Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's ex Dara Huang's split is confirmed as her former partner announces he's engaged to someone else
Dara Huang - the ex-fiancée of Princess Beatrice 's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi - has split from her partner.
The Chinese-American architect, who now lives in Chelsea, was revealed by the Daily Mail's Richard Eden to be dating London-based financier Filippos Kodellas de la Morena in 2020 - the same year Beatrice and Edo tied the knot.
Dara and Edo share a son, eight-year-old Wolfie, to whom Beatrice is now stepmother. The couple split in 2018, shortly before Beatrice and Edo's relationship came to light.
Following their break-up, Dara, 42, found love once more with Filippos, the son of retired Greek diplomat Nasas Kodellas and a 'well-connected Spanish mother'.
They were thought to have met through mutual friends after he moved to London, but chose to keep their relationship private.
Last month, the investor announced he is engaged and set to tie the knot this summer with his new partner, Sofía Marti Marti, a businesswoman and dentist, according to Spanish magazine El Confidencial.
The couple will host their nuptials in Spain - with two wedding registries in Seville and Madrid.
Filippos studied business administration and finance at Comillas Pontifical University, before moving to the UK.
The bride-to-be, who is from Valencia, works in periodontics and is the founder of Babuins shoe brand.
In January, Beatrice and Edo welcomed a baby girl, Athena, who was born several weeks prematurely. She is a younger sister to Sienna, three.
Despite Edo going public with Beatrice very shortly after his split from Dara, the trio are on great terms, with the Harvard graduate often gushing about the royal.
Recently, she said Wolfie 'has had two sets of parents trying to help him on both sides, adding 'the more, the merrier.'
'I feel lucky to have such positive people around him, who really embrace him – because it didn't have to be so easy,' she told Harper's Bazaar.
Dara added: 'It's all about your point of view. I don't understand people who are divorced and then hold their children as collateral; that doesn't make any sense.
'It's about creating a happy home and lifestyle.'
The respect is clearly mutual, as Wolfie was included in Buckingham Palace's official statement announcing news that Prince Andrew's daughter was expecting last year.
Meanwhile Beatrice shuns the term 'stepmother' and calls herself a 'bonus mum' to Wolfie, calling it a 'great honour' to be in his life. Her own mother Sarah, Duchess of York, refers to Wolfie as a 'grandson'.
This means Wolfie - who is the brother of the late Queen's great-grandchildren - lives a very luxurious lifestyle with his award-winning architect mother.
Dara, who was born in Florida to Taiwanese parents has worked for celebrities including Margot Robbie, was a head judge on Channel 4's 2023 show The Big Interiors Battle.
Speaking in September to The Wick she said she feels 'really blessed' to live in London as it celebrates 'art, design, fashion, history, culture and also food'.
She added that she considers herself 'global' and that she 'reads her diary every night, and 'couldn't live without her PA'.
Her Instagram page shows regular getaways, including kid-friendly Disney cruises with Wolfie and her parents, as well as luxurious homes she's built, trips to spas, children's parties and gifts from Cartier.
She also shares tips for buying art, and snaps of her upmarket west London home.
Recent videos show her heading to beach days in the Hamptons, boat trips in Ibiza, as well as working holidays to Paris, Miami, Wisconsin and Dubai.
The Harvard graduate spends most of her time building her new furniture brand, Dara Maison - which includes glam trips to Paris and the US.
She became engaged to Edoardo in 2017 after the pair met in 2015. One year later, they had their son.
But their relationship was short-lived and they parted ways in 2018, just weeks before rumours broke out that Edoardo and Princess Beatrice were in a relationship.
When asked if it was love at first sight, she previously told Lifestyle Asia: 'He was the father of my child, and he left as quickly as he came, so I would say unfortunately it's not an instinct you can trust!'
However, Edoardo is said to enjoy an amicable relationship with Dara.
In recent years, Wolfie has joined the Royal Family at outings, such as the Princess of Wales's 2023 carol concert.
He was pictured holding Beatrice's hand as they arrived at Westminster Abbey.
Wolfie made his first official appearance with the family at the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee pageant in 2022.
He sat in between his father and stepmother, who refers to him as her 'bonus son', in the royal box outside Buckingham Palace.
Dara's father emigrated from Taiwan to the US before he became a NASA rocket scientist.
She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida - where she grew up - and a masters in architecture from Harvard.
She has spoken openly about being a child of immigrants on social media.
In March 2022, she wrote on Instagram: 'What does an immigrant look like? My mother was an immigrant of war; leaving everything she had to flee to Taiwan.
'My father, was the only child of 7 who could afford to be educated. He immigrated to the USA on a full scholarship.
'After, he served the US government for 40 years at NASA (once part of the military) and pledged his allegiance to defend his new country.
'I am an immigrant of the United Kingdom. The values of working hard, appreciating opportunity, not taking things for granted and fighting for a better life were the values that I was taught led by the two best examples. We all received dual citizenship.'
She continued: 'Immigration can be a wonderful thing; a contribution to society, a creation of new prosperity and the beginning of hope. Let's open our hearts and help those around us, at this time.'
Dara established her own architecture and interior design company, Design Haus Liberty, in 2013 and later founded Vivahouse, which converts disused commercial properties into living spaces.
She has worked on projects including the Tate Modern Museum in London and the Tribeca skyscraper in New York.
Dara was granted British citizenship in January 2022 - she announced the news with a picture holding her new citizenship in front of a Union Flag and a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth.
When her former fiancé and Beatrice announced their engagement, she told MailOnline: 'I wish the best for Edoardo and Beatrice and look forward to uniting our families.'
In January 2020, a friend of the former couple told the Mail On Sunday they remain close, and that Dara still cuts Edo's hair and occasionally buys him clothes.
Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie have made a number of public appearances of late - both attending the royal family's Easter service in Windsor, and also spending time with teenage cancer patients during a visit to London's University Hospital.
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