Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, 74, was recently asked about speculation of marital trouble between the royal and his son, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. However, the Italian aristocrat gave a cryptic response and refused to comment on the rumours.
“I have plenty of opinions, but I am not going to talk about them,” he told the Daily Mail, adding: “It’s not my affair, you should go and talk to my son about it.”
Far from a sprawling aristocratic home, Alessandro lives in Draguignan in Provence, southern France with his Spanish partner, Marie Helene Viegas, 64.
Locals told the Daily Mail: “They run a holiday letting company from their home. We see them out and about walking their dogs. Everyone knows his son is married to a member of the Royal Family and lives in London. He’s mentioned it, but we have never seen them here.”
Princess Beatrice and her sister, Princess Eugenie, have kept a low profile since new details about their parents emerged in the latest tranche of documents to be released by the US in relation to the US financier. On Easter Sunday, their absence was notable as the rest of the Royal Family gathered in Windsor for the annual church service.
A royal expert claimed that the princess may be “struggling” following her parents’ scandal.
Editor-in-Chief of Majesty Magazine, Ingrid Seward, told The Sun: “Princess Beatrice was always close to her dad and witnessing his epic downfall would have destroyed her.
“Princess Beatrice is very sensitive, and, as witnessed by her recent visit to her ostracised dad at Sandringham, she is very kind. She would also worry like mad about her mother, Sarah Ferguson, who has always confided in her.”
This year, Beatrice reportedly spent Easter alongside her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and his side of the family. It comes as a source close to the York sisters recently spoke about their feelings behind their Easter absence.
A source told the Mirror that Beatrice and Eugenie are “just getting on with their lives as much as they can.”