Princess Beatrice's New Baby Will Inherit a Unique Royal Title
Her new little one will arrive in spring 2025.


Pregnant Princess Beatrice's 3-year-old daughter, Sienna, might not be a princess like her mom, but it turns out that the toddler and her new sibling—who will arrive in spring 2025—carry a fascinating secret nobility through their father's Italian lineage. Edoardo "Edo" Mapelli Mozzi, a successful property developer, brings more than just his business acumen to the family – he's actually an Italian count.
While most royal watchers focus on the Brits, it turns out that little Sienna and the newest Mapelli Mozzi child are entitled to special Italian courtesy titles.
Edoardo's father confirmed this noble inheritance before the couple's secret 2020 wedding. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi said, "Edoardo is the only male descendent taking the family into the next generation. He is a count—his wife will be a countess automatically and any of their children will be counts or nobile donna."
Yes, that means Princess Beatrice is actually a countess, too, adding a rather continental flair to her existing royal status.
Princess Beatrice and Edo released a sweet photo to celebrate their baby news on Oct. 1.
"We as a family celebrated 1,000 years in 1985 with unbroken documented archives," the count told the Daily Mail, adding, 'We are one of the only families in Italy to have all the records from that period to today."
Edo's father also owns a luxurious Italian property called, of course, Villa Mapelli Mozzi, which Edo is due to inherit one day.
Buckingham Palace announced the couple were expecting their second child on Oct. 1, sending a press release that read, "Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together in early spring; a sibling for Wolfie, aged eight, and Sienna, aged three."
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Sarah Ferguson shared this photo of daughter Beatrice and granddaughter Sienna on Instagram.
Along with Sienna, who was born in 2021, the couple co-parent Christopher Woolf "Wolfie" Mapelli Mozzi, Edo's son with his ex Dara Huang.
The palace continued that "His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are delighted with the news."
Along with the Royal Family's announcement, Beatrice's sister, Princess Eugenie, and mother, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, shared some unseen family photos to share their excitement about having a new baby in the family. "Watching you grow as a mother has been one of the greatest privileges of my life," the duchess penned.
Kristin Contino is Marie Claire's Senior Royal and Celebrity editor. She's been covering royalty since 2018—including major moments such as the Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II’s death and King Charles III's coronation—and places a particular focus on the British Royal Family's style and what it means.
Prior to working at Marie Claire, she wrote about celebrity and royal fashion at Page Six Style and covered royalty from around the world as chief reporter at Royal Central. Kristin has provided expert commentary for outlets including the BBC, Sky News, US Weekly, the Today Show and many others.
Kristin is also the published author of two novels, “The Legacy of Us” and “A House Full of Windsor.” She's passionate about travel, history, horses, and learning everything she can about her favorite city in the world, London.
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