[1] Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is the son of Alex Mapelli-Mozzi, a former British Olympian who represented the country at the 1972 Winter Olympics in alpine skiing events.
[4] They began dating in autumn 2018 and became engaged in Italy in September 2019 when Mapelli Mozzi gave the princess a ring designed by Shaun Leane, which has a central round brilliant cut diamond surrounded by tapered baguettes on a platinum pavé-style band.
The engagement was overshadowed by her father's involvement with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and later by the abrupt withdrawal of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from royal duties.
[14] Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the couple revised their wedding plans, announcing that the private reception at Buckingham Palace would not take place.
[18] The bride wore a "Peau De Soie taffeta" vintage dress in shades of ivory by Norman Hartnell that belonged to the Queen and was "trimmed with duchess satin and encrusted with diamante".
After the wedding the bridal bouquet was placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey, following royal tradition that began with the Queen Mother.
[21] The groom's son, Wolfie, served as the best man and page boy and the bride's sister, Princess Eugenie, was matron of honour.
The Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal, Paul Wright, and the Honorary Chaplain to the Queen, Martin Poll, officiated as the couple made their marriage vows, and a special wedding licence was prepared by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
A marquee "filled with sofas, a jukebox, draft beer and a dartboard" was set up outside and guests stayed in glamping pods until the next morning.