Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is celebrating a special occasion today after Princess Beatrice’s husband was called to help Prince Andrew.
The property developer turned 41 today and is likely celebrating at his home in The Cotswolds with the Princess of York and their daughter Sienna, three.
Edoardo’s birthday celebrations come shortly after Prince Andrew reportedly called on him to give his home, Royal Lodge a makeover.
Princess Beatrice’s husband is said to be advising the Duke of York on modernising the sprawling 30-room property.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi celebrates milestone after Princess Beatrice’s husband called to help Prince Andrew
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The 41-year-old has been seen regularly visiting Royal Lodge in recent weeks, while a skip was spotted outside the front of the property towards the end of the summer.
It comes as Prince Andrew faces calls to reveal the funding sources enabling his stay at Royal Lodge.
The King stopped paying his brother’s £3million-a-year security bill last month and urged him to move into more modest accommodation, as part of a row dubbed “the siege of Royal Lodge”.
But Andrew has now been allowed to stay at the home in Windsor Great Park after convincing Palace officials that he has secured enough funds to support himself.
Recent pictures appear to show some of Royal Lodge’s outhouses in a state of disrepair, with large patches of paint peeling off the walls.
The interiors are said to be cluttered with novelty teapots collected by Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and gifts received by the Duke of York when he was a working royal.
One source told The Mail: “They are redecorating somewhere that they can sit in and stay in – the guest parts.”
Edoardo has a daughter named Sienna with Beatrice, and an older son named Wolfie from a previous relationship with American architect Dara Huang.
Andrew was recently cut off financially by his older brother
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The property developer has a passion for home design.
He founded Banda, an interior design company, in 2007, which helps wealthy business tycoons redesign their homes.
The firm, which has 65 employees in London, has projects in New Delhi, Milan, the Alps, LA and the Hamptons.
A mixture of modern and traditional, his company’s designs often combine marble with wood and contemporary lighting.
