Can Bea and her beau forget his glamorous ex?
THE new year hasn’t brought a change of luck for Princess Beatrice and her wedding plans, I’m sorry to report.
After a series of behind-thescenes troubles last year about the wedding venue and even the engagement party, new woes are brewing for Bea, 31, and Edo Mapelli Mozzi – and this time it’s all to do with the presence of his ex, Dara Huang.
Architect Dara remains so close to Edo, 37, that she still helps him to buy clothes, and even recently cut his hair and picked out his outfit for an occasion. It’s this continued closeness that is said to have led to tensions between Bea, her fiance and Dara.
Friends say that until now, Dara and Edo – who were engaged and have a three-year-old son together called Wolfie – have been able to maintain a firm friendship because they share parental responsibilities and ‘Bea is in New York all the time’ for work.
But the Princess has been in
London much more lately and perhaps she has begun to notice that she doesn’t always have Edo to herself.
My source says: ‘Having initially been very cool about their friendship, Bea would rather there was a little more distance between Dara and Edo after all.
‘Edo may disagree, but Dara personally believes they would still be together were it not for Bea. But Bea has nothing to worry about – Dara cuts his hair and styles Edo because she’s a Tiger mum. She has no secret wish to get back together. Plus, she actually quite likes Beatrice.’
Despite the tension, Beatrice’s wedding is still very much going ahead, although last week it was confirmed that the event definitely will not be screened on TV.
Both the BBC and ITV revealed they would not be replacing scheduled programming with coverage of the event.
My source adds: ‘The ceremony will go ahead but it is looking like it will be far from a fairy tale wedding at the moment.’
I revealed last year that Dara is due to attend the event and that little Wolfie will be best man. Dara has been on a strict diet and now weighs 8st 7lb – tiny for her 5ft 8in frame – thanks to a ‘no obvious carbs’ diet.