Princess Beatrice considers US move amid Epstein scandal fallout

Princess Beatrice is said to be eyeing a move to the United States as the fallout from her father’s links to Jeffrey Epstein continues to cast a shadow over the Royal Family.

Sources claim Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are considering relocating across the Atlantic in a bid to escape the ongoing scrutiny.

The princess and her sister Eugenie were reportedly left “mortified” by the controversy surrounding their parents, which has put them under pressure over their own past connections to the disgraced billionaire.

While there is no suggestion of wrongdoing by either sister, documents released by the US Department of Justice indicated they had more contact with Epstein than previously understood.

A royal insider said the couple could follow Prince Harry to America in search of a “fresh start”.

They told the Daily Mail that staying in Britain risks Beatrice becoming a “sitting duck” as further damaging revelations about Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson continue to surface.

The source added that Beatrice had been “hit hard” by the situation, particularly as she is believed to have encouraged her father to take part in his ill-fated 2019 Newsnight interview.

Mr Mozzi, the son of an Italian count, has recently spent time in the US promoting his property and interior design firm Banda, with visits to Los Angeles and Miami.

Banda’s interior design arm recorded a turnover of £2.2million in 2024, with profits exceeding £750,000.

According to the source, Mr Mozzi’s booming US business makes a move increasingly likely.

“A move to the United States would certainly seem obvious for them.

Edo [Mr Mozzi] spends a lot of time there so I can easily see them moving there”, they said.

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The couple have two daughters together, and Beatrice is also stepmother to Mr Mozzi’s son Wolfie, from his previous relationship with Dara Huang.

Both Beatrice and Eugenie have kept a low profile since their father’s dramatic fall from grace, including the moment he was photographed in the back of a police vehicle after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Neither is said to be keen on the idea of their scandal-hit mother moving in with them, another factor said to be pushing Beatrice towards a life abroad.

Sarah Ferguson’s difficulties deepened this week when York councillors unanimously voted to strip her of the Freedom of the City honour she received following her marriage to Andrew in 1987.

The former duchess was revealed to have exchanged dozens of emails with Epstein , including messages sent after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Among them was one in which she asked him to “just marry me”.

Another showed she had introduced her daughters to Epstein shortly after his release from prison.

As details of her links to Epstein emerged, Ferguson spent several weeks away from the UK at an exclusive wellness clinic in Switzerland.