Princess Beatrice's ex-boyfriend Paolo Liuzzo dies of suspected ...

An ex-boyfriend of Princess Beatrice has been found dead in a Florida hotel after a suspected drug overdose.

Paolo Liuzzo’s body was discovered in a guest room at the citizenM Miami Worldcenter in the city’s downtown waterfront area on February 7, it emerged on Wednesday evening. He was 41 and owned an apartment nearby.

The cause of death was not formally disclosed, but Miami police stated that an investigation remains “open and ongoing”. “It was investigated as an overdose death,” said Michael Vega, a spokesman for the Miami police department.

Liuzzo, an art industry consultant, had a history of drug troubles including a conviction in Australia for possessing cocaine, and was said to have also struggled with a gambling addiction. Princess Beatrice, 35, now a