Princess Beatrice stepped out for a festive gathering in West London on Wednesday evening, attending without her husband by her side.
Beatrice’s spouse, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, was across the Atlantic due to business commitments.
The 42-year-old property developer posted images of the Los Angeles skyline to Instagram, noting he was conducting a site meeting for Banda Property, his interior design firm established in 2007.
The festive bash was attended by Samantha Cameron, the businesswoman married to former Prime Minister David Cameron, and broadcaster Piers Morgan, formerly of Good Morning Britain.
Princess Beatrice stepped out for a festive gathering in West London on Wednesday evening, attending without her husband by her side.
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The outing came just a day after Princess Beatrice joined her younger sister Princess Eugenie, 35, at Buckingham Palace for the Royal Family pre-Christmas gathering.
King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted the annual event, which brought together members of the Royal Family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales.
For Edoardo, his absence marked an unusual departure from recent years, as the property developer typically accompanies Beatrice to royal engagements ranging from Royal Ascot to church services at Sandringham.
However, his site visit in LA was a straightforward scheduling conflict between his professional commitments and the family gathering.
Beatrice’s spouse, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, was across the Atlantic due to business commitments.
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The festive lunch traditionally serves as an opportunity for extended Royal Family members who will not be joining the monarch at Sandringham over Christmas to celebrate together beforehand.
Edoardo works as a property developer, and his California trip represented a business obligation that evidently could not be rescheduled around the palace event.
In contrast, twelve months earlier, Beatrice arrived at the same event with her husband behind the wheel.
She had been expecting their daughter Athena at the time, who is now ten months old.
In contrast, twelve months earlier, Beatrice arrived at the same event with her husband behind the wheel.
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Their daughter Sienna, now four, had also been present in the vehicle, seated in the back alongside her half-brother Christopher Woolf, nine, Mapelli Mozzi's son from his previous relationship with architect Dara Huang.
The King, 77, has maintained this pre-Christmas tradition that was established by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who enjoyed gathering her wider family before departing for her official Christmas break in Norfolk.
Among those attending this year's early festivities were Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, along with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and their daughter Lady Louise Windsor.
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