Princess Beatrice has had her baby

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The baby is a girl and has been born prematurely weighing 4lbs. She is said to be healthy and doing well.

She is called Athena Elizabeth Rose.

As it's taken a week to announce the birth, I imagine there may have been some initial concerns.

I wish them well.

(DS was born at 36.3 and was 7lb 5oz!).

You're welcome 👌

bless you cant let this go.
Have these flowers 💐as a peace offer and move on.

I suspect they wanted to get home and be on an even keel before going public. She was advised not to go to Italy for Christmas by her doctors so clearly some concern a few weeks ago.

I also think they likely wouldn't have issued a photo if she'd been born nearer term and announced same day. This is being done because of the delay so they want to give assurance baby is doing well, no causes concern etc but also not post too intimate a picture.

It's me that can't let it go? 😂 I was just saying you were welcome, after you thanked me. There was no need to reply.

Its mumsnet its rude not to reply to a message as we read on a lot of threads lol.

@dumpydumpydumpdump "I also think they likely wouldn't have issued a photo if she'd been born nearer term and announced same day. This is being done because of the delay so they want to give assurance baby is doing well, no causes concern etc but also not post too intimate a picture."

I agree. Like others have said I normally roll my eyes when famous people only show a picture of their babies foot or a full face shot with emojis over their face but the picture they released of Athena with her little arms over her face, almost like she's saying "no photos please" really made me smile.

On a different note PP were pondering what they might shorten her name to, Thea perhaps?

You can always tell those new to Mumsnet. They have a negative opinion on many topics. They can't wait to spew out their nastiness and then they'll start to get their comments deleted. Pathetic people with sad unfulfilled lives.

Lovely news and very lovely names.

I agree (and am secretly pleased that just as Eug had 2 of the same, Bea has too, and that she has lovely red hair)

I like the photo, all babies (except mine of course!) look the same to me so I'm not fussed about faces but I like the colour combination of her hair and the blanket. Reminds me of a beautiful sunset.

Petite little girl, both her daughters have lovely names, very refined and tasteful.

What a beautiful name!

Well, if Ethel could be shortened to Eth I suppose Athena can become Ath.

(Oww, Ron. Yes, Eth?)

Women have babies every day. There's nothing strange about it. But even in 2025, with our modern operations and transfusions et cetera, it's always good to know that a baby has come safely into the world, 'trailing clouds of glory', and that the mother is doing well.

They've said that she came several weeks early which must have been scary, great to hear that she's home and doing well.

I wonder if her name will be shortened to Thee (soft TH). Sounding more like Fee, and rhyming with Bea. Does Sienna also get Si (sounds like See)?

Ignore mee.

She is a small wee thing! Mine was 5lb 15oz at 38+6 and we had to rush around getting smaller newborn clothes for him. I'm in Australia, so that means size 0000 instead of 000.

So long as she's healthy. Being born small means they have to be fed more frequently, great fun, although I imagine Beatrice has a 24/7 Nanny on hand.

If she's breastfeeding that won't matter much... no sleep for you!

what amazes me is that she was in london at the c&w for a whole week and not a peep of anyone seeing beatrice without a belly while getting a tea or biscuit, although i would notice edoardo and think (i've seen that face somewhere) i might not think much of him being in london.
i'm so happy to hear a new addition to the world has safely arrived.
the news i read suggested she was told that she could go into labor early hence the change in christmas plans.

That's exactly what I said to dh!

Love the name Athena. So pretty. Although they have gone with Greek this time compared to Italian with Sienna. They should have picked Aurelia or Aurora to keep the Italian theme going 😉

So now Andy and Fergie have 2 grandsons from Eugenie (August and Ernest) and 2 granddaughters from Beatrice. Its a perfect combo 👌

It shows that people will respect privacy and it is perfectly possible to live life under the radar however famous you are. I'm glad they had time to process and celebrate before anyone found out.

@Meredusoleil ,Sienna isn't really Italian, and Aurelia and Aurora aren't very nice.

The Athenas I know are Tia and Tani.

But she isn't a friend or acquaintance or even a working royal. If there is such a thing.

I hadn't even realised Eugenie had had a second.

Funny the sisters each had 2 of the same sex.

Wonder if either will have a 3rd?

Zara did.

I'm assuming Athena will continue its rise up the baby name charts.

It looks like they also view Edo's son Wolfie as being their grandson too, which is lovely when you read so often on here about the times grandparents favourite their "real" grandkids.

That's a lovely message from Sarah Ferguson, @Lostinidea , thank you for posting it.