Elizabeth II's granddaughter has given birth to a second daughter

Princess Beatrice of York, granddaughter of the late British Queen Elizabeth II, has become a mom for the second time - she gave birth to a daughter, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on January 29.

Earlier, the press service of the royal family in the social network Instagram (owned by the organization Meta, recognized in Russia as extremist) noted that the birth of the Queen's great-granddaughter 36-year-old princess and her husband, businessman Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi, expected "in early spring." However, the monarchs' account on social network X (formerly Twitter) later reported that the event was to take place "at the beginning of the year". Thus, the baby was born ahead of schedule.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi are pleased to announce the safe birth of their daughter," - noted on the page of the royal family in X (former Twitter).

It is specified that the girl was born on January 22 in the London hospital Chelsea and Westminster, the parents gave her the name Athena Elizabeth Rose. The weight of the newborn was 1.95 kg, the newborn and the mother feel well.

Athena is the third child in the family of Princess Beatrice and her husband. They are also raising three-year-old daughter Sienna Elizabeth and eight-year-old son Wolfie, the child of Mapelli-Mozzi's first marriage to Dara Huang, the Daily Mail adds.

Princess Beatrice is the eldest daughter of the Duke of York Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. The Duke of York is the second son and third child in the family of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Earlier, on December 12, 2024, The Times reported that an alleged Chinese intelligence official who conducted business projects with Prince Andrew, Duke of York, was banned from entering the United Kingdom on national security grounds. According to the publication, the man, whose name is not called, had close communication with Prince Andrew, acted on his behalf when looking for investors in China, and was also invited to a birthday party for a member of the royal family in 2021.