Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Beatrice's husband, made "tone deaf" comments on buying property in London, a royal commentator exclusively claimed to GB News.
Last week, the high-end property developer made an "out-of-touch" comment, according to royal fans, regarding the best places in the capital to buy property.
The chief executive of Banda Property said: "I say to my friends, if you're going to live somewhere full time in London, it's Chelsea, Belgravia, Notting Hill or Holland Park."
Royal fans branded the comments "pretentious", with one writing: "It sums up the pretentiousness and greed of people in the high-end property market."
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have been married for nearly four years
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Another commented: "For that price, you can get several mansions in the country with a large amount of land. I know what I would rather have."
Royal commentator Gareth Russell spoke exclusively to GB News, claiming it was "unsurprising" to hear these remarks from Edoardo, 40.
He said: "To be honest, it's unsurprising that someone who specialises in high-end real estate is promoting high-end real estate. That's his job.
"But there is an element to which high-end real estate is usually kept a bit more private, and whether that's hypocrisy or discretion depends on your viewpoints.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is a high-end property developer
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"Public comments like that do have a little bit of a ring of tone deafness."
However, Russell noted that Princess Beatrice's husband is not a senior working royal.
He added: "It is important to note, he's not a member of the Royal Family. He’s not a working royal, he's a high-end property developer.
"Edoardo is also a member of the Italian aristocracy, so he's entitled to make those comments."
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attending Ellie Goulding's wedding in 2019
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Beatrice's husband is the son of Alessandro "Alex" Mapelli-Mozzi, 72, a member of a formerly titled Italian noble family.
His ancestral seat is Villa Mapelli Mozzi in the Bergamo province of Italy.
Despite defending his comments, Russell acknowledged they were slightly "tone-deaf".
He explained: "Particularly in the current climate, to go on the record making a comment like that is a little bit tone-deaf, but not anything too egregious."