Alex Mapelli-Mozzi
Alessandro Mapelli-Mozzi is a British-Italian alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He holds both British and Italian citizenship. He is the father-in-law of Princess Beatrice. In 2012, he was reported as residing in La Garde-Freinet, France. He is a member of an Italian noble family, whose family seat is the Villa Mapelli Mozzi. His title of count is not officially recognised in either Italy or the UK; he uses the title "as a courtesy".Early life and career
Mapelli Mozzi grew up in Sottoriva, Ponte San Pietro, the home of his family seat, Villa Mapelli Mozzi, which has long held significant works of art. Mapelli-Mozzi was a boarder at Downside School, Somerset, England, from May 1965 to July 1969.
He has worked internationally as an art dealer and curator.Personal life
He married Nicola "Nikki" Burrows from Oxfordshire on 8 March 1978. They had two children: Natalia Alice and Edoardo Alessandro, husband of Princess Beatrice.
