Princess Beatrice + Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Christmas without his son Wolfie
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
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News about the British royals in the GALA ticker: Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo celebrated Christmas without his son Wolfie +++ Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry remember Desmond Tutu +++ Queen Elizabeth mourns human rights activist Desmond Tutu.
Royal News 2021 in the GALA ticker
December 28, 2021
Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo celebrated Christmas without their son Wolfie
While Princess Beatrice, 33, was spending Christmas with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 38, and three-month-old daughter Sienna in the UK, her stepson Christopher, called “Wolfie”, was celebrating with his mother Dara Huang, 38, in the US. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s ex posted some rare photos of her five-year-old son looking forward to the Christmas presents on Instagram. “I hope Christmas was just as magical for everyone. I am so happy that we can see my family this year!” Wrote the star architect about the photos, on which Wolfie’s face cannot be seen.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Dara Huang were engaged to Princess Beatrice before Edo’s relationship, the separation took place in 2018. Their son was born in 2016.
December 27, 2021
Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry remember Desmond Tutu
“Archbishop Tutu will be remembered for his optimism, his moral clarity and his cheerful spirit. He was an icon of social justice and popular around the world,” said Prince Harry, 37, and Duchess Meghan, 40, with these words , Farewell to Archbishop (German Archbishop) Desmond Tutu. The Sussexes did not meet the human rights activist as often as Queen Elizabeth, but that one meeting in 2019 was something very special and will be remembered by the couple for a long time.
“He only stopped our son Archie two years ago when we were in South Africa – ‘Arch and The Arch’, he had joked, his infectious laughter echoing through the room, relaxing everyone in his presence. He has remained a friend and is loved by sorely missed everyone “, was the further statement they posted with a touching black and white photo of themselves, Archie and Demond Tutu.
Queen Elizabeth mourns human rights activist Desmond Tutu
The news of the death of the former South African Archbishop and human rights activist Desmond Tutu on Christmas Day (December 26, 2021) also took Queen Elizabeth, 95, and the rest of the Royal Family with it. A few personal words from the Queen have now been published on the family’s Instagram account for the man who had campaigned against apartheid in his homeland throughout his life and for this received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. There the Queen writes that she and the family are filled with “deep sadness” at the news.
Queen Elizabeth and Desmond Tutu had met several times in the past few decades, whether in Cape Town in 1995 or in London in 1999. In addition to the expression of mourning, the palace also published a photo that shows the two of them after the Commonwealth service in Westminster Abbey in 2004. “I fondly remember my encounters with him and his great warmth and humor. The loss of Archbishop Tutu will be felt by the people of South Africa and Great Britain, Northern Ireland and throughout the Commonwealth, where he was shown great affection and appreciation”, the Queen concludes her statement.
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