Prince Andrew's daughter Beatrice weds in private ceremony
Prince Andrew's eldest daughter Princess Beatrice married her businessman fiance on Friday in an exclusive ceremony, after postponing the wedding due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Beatrice, 31, had been because of marry Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 37, at St James's Palace in central London on May 29.
However the nuptials were on hold and no rescheduled date was presented with.
Buckingham Palace confirmed the couple tied the knot within an unannounced ceremony before her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and a tiny number of guests.
"The private marriage ceremony of Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi occurred at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) on Friday 17th July, at the Royal Chapel of most Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor," the royal family said in a statement.
"The tiny ceremony was attended by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) and close family. The marriage took place relative to all relevant government guidelines."
The queen, 94, and her 99-year-old husband have already been self-isolating at the castle west of London because how old they are puts them in a high-risk category for coronavirus.
Beatrice and her sister Eugenie, 30, will be the daughters of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. Both attended the ceremony, as did the groom's parents, reports said.
Andrew stepped back from frontline royal duties last year after he caused outrage in a tv interview by defending his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein, a millionaire US financier, was found dead in prison last year as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.
Andrew, 60, has denied claims that he previously sex with a 17-year-old girl trafficked by Epstein.
US investigators are keen to talk with the prince about his links to Epstein, following the arrest of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges.--AFP
