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Will Princess Beatrice's daughter have royal title? Queen welcomes 12th great-grandchild

The newborn is the Queen’s 12th great-grandchild after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second child, Lilibet, arrived in the summer

Princess Beatrice has welcomed her firstborn with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on Saturday, September 18. The 33-year-old gave birth to a girl at an NHS hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, in London. The newborn is the Queen’s 12th great-grandchild after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second child, Lilibet, arrived in the summer.

Taking to Twitter, Beatrice shared the happy news. She wrote, “So delighted to share the news of the safe arrival of our daughter on Saturday 18th September 2021, at 23.42, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. Thank you to the Midwife team and everyone at the hospital for their wonderful care.” The royal family also released a statement regarding the baby’s birth that read, “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.”

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“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,” it added.

Will Princess Beatrice's daughter have a royal title?

Although Beatrice is a princess and her daughter is in the 11th position in line to the throne, she won’t be honored with any royal title. The royal family’s policy only gives titles to the grandkids of Her Majesty through the male line. The little one arrived a year later after her parents tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in July 2020. At the time, Beatrice also became a stepmother to Edo's son Christopher Woolf, also known as Wolfie. He is from Edo’s ex fiancée, Dara Huang.

The pair was initially scheduled to get married on May 29 at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace, in London. But due to the coronavirus, it got postponed. Prince Charles and Camilla also congratulated the new parents over the arrival of their child. The message shared on their official Twitter account read, “Congratulations to Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on the happy news of the birth of their daughter.”

This comes a few days after Sarah Ferguson, mother of Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, wrote a heartfelt letter for her daughters. The letter was published in Good Housekeeping in which the 61-year-old wife of Prince Andrew stated, “Every day I thank the universe for allowing me to be your mother. You have always been the blood in my veins. From the time you were wee tots, you made my life complete. I look at how full of humility, laughter and joy you are in your hearts, and I marvel at you both. Now, in you as mothers, I see strength, courage and steadfastness, integrity and goodness, and the way you embrace every challenge and moment. It is an extraordinary feeling when your child becomes a mother.”

The proud mother added: “Suddenly my little girlies have their own little ones ... such a feeling to get used to. But if I do cry or tear up as you drive away, it is only because I am so proud of you. It has been just us for 33 years, but now you are creating your own families, and I couldn’t be happier for you both and my magnificent sons-in-law, Jack and Edo.”