Princess Beatrice and her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi celebrated their engagement in London on Wednesday night, but one person noticeably absent from the festivities was her father Prince Andrew. The 59-year-old likely skipped the party due to the ongoing controversy surrounding his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, People magazine reported Thursday. PRINCE ANDREW PLANS TO WALK PRINCESS BEATRICE DOWN THE AISLE AT WEDDING AMID EPSTEIN SCANDAL: REPORTSinger James Blunt, as well as actor Robert De Niro, were also seen leaving the party. DISGRACED PRINCE ANDREW ATTENDS BUCKINGHAM PALACE CHRISTMAS PARTYBeatrice, 31, and Mozzi, 36, announced their engagement and plans to marry in 2020 in September of this year. The statement concluded: "I continued to unequivocally regret my ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Source: Fox News December 19, 2019 21:33 UTC