Paolo Liuzzo, Princess Beatrice’s ‘first love’, was found dead in a Miami hotel room at the age of 41 of a suspected overdose following a long battle with drugs, gambling and violence.
Beatrice, a member of the British royal family and daughter of the scorned Prince Andrew, dated Liuzzo from 2005 – when she was just 17 years old.
Their whirlwind romance came to an end due to Liuzzo’s lucrative past and troubles with the law.
According to his close friend, Liuzzo has been living a “very fast lifestyle” in recent years. Insiders have revealed that Liuzzo struggled with both gambling and drugs and claim he had racked up debts with loan sharks, the newspaper said. The sun.
‘Paolo wasn’t doing great on a personal level. He liked to party and gamble. He started using a lot of pharmaceutical drugs but that later led to cocaine and harder drugs,” a friend claimed.
Paolo Liuzzo, the ‘first love’ of Princess Beatrice (left) was found dead in a Miami hotel room at the age of 41 of a suspected overdose following a long battle with drugs, gambling and violence
According to his close friend, Liuzzo has been living a “very fast lifestyle” in recent years. Insiders have revealed that Liuzzo struggled with both gambling and drugs, claiming he had racked up debts with loan sharks.
Liuzzo is pictured here with apparent ex-girlfriend Arianna Pappas, who shared the photo “Beso Beach with my Babe!” endorsed. @paolo.liuzzo’
It was during his college years that Liuzzo first came into serious trouble with the law. In 2002, Liuzzo was convicted in connection with a fight that left a fellow student, 19-year-old Jonathan R. Duchatellier, dead
Liuzzo continually borrowed money to repay loans – which became a vicious cycle, according to the friend.
According to his Linkedin profile, Liuzzo was the owner of DNC Productions LLC. He moved from New York to South Florida and is pictured attending art gallery events in Miami.
Beatrice’s ex-boyfriend was originally from Woodbury, New York, and grew up in Long Island. He attended the College of the Holy Cross – a liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.
It was during his college years that Liuzzo first came into serious trouble with the law.
In 2002, Liuzzo was convicted in connection with a fight that left a fellow student, 19-year-old Jonathan R. Duchatellier, dead.
Reports about the May 6 fight alleged that the men involved, including Duchatellier and Liuzzo, had been drinking alcohol the night of the off-campus brawl.
Liuzzo was initially charged with manslaughter, but later pleaded guilty to assault and battery. His co-defendant, Daniel K. Clark, did the same and the manslaughter charges against both of them were dismissed. They were both placed on probation for three years.
Several years later, in 2005, it was announced that Liuzzo, who was dubbed an “American socialite,” and Beatrice had been involved in a secret romance for months.
Liuzzo and Beatrice met through mutual friends and started dating in July 2005.
Beatrice’s friends said Paolo was ‘Bea’s first real boyfriend’, revealing he had been living in London for several months but Beatrice was planning to go to university in America so the pair could continue their romance.
“Despite his past, Paolo is very well raised and treats Bea with incredible respect and kindness,” the friend said.
A palace source said Liuzzo “was very open about his background when he and Beatrice became close.”
“He is very honest about what happened to him, and he knows that nothing he will ever do will make it right. But he’s a wonderful, thoughtful person, and they all like him a lot,” the source told the newspaper at the time.
Liuzzo was initially charged with manslaughter, but later pleaded guilty to assault and battery
Liuzzo shared this photo of himself in 2023 with a friend on his personal Facebook account
Liuzzo was found dead in a room at the CitizenM Miami Worldcenter hotel at 3:22 p.m. on Feb. 7, according to Officer Michael Vega of the Miami Police Department.
Despite a seven-year age difference and Liuzzo’s questionable history, Prince Andrew and his wife Sarah Ferguson approved of the couple’s relationship.
The couple was spotted with Beatrice’s parents on a skiing holiday at the exclusive Verbier resort in Switzerland. However, it later emerged that Liuzzo had ignored the terms of his probation to holiday in Switzerland with the Queen’s granddaughter and her family.
As a result, he was shipped back to the US, where his three-year probation was extended by the court as punishment, forcing Beatrice to end the budding romance.
Beatrice was reportedly heartbroken when their romance ended and she returned to Goldsmiths, part of the University of London.
In 2007, he embarrassed the royal family by claiming marijuana was smoked in front of Beatrice, her sister Eugenie and their mother, Sarah Ferguson, while on holiday in Jamaica.
He was among a group of eight people, including the princesses, who went to the Caribbean for a ten-day vacation in 2005.
The self-styled playboy also confessed to cheating on Beatrice during their relationship – and said she had wanted to introduce him to the Queen.
Princess Beatrice is pictured with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Despite a seven-year age difference and Liuzzo’s questionable history, Prince Andrew and his wife Sarah Ferguson (pictured left with her daughter Beatrice) approved of the couple’s relationship.
Liuzzo got into trouble with the police during a trip down under in 2000.
While traveling in Australia he was arrested for a series of violations including possession of cocaine.
The arrest took place on the Gold Coast on September 27, 2009, after he crashed a black $90,000 Audi rental car into traffic lights.
The then 27-year-old was also unable to pay the accommodation and restaurant bills at the Conrad Jupiters casino.
Australian police have charged Liuzzo with fraud, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possession of two grams of cocaine and driving without due care and attention. Liuzzo pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000.
According to Officer Michael Vega of the Miami Police Department, Liuzzo was found dead in a room at the CitizenM Miami Worldcenter hotel on February 7 at 3:22 p.m.
The cause of death has not been officially reported, but Officer Vega said, “It was investigated as an overdose death. The investigation is open and ongoing.”
Liuzzo’s death certificate revealed that he had worked as a consultant in the art industry and had never married.
His body was transported to Long Island, New York, where he grew up, and a funeral was held on February 16.