately known as Wolfie, 8, Edo’s son from a previous relationship.

Edo revealed to the outlet that he is “always on a train” in support of his property business, Banda, which he launched in 2007 when he was just 23 years old. The firm recently completed a collection of townhouses in London’s hip Leinster Square,Hello!reported, and in addition to having a presence in London, Banda also operates in New Delhi, Milan, the Alps, Los Angeles and the Hamptons.

In addition to design projects, the entrepreneur is also often on antiques-sourcing trips and auctions in locations like Belgium, France and Italy.

Edo, Beatrice and their kids are based in the Cotswolds, andHello!reported that “having a stable base for his family is key” for Edo, who moved “multiple times in his childhood.” The interiors of their home are also crucial, he said: “Design is important to your emotional state,” he told theFinancial Times.

Beyond his property portfolio, Edo also recently launched Banda Gallery, a curation of art, furniture and homewares — meaning his time spent hard at work might not be ending anytime soon.

“This is just the beginning,” Edo told theFinancial Times.

Princess Beatrice, Counsellor of State and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Other new beginnings are on the horizon in his personal life, too, with the arrival of his third child early next year.

Edo descends from Italian aristocracy, meaning that Beatrice became an Italian “Contessa” and “Nobile Donna,” or noblewoman,after they marriedin July 2020. As the eldest son of Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, he will one day inherit his family’s ancestral seat, the 18th-century Villa Mapelli Mozzi palazzo in northern Italy. According toHello!, the property is located less than an hour away from Milan and has 13 bedrooms and an outdoor swimming pool.

“Edoardo is the only male descendent taking the family into the next generation,” Alessandro told theDaily Mailin 2020. “He is a count — his wife will be a countess automatically, and any of their children will be counts or nobile donna.”

Alessandro spoke about the sweet bond Edo and Bea share elsewhere in the interview ahead of the wedding, mentioning, “They are very suited to each other and have known each other for a long time. I’ve never seen him so happy.”

Christopher Woolf, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend The “Together At Christmas” Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 8, 2023 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Meanwhile, on the other side of the family, Edo and Beatrice’s children don’t have royal titles from her uncle,King Charles, because they are not his grandchildren.

“Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together early in the new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna,” said the palace statement. “His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.”

Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend Vogue World: London 2023 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sept. 14, 2023 in London, England.Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty

Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty

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Princess Beatrice became the first member of her generation of the British royal family to step into the role of stepparent, and a source previously told PEOPLE that she embraced the role from the get-go.

“Beatrice is awonderful and very hands-on stepmom,” the source said.

source: people.com