Princess Beatrice pregnant with second child as King Charles says 'delighted'
Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace has announced. The late Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter, 36, and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, are set to welcome a new addition to their family.
She is expected to give birth in early spring. The royal baby will be a sibling to the couple's three-year-old daughter Sienna, as well as Mr Mapelli Mozzi's son and Beatrice's stepson Wolfie, eight.
The family released two new pictures to mark the announcement. One captured blonde-haired Sienna from behind as she walks along a country lane, holding hands in the middle of her father and big brother Wolfie.
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The youngster, 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 can be seen sporting a black puffer jacket.
She smiles at the camera while being embraced by Mr Mapelli Mozzi, who gazes at his wife. The King has been informed and both families are 'delighted', the Palace said on Tuesday, October 1.
It comes during one of the Royal Family's most challenging years, with the King, the Princess of Wales and Beatrice's mother Sarah, Duchess of York all diagnosed with cancer. Sarah was treated for malignant melanoma skin cancer in January, just months after undergoing a mastectomy for breast cancer.
Beatrice said in May that the duchess had been given the 'all clear'. Buckingham 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." Beatrice is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah.
The new baby will be the Yorks' fourth grandchild. The baby will not be an HRH and will be 11th in line to the throne, with Beatrice's younger sister Princess Eugenie moving down to 12th place.
Beatrice's baby will also be the 14th great-grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II and the second to be born since her death in 2022, following the arrival of Eugenie's second child Ernest last year.