Princess Beatrice pregnant with second child
Princess Beatrice is expecting her second child, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The late Queen’s granddaughter,36, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, are preparing to welcome the baby in the spring.
The newborn will be a younger sibling for three-year-old Sienna and eight-year-old Christopher – known affectionately as Wolfie – Mr Mozzi’s son from his previous relationship with Dara Huang, an American architect.
The palace said in a statement: “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.”
Two new pictures were shared to mark the announcement, with one showing blonde-haired Sienna from behind as she walks along a country lane, holding hands in the middle of her father and big brother Wolfie.
Sienna, with a red bow in her hair, is kitted out in bright yellow wellies and an all-in-one blue waterproof puddlesuit decorated with cloud and bird motifs.
In another picture, an overjoyed Beatrice – wearing a black puffer jacket – smiles at the camera, while being embraced by Mr Mapelli Mozzi, who is gazing at his wife.
The Duchess of York, posted her congratulations to her daughter Princess Beatrice.
“A very proud GiGi/Mum today. Such an incredible blessing and an embrace to my heart,” the Duchess wrote on social media.
“Wolfie, August, Ernie and Sienna will be over the moon to have the fifth member of the five aside!”
She shared a photo of herself and Princess Beatrice, who was wearing a floral headband, crouching down with the Princess’s daughter Sienna, who was dressed in a white flower-girl style dress with a pale turquoise bow around the waist.
The Duchess added: “Becoming a granny again fills my heart with so much happiness and gratitude... I cannot wait to meet this little one.”
‘Bonus son’
The baby will not have a royal title as the Princess and Mr Mapelli Mozzi opt to bring their children up away from the glare of public life.
He or she will be born 11th in line to the throne, with Princess Eugenie, Beatrice’s younger sister, moving down to 12th place.
The newborn will also be the 14th great-grandchild of the late Elizabeth II, and the second to be born since her death in 2022, following the arrival of Eugenie’s second child, Ernest, last year.
The Princess married Mr Mapelli Mozzi, a property developer, during the pandemic in July 2020 at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park.
Wolfie acted as best man and page boy and Beatrice later revealed that she considered her stepmother role “an honour”.
She said she referred to Wolfie as her “bonus son”, a relatively new way of describing such a relationship that is considered warmer than “stepchild” or “step-parent”.
The couple have an apartment at St James’s Palace and are also said to have purchased a £3.5million house in the Cotswolds.
Their daughter Sienna was born at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on September 18, 2021.
Princess Beatrice works for Afiniti, a US-based software company, as vice president of partnerships and strategy.
She also carries out charity work for organisations including Big Change, a charity she co-founded, and the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The happy news comes after a difficult few months for the Princess’s parents, the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York.
Prince Andrew has found himself back in the spotlight following the release of a Prime Video series about his disastrous Newsnight interview, while his ex-wife has battled both breast cancer and skin cancer.
