The Truth to Rumors Beatrice’s Marriage Is ‘in Trouble’ Amid Claims Her Husband Believes Andrew ‘Tainted’ His Reputation
The fallout from Andrew’s arrest is now reaching others. The former prince was stripped of his titles and forced to leave his home at Royal Lodge. He is also now under investigation for suspicion of misconduct in public office, and his homes and offices have been raided. But he is not the only one who is seeing consequences from his ties with Epstein. Reportedly, his daughter Princess Beatrice might be facing some of her own.
Beatrice has not been accused of any specific misconduct regarding Epstein, though the released files do show that she likely met with the convicted sex offender alongside her mother, right after he was released from jail. There are also leaked emails that suggest Andrew might have pushed wealthy people to give money to his daughters in exchange for privileged information.
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None of this has, however, been proven. And the reports have not focused on this, either. Instead, reports have focused on Beatrice’s marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozi and how it has been affected by the scandal.
The Daily Mail reported that friends of the couple were concerned that Mapelli Mozi had become distant when Beatrice needed him the most, saying that Mapelli Mozi is “keen to avoid his business being tainted by the scandal enveloping the House of York.”
“Things haven’t been great for a while between them, but Beatrice has been determined to soldier on and forge a path through,” sources say. “Beatrice is quite different from her sister [Princess Eugenie]. She really wants to almost naively see the good in people and will turn a blind eye to uncomfortable truths — that is why she was blind to her father’s behaviour, and the same is true of her belief in Edo.”
“She wants to stay together, but he seems more and more distracted by work and travel. Just when she needs him most, he’s been pulling away.”
Another source even added, “He’s really worried his in-laws will affect his business…He’s all about himself at the moment. You have to feel for Beatrice.”
However, People has now reported that rumors about marriage trouble between the two are “complete nonsense.” The two were recently seen together attending a birthday party at Eel Sushi in London’s Notting Hill neighborhood on Friday, March 20. Photographs were published by the Daily Mail.
Heat had previously reported that “The princesses are devastated by what’s happening – their worlds are falling apart.”
The report continued, bringing the pair’s marriages into it. “Jack and Edo [their husbands] are both doing their best to be supportive, but the strain is affecting their home life. Their view of their parents has been irreparably shattered, they’re facing social ruin, and now Jack and Edo have been dragged into the drama, as they are facing questions about Andrew – it’s mortifying. Obviously, it’s not the girls’ fault, but that doesn’t mean it’s not causing tension.”
Neither Beatrice nor Eugenie has made any statement to the media about their father’s arrest.
