Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2023.Photo:Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
“Happy New Years - Here’s to a glorious 2024 🥂,” he wrote with the photos. “’Today is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one,’ ” the caption continued, featuring a quote from country starBrad Paisley.
Edo and Beatrice rang in the holidays in traditional royal style and attended church on Christmas Day withKing Charles,Queen Camilla,Prince William,Kate Middletonand other members of the royal family at St. Mary Magdalene Church. Charles and Camilla have continued the longtime royal custom of celebrating Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk, whichQueen Elizabethperpetuated throughout her record reign before her death in September 2022.
In a holiday surprise, the princesses’ motherSarah Fergusonalso joined the church outing this year. Sarah and Andrew wed in 1992 and divorced in 1996, and Fergie (as the Duchess of York is known) hasn’t joined the royal family for the Christmas outing in many years. However, the Duke and Duchess of York haveremained friendlyand continue to live together at Royal Lodge in Windsor, where they care for Queen Elizabeth’stwo surviving corgis, Sandy and Muick.
The Duke of York, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice attending the Christmas Day morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2023.Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty
Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty
Princess Beatrice then came into view, seemingly telling her mother that they had to head out, drawing laughs from the crowd. Fergie then joined Beatrice and Edo to leave.
The Duchess of York’s Christmas outing came as a surprise to royal watchers. It’s not common for divorced spouses to attend the close family event, and even engaged partners were not included until recently. AfterMeghan MarkleandPrince Harrygot engaged in 2017, shejoined the royal family at Christmasfor the first time, but in 2010, Prince William wasn’t allowed to bring Princess Kate despite their own engagement.
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Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2023.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Samir Hussein/WireImage
Last year’s royal Christmas church outing was extra special for Beatrice and Edo, as they brought his 7-year-old sonChristopher Woolffor the first time. Edo shares his son, who is affectionately nicknamed Wolfie, with his ex-girlfriend Dara Huang, an American architect and designer. When Princess Beatrice and Edo announced the name of their daughterSienna Elizabeth, now 2, a few weeks after her birth in September 2021, they added that “Wolfie is the best big brother to Sienna.”
While Wolfie didn’t tag along for the holiday march to St. Mary Magdalene this year, heattendedPrincess Kate’sthird annual Christmas carol concertat Westminster Abbey with Beatrice and Edo in December. The little one arrived hand-in-hand with his stepmother and mailed a letter in the red mailbox placed outside the abbey to collect cards for children who might be struggling this season, andPrince George, 10,Princess Charlotte, 8, andPrince Louis, 5, alsodid the same.
source: people.com
