Claims that Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's marriage is under strain following her father's arrest have been firmly rejected by those close to the couple.
Friends dismissed reports suggesting the pair were experiencing difficulties, describing such speculation as entirely unfounded.
A friend of Beatrice and Mr Mapelli Mozzi said: "The only thing Bea and Edo are navigating are their busy jobs and looking after their children!
"They've both had recent stints working abroad and like so many working parents, have balancing work with looking after the kids."
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The source continued to tell Hello!: "Recent reports that things aren't good between them are not true at all.
"Things are great between them and the only distance between them recently has been physical distance because of work!"
The property developer has been travelling extensively for business in recent weeks, with trips taking him to Palm Beach and Fisher Island near Miami.
During these overseas work commitments, Beatrice is understood to have stayed in the capital caring for their two young daughters, three-year-old Sienna and one-year-old Athena.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo have a country home in the Cotswolds | GETTYFriends insist this arrangement reflects nothing more than the ordinary challenges faced by working parents juggling professional demands with childcare responsibilities.
The couple appeared to present a united front over the weekend when they were spotted enjoying an evening out together in Notting Hill.
Beatrice and Mr Mapelli Mozzi dined at Eeel Sushi Bar, where they reportedly remained for approximately two hours before departing in a Porsche.
The Princess of York has maintained a notably low profile since her father's arrest in February.
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Princess Beatrice and Edoardo got married in 2020 | PAShe was last seen publicly in late January when she went riding in Windsor with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and her daughter, Sienna, shortly before he was removed from Royal Lodge.
The fallout has also affected her sister Princess Eugenie, with widespread reports indicating neither sibling will participate in the carriage procession or join relatives in the royal box at Ascot this June.
Both were conspicuously absent from Cheltenham races this month, despite other family members including Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Zara Tindall attending.
Royal commentators have suggested the princesses may remain excluded from public engagements until at least next year.