UK’s Princess Beatrice gives birth to second baby girl
LONDON — Britain's Princess Beatrice, King Charles' niece, has given birth to a baby girl, her second daughter and child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.
The baby, Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, was born at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Wednesday. She weighed 4 pounds and 5 ounces.
"She is tiny and absolutely perfect," Mapelli Mozzi said in a post on his personal Instagram page. "We are all (including Wolfie and Sienna) already completely besotted with her."
???????? Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, born on Wednesday, 22nd January, at 12:57pm.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) January 29, 2025
The baby was born weighing 4 pounds and 5 ounces.
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Beatrice, 36, married property developer Mapelli Mozzi in July 2020. The couple already have one daughter, Sienna, who was born in September 2021. Mapelli Mozzi also has a son called Wolfie, 8, from a previous relationship.
Beatrice is the ninth in line to the throne and the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York.
"Their majesties the King and Queen and other members of the royal family have all been informed and are delighted with the news," the statement said. — Reuters