Princess Beatrices fianc is sending his two-year old son for etiquette lessons ahead of marrying the royal

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WHAT do you do when your sons soon-to-be stepmum is a princess? Get him urgent royal etiquette training, of course.

When Princess Beatrice marries Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi next year, a youngster will enter the family too.

Edoardo has a son called Christopher with glamorous ex-fiance Dara Huang. Bea is already believed to be close to the two-year-old, whose nickname is Wolfie.

Princess Beatrice’s fianc Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi has a son called Christopher who’ll be getting some training for when he’s around his royal stepmum

And despite being an innocent toddler, Ive learned he has been having etiquette training in preparation for entering the worlds most formal family.

The lessons are being conducted by Myka Meier, a well-known etiquette trainer who is close friends with American architect Dara. Helpfully, she also happens to be Wolfies godmother.

Myka lives in New York with her Swiss husband but is certainly the woman for such a job, having been trained in etiquette by a former staff member of the Queen.

She is the founder of Beaumont Etiquette and The Plaza Hotel Finishing Program and next year publishes debut book Modern Etiquette Made Easy.

Edoardo has a son called Christopher with glamorous ex-fiance Dara Huang

Myka, who says she brings a fresh and relatable perspective to modern manners, flew to London last week to start working with Wolfie and catch up with Dara.

A source close to the family told me the decision was made to train the youngster so he knows how to act in the presence of the Royal Family.

Dara posted a picture of Myka on Instagram talking to Wolfie, with the caption: God mums give the best advice. Thank you.

Its all part of the very modern approach to this coupling, with Harvard University graduate Dara heartily embracing her ex-partners decision to marry Beatrice.

The couple are expected to marry next year but reportedly want a ‘low-key’ wedding

She reacted positively to the engagement news, releasing a statement that said: I wish the best for Edo and Beatrice and look forward to uniting our families.

Dara dated property developer Edoardo, believed to be worth millions, for three years and the relationship ended just weeks before he got together with Beatrice.

But they have remarkably kept their break-up entirely amicable and Dara is now based in London to make sharing custody of Wolfie straightforward.

Which is all fine and dandy… but can I just say that any form of etiquette training for a two-year-old is utterly ridiculous.

Beatrice and Edoardo want to keep things low-key and casual – unlike sister Princess Eugenie’s wedding

O LORD! NO MEAT FOR ME

DOWNTON Abbeys feisty cook Mrs Patmore loves preparing meat feasts for Lord Grantham upstairs.

But the actress who plays her has become a vegan and has only recently started to cook.

Lesley Nicol was inspired by working with rescue animals headed for a slaughterhouse.

She said: For many years I just went, No I cannot cook.

But I have had a shift in life. People have been asking me about this for ten years. My life has changed because I am involved in animal welfare, which came to me after Downton.

I had an experience at a farm sanctuary outside Los Angeles, where I met rescue animals which would have gone to a slaughterhouse.

Suddenly I needed to start talking about this. I cannot stand up for them then eat them. So I do not do meat any more.

I went and got vegan cooking classes, which I love. It is so much fun. If I didnt do it, I wouldnt eat.

Suddenly I have a situation where my husband is a cook and he is not a vegan so what am I going to do? I had a moment where I was sitting with a pig and thought, I cannot go home and eat them that is just stupid. So I am a learning vegan.

I hope theyre not planning on using real animals in the kitchen when filming starts on the anticipated sequel to the Downton movie, which has become a box-office smash.

All she wants is Xmas is No1

Mariah Carey fans are launching a campaign to send All I Want For Christmas Is You to the festive top spot

ITS an outrage that the undisputed queen of festive pop Mariah Carey has yet to land the coveted Christmas No1 single.

But this year will hopefully end that ridiculous situation as her fans launch a campaign to send All I Want For Christmas Is You to the top spot.

Its perfect timing as Mariah marks the 25th anniversary of her 1994 holiday album Merry Christmas with a new edition featuring previously unreleased recordings and new material.

She also has a new version out of the iconic video for All I Want For Christmas Is You, featuring unseen footage from the original shoot in 1993.

Mariah Carey in the Eighties rocker outfit she wore to Heidi Klums Halloween bash

And have you ever wondered why Mariah is not singing the lyrics to the song in the famous music video?

Unbelievably, its because she filmed it before recording the song.

The new special release also features her 1994 festive performance at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine in New York, which raised more than 530,000 to benefit low-income communities in the city. Mariah kicked off Christmas yesterday with a hilarious video posted on her social media.

The clip showed Mariah falling asleep at 11.59pm on Halloween in the Eighties rocker outfit she wore to Heidi Klums bash, only to be woken up at midnight, wearing festive pajamas, by a phone call from Santa.

Mariah, who in a cute touch set the twinkly opening notes of All I Want For Christmas Is You as her ringtone, declares, Its time before screaming with joy.

Id love her to end up Christmas No1 a quarter of a century on.