Pregnant Princess Beatrice spotted at investment conference in Saudi Arabia

Princess Beatrice has been on the move in the weeks since Buckingham Palace announced her happy news

• Princess Beatrice was reportedly spotted at an investment conference in Saudi Arabia on October 28

• Buckingham Palace announced on October 1 that Princess Beatrice, 36, and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are expecting their second child together

• Princess Beatrice, who is not a working royal, has had a busy few weeks of social events

Pregnant Princess Beatrice has had a busy autumn; her travels recently took her to Saudi Arabia.

On October 28, an Al-Monitor correspondent posted a new photo of Princess Beatrice on social media, which she said was taken at an FII conference. The Future Investment Initiative (FII) is a global platform that ‘brings together leaders, visionaries and innovators from around the world to explore the future of global investment’. website says, and the 8th edition of the FII will be held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, from October 29 to 31.

“Princess Beatrice was noticed #FII2024. Together with her sister Eugenie, Beatrice now regularly attends Saudi econ/investment conferences. She has become something of a cultural ambassador for Britain in the Middle East,” Jennifer Gnana further wrote X.

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Her post included a photo of Beatrice, 36, wearing a black dress with matching flats and a badge as she spoke to someone in what appeared to be a lobby. A sign behind the ad read ‘New Africa Summit & HERizon’, two summits taking place on October 28.

Despite her patronages and frequent appearances at royal events, Princess Beatrice is not technically a working royal like her cousin Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton. Instead, Princess Beatrice and her sister, Princess Eugenieearn their living in a modern way: daily jobs! – And Beatrijs works as Vice President Partnerships & Strategy at software company Afiniti.

Speaking to PEOPLE at the launch of the Youth Impact Council in New York City on September 25, Princess Beatrice’s mother, Sarah Fergusonpraised her daughters’ drive.

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“It’s almost, this is the university of life for me to learn from young people who are actually doing the work. It’s as if Beatrice and Eugenie are doing the work. Eugenie does a lot with The Anti-Slavery Collective“Beatrice does a huge amount in the areas of technology and dyslexia and really believes in humanity in the workplace, with compassion,” the Duchess of York said of some of the philanthropic causes her children champion.

Princess Beatrice has been on her way to attend in recent weeks two sparkling parties in London on October 22, alongside her mother Fergie at a fundraising lunch for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity on October 15th Frieze Art Fair VIP preview with Eugenie and more.

The month started off sweetly for the royal family, when Buckingham Palace announced that Princess Beatrice is pregnantexpecting her second child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

“Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together early this new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna,” the palace said in a statement on October 1. two new photos of the family.

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“His Majesty the King has been informed and both families are delighted by the news,” it continued, referring to Princess Beatrice’s uncle, King Charles.

The baby on the way will see Princess Beatrice and Edo, 40, become a family of five. The couple tied the knot in July 2021 and are parents to a daughter Sienna3, and Christopher Woolf8, Edo’s son from a previous relationship.

The child is expected to arrive 11th in the UK line of succession on the throne, and inherit one aristocratic title from Edo’s side of the family. The property developer is descended from the Italian aristocracy, and his father previously said that all children of Beatrice and Edo will be ‘counts’ or ‘nobile donna’.