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Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The late Queen’s granddaughter, 36, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, are preparing to welcome a new addition to their family in early spring.
The royal baby will be a little brother or sister for the couple’s three-year-old daughter Sienna, and Mr Mapelli Mozzi’s son and Beatrice’s stepson, eight-year-old Wolfie.
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The royal family have shared two new photos to announce the news - the first showing little Sienna walking along a country lane, holding hands in the middle of her father and big brother, Wolfie.
The second snap showed a very happy-looking Beatrice smiling at the camera while her hubby hugged her.
King Charles has already been informed of the pregnancy and both families are 'delighted', the Palace said on Tuesday (1 October).
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 the Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and the new baby will be the Yorks’ fourth grandchild.
The baby, who will not be an HRH, will be born 11th in line to the throne, with Beatrice’s younger sister Princess Eugenie moving down to 12th place.
He or she 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.
The pregnancy announcement comes during one of the royal family’s most personally tumultuous years, with the King, the Princess of Wales and Beatrice’s mother Sarah, Duchess of York, all being diagnosed with cancer.
Tributes have since flooded in for Beatrice and Edoardo, with Kate Middleton and Prince William writing: "This is wonderful news!"
"Wonderful news! Congrats to the happy family!" echoed a second X user, while a third gushed: "Brilliant news! So pleased for them both. Congratulations!"
A fourth penned: "Wonderful news! I wish her an easy pregnancy and a successful delivery."
"Aww, how wonderful, this is fantastic news! I send My congratulations to Princess Beatrice & Edo," quipped another.
And a final X user added: "Congratulations to Beatrice and Edo!"
Topics: Celebrity, Parenting, Pregnancy, Royal Family, UK News, Princess Beatrice
Rhiannon Ingle