MIAMI, FLORIDA – The Miami hotel room of Princess Beatrice’s ex-boyfriend, Paolo Liuzzo, became the site of a tragic overdose incident, revealing a deadly concoction of drugs in his system, including ketamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and a new depressant known as bromazolam. The autopsy report obtained by the Daily Mail disclosed that Liuzzo succumbed to “acute combined drug toxicity” at the age of 41, shedding light on the alarming rise of deaths linked to a lethal mix of fentanyl and bromazolam, referred to as “benzo-dope.”
The toxic combination was identified to have critical impacts on the respiratory system, as documented in a 2023 report by the National Library of Medicine. Liuzzo, originally from Woodbury, NY, was discovered in his Miami hotel room on February 7, with authorities pronouncing him dead shortly thereafter. His body was later transported back to Long Island for a funeral service on February 16.
Liuzzo’s association with Princess Beatrice dates back to 2005 when she was 17 and he was 24. Despite initial approval from Beatrice’s parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the relationship faced challenges due to Liuzzo’s past legal troubles, including an incident involving the manslaughter of a fellow student which resulted in assault and battery charges.
Following the public revelation of their relationship, Liuzzo’s probation violations led to an extension of his probation and subsequent return to the US. Despite his affluent background and occupation as an art industry consultant, Liuzzo’s life was marred by confrontations with the law, such as an incident in Australia involving car crash, fraud, and cocaine possession.
Beatrice, who eventually married entrepreneur Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July 2020, has yet to comment on Liuzzo’s untimely death. The couple now shares a 2-year-old daughter, Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, while Mozzi also has a 6-year-old son, Christopher “Wolfie” Woolf, from a previous relationship.