Anna Wintour's Daughter and Francesco Carrozzini End Eight-Year Marriage

Sometimes the picture-perfect moments we see online tell only half the story. Bee Shaffer and Francesco Carrozzini announced their separation on Friday, May 15, less than two weeks after appearing together at the Meta Gala on May 4—where Shaffer was still visibly wearing her wedding band. Now, the couple is moving forward separately after eight years of marriage and a decade together overall.

The pair, who share a four-year-old son named Oliver, confirmed the split through a joint statement that struck a measured, amicable tone.“Although our career paths led us in different directions, we remain the very best of friends and devoted, committed parents to our son,”they said, making clear that coparenting remains a priority despite the end of their romantic relationship. It’s the kind of measured, respectful announcement that’s become increasingly common in celebrity culture—dignified, brief, and deliberately private.

Shaffer, 38, the daughter of fashion powerhouse Anna Wintour, married Carrozzini, 43 (whose mother was the late Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani), in July 2018. Their wedding was an intimate, closely guarded affair—150 guests gathered at Wintour’s home in Mastic, New York, with phones confiscated and a strict social media ban enforced. The couple later celebrated again in Portofino, Italy, making it clear from the start that privacy mattered deeply to them. Even by celebrity standards, they’ve kept their relationship largely out of the spotlight, despite occasional Instagram posts that revealed genuine affection over the years.

The timeline of their public Instagram activity tells its own subtle story. Shaffer’s last post featuring Carrozzini was shared in March 2024, while he hasn’t posted a photo of her since May 2022—nearly two years of digital distance that preceded the official announcement by months. That gap speaks to a relationship that had likely been drifting for some time before this week’s statement made it official. It’s a reminder that what we see (or don’t see) on social media often lags behind the reality unfolding in private.

What makes this split notable isn’t just the high-profile families involved, but the grace with which they’re handling it. In an era of messy public breakups and social media drama, Shaffer and Carrozzini have chosen the opposite path—mutual respect, a focus on their son, and a firm boundary around their personal lives. They’ve asked for privacy and made clear this is their only statement on the matter. Whether that boundary holds in the weeks and months ahead remains to be seen, but for now, they’re setting a notably mature example.