Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.Photo: CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The top name choices include a nod to Edoardo’s Italian background. Beatrice’s husband, whom she wed last summer, descends from Italian aristocracy. Edoardo’s father is Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, and as his oldest son, Edoardo will inherit the family’s ancestral seat, the 18th century Villa Mapelli Mozzi palace in northern Italy.
Florence and Theodore are the frontrunners when it comes to betting odds, with Ladbrokes setting the odds at 4/1 and 9/2, respectively.
Arabella is a 5/1 shot, with Cecilia (6/1), Julius (6/1) and Francesco (6/1) also close behind.
“The latest odds suggestPrincess Beatriceand husband Edoardo will opt for a traditional name with a nod to the latter’s Italian roots, and as things stand it’s Florence and Theodore leading the way in the betting,” Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.Benjamin Wheeler/PA Wire
Other top name predictions for Beatrice include Emmeline, Madeleine, Clementine, Allegra, Gabriella and Isabella for a girl, and Hugo, Alexander, Rupert, Alfonso, Alberto and Teddy for a boy.
On Wednesday,Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter announced that she is pregnant with her first child. This will be the second grandchild for her parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, as her sisterPrincess Eugeniewelcomed son August in February.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice.Chris Jackson/WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Beatrice is also stepmother to her husband’s young son — Christopher Woolf, known as “Wolfie” — from a previous relationship with American architect and designer Dara Huang.
“Beatrice is a wonderful and very hands-on stepmom,” a source previously told PEOPLE.
source: people.com
