Princess Beatrice Takes an Uber Home from LAX After a Long Flight From London

published 19 November 2018

On Friday, Princess Beatrice arrived from London to Los Angeles. She was seen exiting the terminal in a bomber jacket, white shirt, and a pleated midi skirt by Misha Nonoo. Whether her visit to the West Coast was for a business trip or personal remains unknown. But, we do know what she did after she landed.

You might have expected a personal driver to whisk the princess away to her destination, but nope, the royal pulled out her Uber app and called herself a car—a Lexus Hybrid to be exact. We had so many questions: Does the princess frequently use Uber in London? What's her Uber rating? Does she ever pool?

If the royal wanted to arrive to LA undetected, Uber probably is a good choice. After all, having your driver hold a white sign that says "Princess Beatrice of York," can cause quite the commotion. It seems photographers, however, recognized her anyways and snapped a few photos before she hopped into her Uber. The princess, of course, waved to everyone like it was no big deal.

This uber-exciting news (see what I did there?) comes after reports that Beatrice is dating multi-millionaire Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, a property developer and CEO of Banda. She reportedly introduced him as her boyfriend at a party in London last week and he has already met her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York.

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Marina Liao is the former fashion news editor at Marie Claire, where she covered celebrity style (from Meghan Markle to Katie Holmes), fashion trends, and shopping advice, plus conducted original interviews with industry insiders. She's now the Senior Commerce Editor at House Beautiful, where she owns coverage on deals and sales across home decor and accessories, in-depth product reviews on furniture and appliances, as well as news around new product launches since 2023. With help from leading designers and tastemakers, Marina spotlights quality products while tracking current design trends, a skill she’s mastered over six years in fashion media. Marina holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Stony Brook University, beginning her career in narrative-driven commerce coverage as an editorial assistant at PopSugar.