Princess Beatrice is pregnant! Royal is expecting her second child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child.
The eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, 36, is already mother to Sienna Elizabeth, three, and stepson Wolfie, eight.
Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi also shares Wolfie, whose real name is Christopher Woolf, with his ex-fiancée, architect Dara Huang.
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: ‘Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together in early spring; a sibling for Wolfie, aged eight, and Sienna, aged three.
‘His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.’
The royal baby will be 11th in line to the throne, behind older sister Sienna and mother Beatrice.
It pushes Princess Eugenie back to 12th in line.
Like Beatrice’s other children, the new baby will not be known by the title of HRH or have a royal title.
The baby will also be the 14th great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, with the youngest being Savannah Phillips and the youngest being Princess Eugenie’s son Ernest Brooksbank.
Beatrice is known to be a hands-on mother to both children, and has become close to her stepson Wolfie.
Beatrice and Edo, who are not working royals, have been married for four years after tying the knot in 2020 at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park.
The pair have been living in St James’s Palace while their £3.5million house in the Cotswolds is being renovated.
Edo was previously engaged to Chinese-American architect Dara Huang in 2017 and the couple were together for three and a half years.
Their daughter Sienna was worn on September 18, 2021, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.
An announcement from the Royal Family said at the time: ‘Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter on Saturday 18th September 2021, at 23.42, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.
The baby weighs 6 pounds and 2 ounces. The new baby’s grandparents and great-grandparents have all been informed and are delighted with the news. The family would like to thank all the staff at the hospital for their wonderful care.
‘Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well, and the couple are looking forward to introducing their daughter to her big brother Christopher Woolf.’
Proud aunt Princess Eugenie, who is Beatrice’s younger sister, wrote a sweet message on Instagram to congratulate the couple using her nickname ‘Beabea’.
She said: ‘Beabea and Edo, congratulations on your new angel. I can’t wait to meet her and I’m so proud of you. We’re going to have so much fun watching our children grow up. Love Euge.’
She went on to pen a meaningful note to her newborn niece, writing: ‘To my new niece, I love you already and think you’re just awesome from the photos.. we’re going to have so much fun together. Love your Auntie Euge.’
A friend of the family said the Duchess of York returned from Balmoral to meet her new grandchild over the weekend, adding: ‘She is absolutely over the moon.’
And doting father Edo wrote on social media: ‘Our life together has just begun, and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things that await us.
‘Feeling so much love and gratitude for my amazing wife, baby Sienna and Wolfie. These are the days I never want to forget. This week, a friend said to me the sweetest saying… that with every child you grow a whole new heart.’
Beatrice – who was recently named best-dressed of the year by Tatler – has released few photographs of Sienna, and those that are publicly available mainly show the back of her head.
Beatrice, who had a close relationship with Queen Elizabeth, decided to honour her grandmother with her daughter’s middle name.
