Overview
- The intimate service is scheduled for Friday, December 12, at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace for Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s daughter, Athena.
- If they attend, it would be their first Royal Family event since Letters Patent on November 3 removed Andrew’s HRH style and the princely dignity.
- Reports describe behind-the-scenes diplomacy to enable the appearance, with some attendees said to be uneasy about Andrew’s presence.
- Guests are expected to include close family and a small group of European royals, with Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark named as a godparent; the King is not expected to attend.
- Separately, the Crown Estate has told MPs that repair costs at Royal Lodge will likely negate any compensation to Andrew upon early surrender of his lease.