Princess Beatrice's loved up appearance with controversial boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at a red carpet bash this week suggests an engagement may soon be on the cards, senior royal sources have told MailOnline.
The couple put on a very public display of devotion at a A-lister gala fundraiser at the National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday evening - attended by the Duchess of Cambridge as well as Earl Snowdon, the late Princess Margaret's son.
Now many in palace circles are tipping a wedding announcement before Christmas ahead of a Spring wedding.
Princess Beatrice is planning to wed her millionaire boyfriend despite his personal scandal, according to The Sun on Sunday.
Haters are upset about her move as tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi has been accused of abandoning his galpal to be with Bea, as RadarOnline.com has reported.
Controversy erupted because Opens a New Window. Mozzi allegedly dumped Dara Huang, the mother of his son, for Prince Andrew‘s daughter.
As Radar readers know, Huang’s father Po Tien has ripped the royals and shared exclusive photos of Huang with Mozzi and their baby son, “Wolfie.”
While Mozzi hasn’t abandoned his son, he did leave Huang for a new life with Bea.
Now, sources have told The Sun that Beatrice and Mozzi are set to marry, just months after moving in together at St James’s Palace.
An insider said Prince Andrew’s daughter is “head over heels in love” with the property developer.
Princess Beatrice cut a smart figure on Friday, as she joined sister Eugenie at a friend's babyshower at Mayfair's upscale Arts Club.
Beatrice, 30, and Eugenie, 29, coordinated in navy ensembles as they helped their pregnant pal celebrate her little one's impending arrival.
The royal sisters were pictured leaving the exclusive member's club in London, laden with baby gifts which they helped their unnamed friend load into a waiting car.