(CNN) - Princess Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, married her fiancé at a secret wedding at Windsor Castle attended by Queen Elizabeth II.
Beatrice married real estate developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on Friday, Buckingham Palace confirmed to CNN.
The couple has been engaged since September, but the coronavirus pandemic interfered in the run-up to their ceremony. Mapelli Mozzi proposed to her while the couple spent a weekend in Italy last year.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi during the wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon and Olympia Von Arco-Zinneberg at Les Invalides, in Paris, on October 19, 2019. (Credit: Luc Castel / Getty Images)
"The private wedding ceremony of Princess Beatriz and Mister Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi took place at 11 am on Friday, July 17 at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor," the Palace said in a statement.
“The small ceremony was attended by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the close family. The wedding was held in accordance with all relevant government guidelines. "
The palace did not confirm whether Beatriz's father was also present.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, faces new scrutiny over his alleged sexual assault on Virginia Giuffre and his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following the arrest of Epstein's alleged accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, by the FBI.
Earlier on Friday, it emerged that Andrés' official website had been removed from the Internet.
"We are both very excited to embark on this life adventure together and can't wait to get really married," the couple said after their engagement.
Mapelli Mozzi, who has a 2-year-old son from a previous relationship, is a wealthy businessman, the BBC reported. According to Companies House, he is the director of the real estate company Banda Property.
Princess Beatrice is ninth in the line of succession to the British throne. She is the granddaughter of the Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the first cousin of Prince William and Prince Henry.
In 2018, her younger sister Eugenie married Jacks Brooksbank at a ceremony in Windsor.
The princess's parents announced their separation and divorced in 1996, sharing joint custody of Beatrice and Eugenie.
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