Princess Beatrice's fiance has been given the Queen's seal of approval into the 'inner circle' with an invitation to join the Royal Family on Christmas Day.
It is only the second time Her Majesty, 93, has allowed a non-royal to join the prestigious annual gathering at Sandringham as the gesture is only usually extended to family members, and their wives or husbands.
The Queen previously made an exception in 2017 for Prince Harry's then-girlfriend Meghan Markle .
And now the Monarch has reportedly allowed 31-year-old Beatrice's property tycoon partner, Edoardo 'Edo' Mapelli Mozzi, 36, to attend this year's event.
According to the Daily Mail , he will be accompanying the family to the morning church service as well.
A source at Sandringham told the publication: "Beatrice and Edo arrived last night.
"It's clear that Her Majesty wants to support her granddaughter, who is getting married at a very difficult time for her family. But everyone feels Beatrice deserves to be happy."
Channel 5 News royal correspondent Simon Vigar previously said of Meghan's 'groundbreaking' invite: “To be at Sandringham at Christmas is the inner, inner circle.
“Normally you don’t get invited unless you’ve already married into the family Firm.
“And also, I think, a sign of how the monarchy is changing and modernising.”
It is understood the Queen and other family members are rallying around the Duke of York's daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, following the furore surrounding Prince Andrew's friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew will reportedly be keeping a low profile around the festive period.
Beatrice and Edo, who announced their engagement in September, have not publicly revealed a date for their wedding, but it is believed to be in June.
A royal source told the Mail on Sunday: "Bea and Edo will finally announce their wedding date in the second week of January.
"The date has been described as 'early summer', just before the summer social season kicks off."
Meanwhile, Meghan and Harry tonight released their long-awaited Christmas card which features an of son Archie.
The couple are spending the holidays in Canada with Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.
And as we reported , Prince Philip has now spent three nights in a top London hospital, but the Queen hopes he will still be able to make the Christmas celebrations in Sandringham later this week.
Philip, 98, was flown to King Edward VII’s hospital in Marylebone, Central London, which has been treating members of the royal family for decades, on Friday for what was described by Buckingham Palace as a "precautionary measure".
Prince Charles said today: "He's being looked after very well in hospital. At the moment that's all we know."
