Princess Beatrice’s Engagement Party Happened But Her Dad Prince Andrew Didn’t Attend

I guess Prince Andrew was too full of mummy’s turkey to attend his daughter’s engagement party last night. I can’t think of a single other reason he wouldn’t have been there. Oh well, tryptophan strikes again! Princess Beatrice and Edoardo “Edo” Mapelli Mozzi’s engagement party was held last night at Chiltern Firehouse, as originally planned. It was previously reported that the party had been cancelled due to the lack of privacy at the London venue because Bea didn’t want the paparazzi standing outside screaming “Andrew! Andrew! Look over here!” all night. Although he was in attendance at The Queen‘s annual pre-Christmas turkey lunch held earlier that day, Andrew was unable to attend the engagement party, presumably because he has another rare medical condition, one that gives him explosive diarrhea if he has even a bite of mummy’s turkey. Problem solved! The party was back on, and Andrew, again, presumably, spent the evening shitting his brains out and berating his footman to “wipe faster, you fool!” Obviously this is just a guess, why else would he miss it!? You can’t tell me Falklands war hero Prince Andrew is afraid of a couple of paparazzo. It’s not like he has anything to hide.

According to People, Princess Bea and Edo were joined by No Not That Fergie (Bea’s mom Sarah Ferguson), and her sister Princess Eugenie. Edo’s mom threw the party, and guests included Duchess Kate’s brother and sister, James and Pippa Middleton (but not Kate herself), Bea’s friend singer Ellie Goulding, James Blunt, and for whatever reason, Robert De Niro.

Princess Beatrice's engagement party at Chiltern Firehouse on December 18, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Ricky Vigil M/GC Images) pic.twitter.com/H8bziFXbjI

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It’s easy to explain away Andrew’s absence from the engagement party (shit, I’ve come up a more reasonable excuse for his absence than he ever could), but what are they going to do when the wedding comes around next year?

Beatrice and Mozzi announced their engagement and plans to wed in 2020 in September after the multi-millionaire property tycoon proposed during a trip to Italy earlier in the month. The nuptials are expected to take place in early summer, with an announcement on the date to come in January after the general election in the U.K.

Maybe De Niro was there auditioning for the chance to walk Bea down the aisle. You can’t blame her for wanting to keep her options open.

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