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Ryan Paton

Princess Beatrice gives birth to a baby girl

Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have welcomed their first child.

The Queen's granddaughter gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London.

Buckingham Palace announced the happy couple's baby joy in a statement issued today.

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It said: "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."

The baby, who is 11th in line to the throne, is the Queen's 12th great-grandchild, and the second to be born since the Duke of Edinburgh's death, following the arrival of the Sussexes' daughter Lilibet in June.

The princess and millionaire property tycoon Mr Mapelli Mozzi married in July 2020 in a secret lockdown wedding attended by the Queen and Philip after their planned ceremony was postponed because of the pandemic.

Beatrice, 33, is also stepmother to Mr Mapelli Mozzi's young son Wolfie, from his previous relationship with ex-fiancee Dara Huang.

Beatrice is the eldest daughter of the Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York, with the baby being the Yorks' second grandchild.

The baby's arrival has brought joy to the family amid the legal issues over the US civil sexual assault lawsuit Andrew is facing.

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