This could be Princess Beatrice's wedding dress designer

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Princess Beatrice will get married this year to her fiance, property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. According to sources, the date has been set for Friday 29th May 2020.

It is said to be a low key affair, at The Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, rather than Westminster Abbey like Kate and William, or at St George's Chapel in Windsor, like Harry and Meghan, or her sister Princess Eugenie.

She is also rumoured to be shunning all the usual royal wedding traditions, and the rumours are already rife as to whether this includes her wedding dress as well.

In fact, while most royal brides wear a British designer on their wedding day - Princess Eugenie in Peter Pilotto, Kate Middleton in Alexander McQueen, Meghan Markle in Givenchy, helmed by British designer Claire Waight Keller - Princess Beatrice is said to be leaning towards an Italian designer.

This is of course a nod to her husband's family, as although he is British, Edoardo comes from a noble Italian family.

Seeing as she may be shunning the traditional big wedding dress, we could see her in something a bit sleeker and modern from the likes of Gucci or Prada.

Princess Beatrice has also previously worn Italian designer Alberta Ferretti to the Met Gala, so there's another strong contender. We can't wait to see.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.