Princess Beatrice's husband selling chairs for £85,000 just months after 'out of touch' accusations

Beatrice's husband selling chairs for £85k just months after 'out of touch' accusations
Getty / Banda Property
Dorothy Reddin

By Dorothy Reddin


Published: 02/08/2024

- 09:48

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is a property developer descended from Italian nobility

Princess Beatrice's husband is selling chairs for a whopping £85,000 just months after he was accused of being "out of touch".

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, is offering members of the public the chance to buy expensive furniture from Banda, the property company he established in 2009.


The father-of-two said he is turning "a long-held dream into reality", and that anyone who visits Banda's website will now be able to acquire "numerous iconic pieces".

Edoardo's company offers extremely pricey properties, including a five-bedroom £42million townhouse with a swimming pool and cinema which he recently unveiled in Chelsea, west London.

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Beatrice's husband selling chairs for £85k just months after 'out of touch' accusations

Getty / Banda Property

He has now started to sell furniture, including a "Tall Timber Plinth", a three-and-a-half foot piece of wood costing £300.

The most expensive piece available is the set of eight "iconic Pierre Jeanneret Chairs" for £85,000.

For a slightly cheaper option, fans can buy 10 Martin Eisler Caviuna Cane Dining Chairs for £70,000.

Edoardo's new business venture comes just months after he was accused of being "out of touch".

Pierre Jeanneret Chairs (Armless) Set of 8

Edoardo is selling Pierre Jeanneret Chairs (Armless) Set of 8 for £85,000

Banda Property

He told The Times: "I say to my friends, if you're going to live somewhere full time in London, it's Chelsea, Belgravia, Notting Hill or Holland Park."

Banda Property promotes these areas as the best in London, writing: "Here, life is about contentment in everyday rituals as much as the dazzling novelty of different experiences."

Their homes are described as "not just a place to be, but a place to stay, to cherish, to belong to".

Edoardo added: "The majority of the time we do houses or apartments, people buy everything, because they are buying into what we do."

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli MozziBeatrice and Edoardo tied the knot in 2020PA
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli MozziPrincess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi stepping out at WimbledonReuters

However, some labelled Edoardo's comments as pretentious, with one writing: "Like millions of others we live in a modest home in suburbia.

"There is free street parking for our small car and easy access to local parks and supermarkets. When we go into the city centre we can use the excellent, if expensive, public transport and be there in minutes. Why people pay ridiculous sums for a posh address is a mystery."

Another said: "It sums up the pretentiousness and greed of people in the high-end property market."

Similarly, another commented: "£42million for a townhouse? For that price, you can get several mansions in the country with a large amount of land. I know what I would rather have."

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