Princess Beatrice’s children are rarely seen in public and after she welcomed baby Athena some fans might be curious about how many she has.
January just got more exciting for the Royal Family as Princess Beatrice welcomed her daughter Athena on 22nd. Born at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital weighing 4 pounds and 5 ounces, Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi is "healthy and doing well", as is her mum. The Royal Family announced the special news on Instagram alongside a sweet snap of Athena taken by her dad Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The statement confirmed that King Charles, Queen Camilla and other royals have been informed and are "delighted” and expressed Princess Beatrice and Edoardo’s gratitude to the hospital and its staff.
As a non-working royal, Princess Beatrice likely won’t be seen much over the coming months and her private life is kept largely out of the public eye. Because of this, some people might be curious about how many children Princess Beatrice has and we have all the details about her family, including if her children have titles.
How many children does Princess Beatrice have?
Princess Beatrice has two children, three-year-old Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi and newborn Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, and a stepson, Christopher Woolf Mapelli Mozzi. Eight-year-old Christopher is known as Wolfie and is Edoardo’s son from his previous relationship with architect Dara Huang.
Since Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi got together Wolfie has been very much welcomed as part of the Royal Family. He was his father’s Best Man at the couple’s wedding and has accompanied his father and stepmother to the Christmas Day church service with the royals in 2022, as well as to the Princess of Wales’s carol concert last year and in 2023.
According to the Daily Mail, when Princess Beatrice’s sister Princess Eugenie announced her pregnancy with August Brooksbank in 2020, their mother Sarah was reportedly eager to make it clear that she considered Wolfie as her grandchild too.
"Wolfie is already a very much-loved member of their family and the Duchess is very keen to stress that she sees Wolfie as their grandchild too", the spokesperson stated.
Meanwhile, Princess Beatrice has previously opened up upon her close bond with her stepson and how they read books together. In 2023 she announced Jarvis, author of the The Boy With Flowers in His Hair, as the winner of the 10th Annual Oscar’s Book Prize and said that she and Wolfie looked forward to going through the books.
"My stepson, who is now seven, and I eagerly look forward to receiving the books and going through them together," she said. "Growing up in a world surrounded by books, we can take for granted that not everyone is so lucky."
Wolfie also received a heart-warming mention in the announcement of Sienna’s birth in September 2021 and when her name was revealed a few weeks later, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo said he is the "best big brother" to Sienna.
👶 Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have named their daughter Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi. 👣 The couple have said, “We are all doing well and Wolfie is the best big brother to Sienna.” pic.twitter.com/J7PNxn2EjIOctober 1, 2021
Both Sienna and Wolfie were likewise referenced in the recent post confirming the birth of baby Athena. The caption shared by the Royal Family on Instagram declared that Princess Beatrice and Athena are "doing well" and that the family are "enjoying spending time together with Athena’s older siblings, Wolfie and Sienna".
Has Princess Beatrice’s daughter Sienna attended a royal event?
Sienna Mapelli Mozzi hasn’t attended a public royal event yet. She’s never had the experience of joining her parents on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour, and given that Princess Beatrice is a non-working royal and only working royals typically appear on the balcony nowadays, it’s perhaps unlikely she ever will. Sienna has also not been taken to church on Christmas Day in Sandringham yet, possibly because she is still so young.
Prince Louis was four when he first walked to church with his siblings and the Prince and Princess of Wales in 2022. In light of this, Sienna could potentially join her wider family to walk to St Mary Magdalene Church at some point in the future when she’s older. At the moment, it seems that Princess Beatrice and Edoardo are keen to ensure their daughter has a high level of privacy and the first photo publicly shared of her was posted by her aunt Princess Eugenie.
Taken from behind so no faces are visible, the picture shows Sienna and her cousin August Brooksbank excitedly watching the penguins during a visit to the zoo. Since then there have been a few more snaps of Sienna shared, but none featuring her face. The first picture of Athena Mapelli Mozzi shared by her proud parents also kept the her face out of sight of the camera as she had her arm raised up in front of it.
Do Princess Beatrice’s children have titles?
Neither Sienna nor Athena Mapelli Mozzi have royal titles. Princess Beatrice is officially Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York, and she was entitled to the title ‘Princess’ as the granddaughter of the late monarch, Queen Elizabeth, via her son Prince Andrew. Traditionally, titles are passed down through the male line and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi doesn’t have a British royal title, so Sienna is Miss Sienna Mapelli Mozzi. However, Edoardo reportedly has an Italian noble title and his children have one too.
As reported by Hello!, Edoardo’s father Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi supposedly once alleged to the Daily Mail, "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."
Whether they choose to be called by them or not, it seems that Wolfie, Sienna and Athena have Italian noble titles.
