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January 30, 2025

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LONDON, Jan 30 — Princess Beatrice, niece of King Charles III, has given birth to a daughter named Athena, Buckingham Palace said yesterday, adding the baby was “doing well”, despite arriving several weeks early.

Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, her second child, was born weighing 4 pounds and 5 ounces (1.95 kilogrammes) at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on January 22.

“Her Royal Highness and her daughter are healthy and doing well,” said a palace statement, with both reported to now be at home.

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Beatrice, 36, is the eldest daughter of the disgraced Prince Andrew, brother of King Charles III, who was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages over his ties to convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The couple released a photograph of their new daughter, showing her with dark hair and wearing a white long-sleeved garment.

Athena, eleventh in line to the throne, has a three-year-old sister, Sienna, and an eight-year-old half-brother, Wolfie, from Mozzi’s previous relationship. — AFP