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Princess Beatrice And Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Have Welcomed Their Second Child

Congratulations are in order
Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have welcomed their second child
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Buckingham Palace has announced that we have a new royal in our midst. Congratulations are in order for Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. 

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The Princess gave birth to her second child, Athena, on 22 January a week ago, but Buckingham Palace has just confirmed the birth. 

Athena was born several weeks premature, weighing only 1.8kg, but the baby is apparently healthy and doing well. The King, Queen and other royal family members are said to be delighted by the new addition to the family. 

Athena is Princess Beatriceโ€™s second child; she gave birth to daughter Sienna on 18 September 2021. Athena also has one half-sibling, Edoardoโ€™s son from a previous marriage, Christopher โ€œWolfieโ€ Wolf, who is eight years old.

As reported by the BBC, Princess Beatrice, 36, was due to give birth early in the British spring but was advised by her doctors to avoid travelling long distances late last year. The news of her pregnancy came in October last year.

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The Princess spent Christmas at home rather than taking a planned overseas trip with her husbandโ€™s family. 

In a social media post, the babyโ€™s father, Edoardo,commented, โ€œShe is tiny and absolutely perfect,โ€ adding that the family was โ€œcompletely besotted with her.โ€ 

โ€œShe is already so adored, and Iโ€™m incredibly blessed to be a granny once again. So proud of Edo, Beatrice and the rest of my little 5-a-side team,โ€ wrote Beatriceโ€™s mother, Duchess Sarah โ€œFergieโ€ Margaret Ferguson, on social media. 

Buckingham Palaceโ€™s statement gave the babyโ€™s full name as Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi and said she was born Wednesday, 22 January, at 12:57 p.m. In Greece, Athena was the goddess of war, handicraft, and wisdom. 

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Who Are Princes Beatriceโ€™s Parents?

Athena is the grandchild of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and brother to Prince Charles, Sarah, the Duchess of York. The couple divorced in 1996. 

Princess Beatrice has one sibling, Princess Eugenie, 34, who has two children: August Phillip Hawke Brooksbank, three years old, and Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, I, who is one year old.

Athena is 11th on the throne of England. 

Is Athena A Princess?

Athena is not a princess as she is not the child or grandchild of a monarch.

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