Reports that Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are facing marriage difficulties in the wake of her father Andrew’s arrest “are not true at all”, friends of the couple have exclusively told HELLO!
It comes amid speculation about the state of the couple’s relationship, with a report over the weekend alleging that they were navigating a period of “distance” from each other.
Edoardo, a property developer, has, in recent weeks, taken a number of trips overseas for work, including to Palm Beach and Fisher Island, off the coast of Miami. Beatrice, meanwhile, is believed to have remained in London with their children, Sienna, three, and Athena, one.
However, friends have now shut down any rumours of relationship issues, insisting that the couple, like many others, are “balancing” physical distance because of work with family life.
A friend of Beatrice and Edo’s tells HELLO!: “The only thing Bea and Edo are navigating are their busy jobs and looking after their children! They’ve both had recent stints working abroad and like so many working parents, have balancing work with looking after the kids.
“Recent reports that things aren’t good between them are not true at all. Things are great between them and the only distance between them recently has been physical distance because of work!“
© GettyA united front
Over the weekend, Beatrice and Edoardo were seen out in Notting Hill for a date at Eeel Sushi Bar. The couple put on a united front amid rumours that their marriage was “in trouble”, reportedly spending two hours inside before being picked up in a Porsche.
It came amid reports that their relationship “had not been great for a while”, as reported in the Mail on Sunday over the weekend.
The paper claimed that Edoardo had hoped to keep his business, Banda Property, separate from the scandal surrounding the York family after Andrew’s arrest last month.
Beatrice, meanwhile, has been keeping a low profile since the arrest. In late January, she was spotted out riding in Windsor with her disgraced father and daughter, Sienna, shortly before he was exiled from Royal Lodge.