Inside Princess Beatrice’s St James’ Palace home
Pregnant Princess Beatrice offers a rare glimpse inside the elegant St James’s Palace home she shares with husband Edo – from the trendy statement mirror to the black-and-white family snaps
Princess Beatrice has revealed a glimpse into her St James’ Palace home Royal lives at central London palace with her husband Edoardo Mapelli MozziLIving room is filled with photos of herself and Edo, as well as snaps from her travels across the world and pictures with her parents and sister
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Princess Beatrice has revealed a glimpse into her St James’ Palace home, complete with sweet family photos, modern décor and chic artwork.
The royal, 33, who is expecting her first child with her property developer husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, showed off her central London home in an interview with parenting blogger Giovanna Fletcher, where she discussed the ‘gift’ of dyslexia, as well as her relationship with her husband’s son Wolfie, five, who she described as a ‘bonus child’.
Clearly keeping family close to her heart, the royal’s living room is filled with photos of herself and Edo, as well as snaps from her travels across the world.
Princess Beatrice has revealed a glimpse into her St James’ Palace home, complete with sweet family photos, modern décor and chic artwork. Pictured: 1. Pencil sketch art work 2. Family photos 3. Tasteful neutral walls 4. Photos with her husband Edo 5. Trendy mirror 6. Dresser and trinkets
Images on the wall appear to show her with her parents Prince Andrew, 61, and Sarah Ferguson, also 61, as well as her sister Princess Eugenie, 31.
As well as the photos, the white walls are adorned with black and white pencil art.
Interior design expert Benji Lewis, suggest that the glimpse into Beatrice’s home shows her ‘accessibility’ as it ‘didn’t appear like a ‘former royal residence’.
Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, he explained: ‘The backdrop suggests someone with an interest in creating a homely, welcoming interior, who enjoys structure and a sense of calm and who’s unbothered by blending contemporary elements with more traditional ones.
‘The quatrefoil mirror is a great shape – notably in its chunky modern frame – yet the prints on the left in their simple giltwood frames are more traditional, one in particular being finished with what looks like a detailed mount.
‘There’s also an accessibility to things, the backdrop doesn’t say “formal Royal residence'”– on the contrary the room has a gentle, friendly calm feel to it, notably with the inclusion of a multitude of framed photos, likely of friends and family.
‘Lighting wise there’s seemingly been given thought to the positioning of the overhead spots, to highlight the mirror and the two prints, so we can assume that when the overhead lighting is (likely) dimmed it’s a soft effect that’s achieved.
‘The soft grey walls – for similar look at Argento by Graphenstone – are gentle and unshowy, an uncomplicated easy canvas for showcasing possessions and unthreatening as a backdrop for virtual appointments’.
A lover of the arts, Beatrice has attended many events at the National Portrait Gallery among others, while her sister Eugenie is the director of London gallery Hauser & Wirth.
Beatrice also spoke openly about her passion to increase understanding of dyslexia and de-stigmatise any negative associations with it. Pictured: Beatrice and Edo at the Wimbledon Championships in July
Showing she’s up to date with interior design trends, Beatrice also opted for a neutral off-white wall, which highlighted her photos which were framed in black wood.
She’s also added a statement mirror to the room, as well as a dresser which houses more trinkets and framed photos.
Reflected in the mirror is is long white curtains covered in a red and blue tree print.
The royal has previously shown another room in the house which is decorated with deep orange walls and features a fire place with a picture from Edo and Beatrice’s wedding day on top.
Despite the palace being nearly 500 years old, Edo has previously revealed it has modern touches, telling the Financial Times he has a Peloton bike.
‘I go for a run in the park, I get on my Peloton bike or play squash. It’s not a ritual but something I do when I have the time. There’s always the feeling that you don’t want to do it before you start, but once it’s over you feel so much better,’ he said.
It comes as the royal spoke movingly about her experience of dyslexia – and says that if her unborn child is ‘lucky enough’ to be diagnosed with it, then she will see that as a ‘gift’.
The Queen‘s granddaughter was herself diagnosed with the learning difficulty, which can affect reading, writing and spelling, when she was seven.
But while she had support from an early age, Beatrice revealed ‘nobody made me feel like it was a lesser-than’ when she was diagnosed.
Speaking to Hello! magazine, she referred to it as a ‘gift’ because she feels it has offered her different skills in life, saying: ‘I think that having dyslexia and reflecting on where I am right now in my career path, and also as an older person looking back, it definitely has allowed me to look at things in a new way and come up with solutions.’
Her words echo the title of Ron Davis’ 1994 book The Gift of Dyslexia, which became an immediate best-seller and became a bible for people with dyslexia and parents of children with dyslexia.
She also described her role as a stepmother to Edo’s son Wolfie, five, calling him her ‘bonus son’ – but admitted that home-schooling him during lockdown had been a challenge.
