Buckingham Palace has announced the arrival of a new royal baby, born several weeks early. Princess Beatrice, the daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, welcomed baby Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi on January 22, the Palace announced on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old princess was due to give birth in early spring. Buckingham Palace said Athena, who arrived weighing 4lb 5oz, is healthy and doing well despite her early arrival.
The late Queen’s granddaughter and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their second child at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London and the family are now back home.
Buckingham Palace announced the news in a statement on social media, alongside a photo of the newborn wrapped in a pink blanket.
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