Princess Beatrice offered stunning venue not used in nearly a decade for wedding reception
PRINCESS BEATRICE has received a surprise offer for the location of her wedding reception.
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According to the Daily Mail, Queen Elizabeth II has offered her granddaughter the opportunity to use Buckingham Palace. The last wedding celebration at the iconic venue was in 2011 when Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge married Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. A friend of Beatrice revealed: “Bea was delighted and very grateful to accept.
“It was a really special gesture.”
Beatrice’s younger sister Princess Eugenie was married in Windsor at St George’s Chapel with a reception at the castle.
The wedding of Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is expected be held in Central London but with no location yet finalised.
The Chapel Royal or Queen’s Chapel are thought to be too small.
The couple were spotted at the wedding of Dasha Zhukov and Stavros Niarchos last month.
Alan Dessy, CEO of The Dessy Group, has previously speculated that Beatrice is more likely to have “a bigger wedding than her sister”.
Eugenie could be maid of honour.
Mr Dessy continued: “Royal fans were overjoyed when Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi announced to the world that they were getting married on September 26, 2019.
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“In the run-up to their UK spring 2020 wedding, people are speculating about what Princess Beatrice’s bridesmaids will be wearing.”
At Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank, there were no adult gowns.
Beatrice is the only one of the Queen’s adult grandchildren not to marry.
Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn are both under 18.
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With Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex having resigned as full-time working royals, there has been suggestions that Beatrice and Eugenie could step up.
Both of the sisters have paid jobs outside the royal family.
Beatrice is vice president of partnerships and strategy at software firm Affiniti.
Eugenie is a director at Hauser & Wirth art gallery.
Both sisters graduated with upper second-class honours.
Beatrice gained a History and History of Ideas degree from Goldsmith’s College, London.
Eugenie graduated with a English Literature and History of Art degree from Newcastle University.
The Queen has eight grandchildren.
James is the youngest and Peter Phillips is the eldest.