Recently named Best Dressed of the Year by Tatler, Princess Beatrice has another reason to celebrate today.
Her daughter, Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, turns three.
Few photos of the little girl have been shared and her family decided to show only the back of her head.
However, a friend of Beatriz He told Tatler Earlier this year: “Sienna is absolutely gorgeous and looks a lot like Bea. She’s very sassy and has a really good personality.”
The princess also received praise for her parenting skills, with her friend adding: “Bea has a big heart and is a very kind person, so motherhood came very naturally to her – she’s a fantastic mum.”
Princess Beatrice’s daughter Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi turns three today. Above: Sienna appears in a photo posted on social media by her father to celebrate her second birthday last year. No images of her face have been released. When she turned two, her father, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, wrote on Instagram: “Happy birthday little one. You bring us so much joy every day.”
Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo seen at Royal Ascot in June this year.
Princess Eugenie posted a sweet snap of Sienna Mapelli Mozzi and her older cousin August Brooksbank at London Zoo to celebrate Earth Day last year.
Beatrice’s daughter weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces when she was born at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London at 11:42 p.m..
Sienna is a name of Italian origin, perhaps chosen because of the roots of her father, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
It means ‘orange-red’ and could also refer to the fiery hair of the Duchess of York, Sienna’s grandmother.
Beatrice, who had a close relationship with Queen Elizabeth, decided to honor her grandmother with her daughter’s middle name.
Sienna is the late Queen’s 12th great-great-grandchild. Like many of her cousins, she has no royal title.
Only the monarch’s grandchildren through the male line are automatically entitled to the title of HRH.
King Charles could bestow a title on his great-niece if he so wished, but it is unlikely he would ask for one.
However, the girl is officially a “Nobile Donna” and “contessa” – the female version of a count – as a result of her father’s noble ancestry.
In Italy these titles are no longer officially recognised, but can still be used as a sign of respect.
One day, Edoardo will inherit his family’s residence, the 18th-century Villa Mapelli Mozzi palace in northern Italy.
Sienna is currently tenth in line to the royal throne, behind her mother Princess Beatrice.
When the couple announced Sienna’s name in October 2021, Edoardo shared a print of his daughter’s feet along with her full name.
Sienna is currently tenth in line to the royal succession, below her mother Princess Beatrice.
Princess Beatrice’s husband Edoardo shared a never-before-seen image of them kissing at their wedding anniversary this year.
When the couple announced Sienna’s name in October 2021, Edoardo shared a print of his daughter’s feet and wrote: ‘Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi.
‘Our life together has just begun and I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things that await us.
“I have so much love and gratitude for my wonderful wife, my baby Sienna and (her half-brother) Wolfie. These are the days I never want to forget.
‘This week a friend told me a very sweet phrase: “With every child a whole new heart grows.”
The royal family’s official social media page later posted the same image, with the caption: ‘The couple said: ‘We’re all doing well and Wolfie is the best big brother to Sienna.’
Edoardo has an eight-year-old son, Wolfie, with his ex-partner Dara Huang.
Sienna was the Queen’s fourth great-grandchild to be born in 2021, following the arrival of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s son August in February, Zara and Mike Tindall’s son Lucas in March, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter Lilibet in June.
Sienna was christened on 29 April 2022 at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace.
It was revealed by Hello In May, nutritionist Gabriela Peacock will be one of the young royal’s godmothers, with Beatrice also godmother to her daughter, Iris.
Princess Eugenie shared the first glimpse of her niece in a photo celebrating Earth Day.
She revealed that Sienna and her cousin August “love going to London Zoo” in a photo of the pair watching the penguins.
In the picture, she appeared to have thick strawberry blonde hair.
Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, on their wedding day in 2020
Princess Beatrice in her elegant blush embellished Reem Acra gown alongside her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the wedding reception of Crown Prince Al Hussein and Rajwa Alseif, June 2023
Edoardo is the son of former Olympic skier Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi and Nikki Shale.
He had been friends with the York children for some time before becoming engaged to Beatrice. The couple married in 2020.
Known as Edo to his friends, he helped heal Beatrice’s broken heart following her split from Dave Clark in 2016 after ten years together.
He attended Radley School in Oxfordshire before studying for a master’s degree in politics in Edinburgh.
