EXCLUSIVE Awkward moment mother of Princess Beatrice's stepson Dara Huang dodges question about the royal family on new TV show in £60m London penthouse
A real estate agent awkwardly mentioned the Royal Family while showing Princess Beatrice 's stepson's mother around a new £60million London penthouse.
Constance Cunningham took Dara Huang - previously engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi before he married the King's niece - onto the balcony to show her the views.
Huang, who is an interior designer like Mozzi, pointed out three visible landmarks from the Bayswater property - the Shard, London Eye and Royal Albert Hall.
But Cunningham then drew her attention to Kensington Palace Gardens in front of her, which led Huang to say 'Kensington Palace'. Cunningham said 'the Royal Family', before Huang added 'right' - and Cunningham gently said: 'Who we love so much…'
The exchange happened during a tour of the property in an upcoming episode of Britain's Most Expensive Houses which airs on Channel 4 this Wednesday at 9pm.
The two women were looking at The Penthouse at the Park Modern development on Bayswater Road, which is one of London's most expensive new properties.
Cunningham is given the chance to sell the home which boasts impressive views of Kensington Palace Gardens and Hyde Park and would be her biggest deal yet.
She believes the property would particularly appeal to US buyers keen on investing in London, and therefore turns to American interior designer Huang for advice on how to sell to Americans and how to convince a Miami-based agent contact to take a look.
Inside, the property is effectively a 6,800 sq ft shell with pillars and no walls - but does have one of London's largest wraparound terraces, spanning the top floor.
The clip begins with Cunningham explaining to Huang: 'Any buyer at this level would want to put their personal stamp on it.
'So they would completely design it to their own needs. You have 360 views around London and you're on the ninth floor.'
Moving outside Huang says: 'Wow, look at that. It is insane. You can literally see every London landmark. You've got the Shard, the London Eye, Royal Albert Hall.'
Cunningham adds: 'You've got Kensington Palace Gardens.' Then Huang says: 'You've got Kensington Palace.' Cunningham continues: 'The Royal Family...'
And Huang says: 'Right...' - before Cunningham says: 'Who we love so much...'
Huang is the mother of Beatrice's nine-year-old stepson Christopher 'Wolfie' Mapelli Mozzi who was born in March 2016.
Huang and Wolfie's father separated two years later in 2018, before he then married Beatrice in July 2020.
Beatrice and Mozzi have two daughters together – Sienna, who was born in September 2021, and Athena, who was born in January this year.
Wolfie has since made appearances at royal engagements, including at the Together At Christmas carol services at Westminster Abbey.
Harvard-educated Huang was born and grew up in the US, to where her maternal grandfather had emigrated from Taiwan. She was granted British citizenship in 2022 and now lives in London.
Speaking to Tatler in January, Huang referred to Wolfie as her 'little man' and revealed he likes to paint and that she once sold one of his paintings for £40,000.
Huang added that she wants Wolfie to be educated in the US in future, saying: 'England is known for its education because it's strict and regimented. But I love the American spirit and that's something they don't really teach you here.'
She shares joint custody of Wolfie with Mozzi, but said: 'If I had all the money in the world, I would probably build a commune for single parents, because it's so nice to be able to put children together.
'I feel like I spend most of my life looking for single mums to hang out with'.
Speaking to Harper's Bazaar in March 2024, Huang also said: 'Wolfie has had two sets of parents trying to help him on both sides, and I just think the more, the merrier.
'I feel lucky to have such positive people around him, who really embrace him. It didn't have to be so easy.
'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.'
Britain's Most Expensive Houses airs on Channel 4 this Wednesday at 9pm
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