Princess Beatrice's daughter Sienna has a royal title but Princess Eugenie's kids don't
18.09.2023 - 09:55
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will no doubt be celebrating today as their daughter Sienna turns two.
Over the past few years, Sienna's birth and the arrival of her cousins August and Ernest, who are the sons of Princess Eugenie, have shaken up the royals' line of succession quite a bit.
However, unlike her cousins, little Sienna, who is 10th in line to the throne, is actually eligible for a royal title and it's got nothing to do with her mum Beatrice, but is actually thanks to her father Edo.
Beatrice's other half is an Italian count, which means his children also inherit a count or countess title, the Mirror reports. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Edoardo's dad, Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, explained: "Edoardo is the only male descendent taking the family into the next generation.
"He is a count, his wife will be a countess automatically and any of their children will be counts or nobile donna."
Neither Beatrice nor Eugenie's children are entitled to British royal titles as they are not grandchildren of the monarch, with King Charles being their great-uncle.
Earlier this year, the children's grandmother, Sarah Ferguson, discussed the pride she has for her grandkids in the second episode of her podcast Tea Talks.
Fergie, who is the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, spoke about how she enjoyed spending time with Sienna, who had been over to stay with her while Beatrice was in Jordan for the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa in June.
She explained: "I’ve managed to really have a bond with Sienna and guess what my bond is? I give her a little sip of my tea out of my tea cup …. I put some cold water in with it."
Meanwhile, Fergie also said she teared up when Eugenie announced that her newborn