Princess Beatrice officially 'cancels' May wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi due to coronavirus pandemic

Princess Beatrice has officially cancelled her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The royal bride-to-be, 31, was set to marry the Italian property developer, 37, on 29 May, but that is now not going ahead and there are no immediate plans to rearrange a source has said.

Back in March Buckingham Palace released a statement confirming the reception that was to be held in the grounds was no longer happening due to the coronavirus pandemic, and now it's believed the Queen's daughter has also put any chance of a ceremony on hold.

According to People, a source told them that the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson were formally cancelling the royal wedding.

"There are no plans to switch venues or hold a bigger wedding. They aren't even thinking about their wedding at this time. There will come a time to rearrange, but that's not yet," the spokesperson for the couple have reportedly said.

The source also reportedly claimed that no invitations for the ceremony, that was to be held at Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, had been sent out due early worries over COVID-19.

It comes after the UK government announced there would be at least another three weeks of lockdown for the public which would be at the earliest 7 May, just three weeks before the wedding was set to go ahead.

The Church of England has said the number of people attending church weddings during the outbreak should be limited to the legal minimum of five - the priest, the bride and groom and two witnesses.

This means if the couple's wedding went ahead while the pandemic is ongoing, they would be limited to just two guests. B


Beatrice, daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, was set to walk down the aisle in the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace in London.