{"id":525412,"date":"2026-07-14T10:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/525412\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:22:22","slug":"princess-beatrices-husband-reluctant-to-lose-ties-with-william-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/525412\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Beatrice&#8217;s husband &#8216;reluctant&#8217; to lose ties with William | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since their wedding, which was <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1310832\/princess-beatrice-royal-wedding-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi-secret-wedding-windsor-queen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">attended by just a few royals<\/a> as it was in the days of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/coronavirus\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Covid<\/a> pandemic, the couple have gone on to welcome two daughters together, Sienna and Athena. Their daughters, as well as Edo\u2019s son Wolfie from a previous relationship, <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2202005\/prinecss-beatrice-royal-titles-princess-eugenie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">keep the royal parents busy<\/a>. Their work also keeps them pre-occupied, with both Beatrice and Edo earning their own livings.<\/p>\n<p>This, according to one royal expert, is why he likes to try and maintain a bond with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-william\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince William<\/a> and Princess Catherine.<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">While he is not seen with them often, he often leaves sweet comments under their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/instagram\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> posts, suggesting that he is trying to show he is supportive of them.<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">In the post by Kensington Palace after Princess Catherine completed The Three Peaks Challenge, Edo commented with clapping hand emojis, followed by a love heart and a mountain emoji.<\/p>\n<p>While Edo may be friendly with the couple anyway, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told the Daily Mail that he thinks being seen to be in a good relationship with the future King and Queen could be important for Edo\u2019s business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood relations with the Waleses, therefore, have an added importance for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s scandals, William and Catherine have reportedly tried to keep a distance from the York family, including Andrew\u2019s daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-beatrice\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princess Beatrice<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since their wedding, which was attended by just a few royals as it was in the days of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[78491,260007,260005,260006,260008,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-525412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi","tag-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi-beatrice","tag-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi-prince-william","tag-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi-princess-catherine","tag-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi-royal-family","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}