Princess Beatrice was the vision of elegance in a burgundy ensemble as she joined her husband and in-laws for dinner.
The royal, 35, and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, were all smiles as they left Arlington restaurant in Mayfair on Wednesday night.
They appeared in good spirits after enjoying the evening with Nikki Williams-Ellis MBE – Edo’s mother – and her husband David Williams-Ellis.
For last night’s outing, the King’s niece wore a deep purple coat with gold buttons over a sophisticated black top and long skirt.
The outfit was cinched at the waist with a belt and Beatrice completed the look with simple heels.
Princess Beatrice was the vision of elegance in a burgundy ensemble as she joined her husband and in-laws for dinner.
She styled her caramel locks in relaxed waves and opted for a minimalist makeup look.
Elsewhere, Edo opted for a simple white button-down shirt, a black jacket and khaki pants.
He carried an umbrella to protect himself from possible rain and held his wife’s hand as they left the restaurant.
Meanwhile, her glamorous mother donned a bohemian print dress and suede jacket for dinner.
David, who is Nikki’s third husband, has become the preferred sculptor of high society, and Tatler calls one of his pieces ‘the definitive marker of taste”.
The Northern Irish-born artist, who was educated at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, is also the great-nephew of Clough Williams-Ellis, the Welsh architect best known as the creator of the Italian village of Portmeirion in North Wales, famous for being the place where The Prisoner was filmed.
Meanwhile, Nikki’s first husband, Edo’s father, is a member of the Italian nobility and a former British Olympic skier with dual Italian and British citizenship.
His thrice-married ex-wife Nikki mixes with English jet set and was awarded an MBE for “political service” when David Cameron announced his honors list after leaving Number 10 in 2016.
The royal, 35, and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, were all smiles as they left Arlington restaurant in Mayfair on Wednesday night.
They appeared in good spirits after enjoying the evening with Nikki Williams-Ellis MBE – mother of Edo – and her husband David Williams-Ellis.
The couple divorced when their son and sister Natalie were young, and Nikki is now married to David following the tragic death of her second husband, Christopher Shale, in 2011 at the age of 56.
Christopher was a senior Conservative and a close friend of former Prime Minister David Cameron. He collapsed and died in 2011 at the Glastonbury Festival, after disappearing for approximately 18 hours before being found in a cubicle in the VIP area.
An investigation later discovered that he suffered from undiagnosed heart disease stemming from high blood pressure.
Edo was so devoted to his stepfather that he named his son Christopher, with his former partner Dara Huang, after him.
At the time, a distraught Prime Minister David Cameron said: “Suddenly a huge stone has been removed from my life.”
For last night’s outing, the King’s niece wore a dark purple coat with gold buttons over a sophisticated black top and long skirt.
The outfit was cinched at the waist with a belt and Beatrice completed the look with simple heels.
leading to instagram On the 10th anniversary of his stepfather’s passing, Edo shared a collection of images, including one of his mother, Nikki, and Christopher on their wedding day, with Beatrice’s mother, Sarah Ferguson, alongside them.
Edo wrote in the emotional post: ‘Chrisdog, Pups, I can’t believe it’s been 10 years. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you and lean on all the lessons you taught me.
‘You once said, when I turned 18, that being my stepfather was the greatest honor and privilege of your life. I echo this, being your stepson is the greatest honor of my life and I would never be here today without you.
‘I know how proud you would be of all of us today and that’s why you wish you could have met your three and soon four grandchildren. What joy they would have brought you.
‘I was barely Wolfie’s age when you came into my world and changed everything. You always believed in me, with unconditional love. You taught me honesty, laughter, hard work and empathy. I love you today and always,’ she concluded.
Property developer Edo is the son of Alessandro Mapelli, a count and former alpine skier, who competed for Team GB, and was married three times to Nikki.
Alessandro is an Italian count who is now 72 years old and is informally known as Alex.
Nikki was married to Christopher Shale, a senior Conservative and close friend of former Prime Minister David Cameron, before his death at the Glastonbury Festival (pictured, Edo with Nikki and David Cameron in 2011 after the memorial service).
He skied for Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Japan and is a fixture of European jet set. He was educated at Downside School in Somerset and is currently married to his third wife, Ebba; The couple lives in a luxurious house in Provence.
Beatrice has long enjoyed a close relationship with her husband’s father, a real estate developer.
Apparently, the count is interested in continuing the Italian lineage. He previously told MailOnline: ‘Edoardo is the only male descendant carrying the family into the next generation. He is an earl; His wife will automatically be a countess and any of his children will be a count or nobile donna.
Edo will inherit his father’s glamorous palace, Villa Mapelli Mozzi, which is just a stone’s throw from Milan in northern Italy.
Nikki has been friends with the Yorks, particularly Sarah Ferguson, for decades and is considered well connected in high society: she once owned a successful real estate company.
Edo’s mother separated from Alessandro when her son was young and took custody of Edo and his sister Natalia, while her ex-husband moved to France to live.