'The more, the merrier!' Mother of Princess Beatrice's stepson says she is still close with her ex-fiance and is happy her child has 'two sets of parents trying to help him'

The mother of Princess Beatrice's stepson has said she is glad her son Wolfie has 'two sets of parents trying to help him' navigate his childhood.

Dara Huang, 41, who was in a relationship with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi between 2015 and 2018, shares seven-year-old Wolfie with her ex, who is now married to Princess Beatrice.

He and Beatrice are parents to two-year-old Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, and co-parent Chrsitopher 'Wolfie' Mapelli Mozzi with Dara and her current partner.

The architect, who is from Florida but lives in Chelsea, said she is glad her seven-year-old son has 'two sets of parents trying to help him on both sides'.

She told Harper's Bazaar: 'Wolfie has had two sets of parents trying to help him on both sides, and I just think, "The more, the merrier." 

The mother of Princess Beatrice 's stepson has said she is glad her son Wolfie has 'two sets of parents trying to help him' navigate his childhood

Dara Huang, 41, who was in a relationship with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi between 2015 and 2018, shares seven-year-old Wolfie with her ex, who is now married to Princess Beatrice

'I feel lucky to have such positive people around him, who really embrace him – because it didn’t have to be so easy.'

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.'

Her conversation with the magazine comes after she revealed 2023 was a 'really challenging year' for her in a cryptic Instagram post in January.

Dara shared a candid post to her 62,000 Instagram followers revealing it was the year with the 'most changes'.

Alongside the snaps were various things she'd done throughout the year, including trips to Miami, London, Paris, Venice, Ibiza, Frankfurt, New York and Greece.

The architect didn't reveal what her challenges were, but said that she felt 2024 would be better.

'2023 was actually a really challenging year for me,' she said. 'Won't go into the details but definitely the year with the most changes.

The architect, who is from Florida but lives in Chelsea, said she is glad her seven-year-old son has 'two sets of parents trying to help him on both sides'

She told Harper's Bazaar : 'Wolfie has had two sets of parents trying to help him on both sides, and I just think, "The more, the merrier"'

Dara's son Wolfie, made his first appearance at a royal engagement in December, at Kate Middleton's carol concert

'I'm not sure why but I just have this feeling that 2024 is going to be our year and a lot of positivity is going to come out of it and I'm so excited and ready!' she added.  

'Some 'workidays' which is when I have to travel for work, and I turn it into a 'holiday' as well: Miami, London, Paris, Venice, Ibiza, Frankfurt, NYC, Greece'.

In another post, she looked back on what she did in 2023, including filming her first TV show, moving house, and designing hotels in Paris and Bali.

She also proudly shared how she completed big projects in Miami, the Hamptons and NYC, as well as riding a horse in the ocean. 

Dara's son Wolfie, made his first appearance at a royal engagement in December, at Kate Middleton's carol concert.

He and Beatrice are parents to two-year-old Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, and co-parent Chrsitopher 'Wolfie' Mapelli Mozzi with Dara and her current partner

Beatrice has previously described Wolfie as a 'bonus child' while Sarah Ferguson refers to him as her grandson

Dara was engaged to interior designer Edoardo, 39, before he married the King's niece Princess Beatrice, 34

Wolfie then swapped real-life princesses for fairytale ones on a Disney cruise ship with his mother, architect Dara Huang, Richard Eden reports. 

The two then joined Dara's family in Florida, where she grew up. 

Last Christmas, Wolfie stayed in Norfolk with his stepmother Bea, father, property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and his half-sister Sienna, two.

Wolfie has previously been kept out of the public eye, but proudly walked hand-in-hand with Beatrice into Westminster Abbey last month. 

Beatrice has previously described Wolfie as a 'bonus child' while Sarah Ferguson refers to him as her grandson. 

Dara was engaged to interior designer Edoardo, 40, before he married the King's niece Princess Beatrice, 35.

She was born and grew up in America, to where her maternal grandfather had emigrated from Taiwan. She was granted British citizenship last year.

The Harvard-educated architect who grew up in Florida, has an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and transferred to the Ivy League school for her Masters in Architecture.