Princess Beatrice reveals she cried for ‘weeks’ after her ‘tiny’ baby’s premature birth
PRINCESS Beatrice has revealed she cried for “weeks” after her baby’s premature birth.
The royal’s second daughter Athena Elizabeth Rose is now thriving despite arriving several weeks early in January.
But Beatrice, 36, told Vogue magazine: “She was so tiny it took more than a few weeks for the tears of relief to dry and for life with our healthy baby to feel real.
“Her feet were so small — almost the same size as the paws on my older daughter’s soft bunnies.”
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s eldest also has daughter Sienna, three, with property developer hubby Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 41.
She is now a patron of Borne, which advises on premature births.
She said: “Looking back over those months of sheer worry, I am filled with a sense of determination that more can be done to help others find answers to those questions around the complications that can lead to preterm birth – questions that defined my days (and nights) during pregnancy.
“I’ve found myself in the position of being a passionate new mother who wants to work to find answers for women globally.
“I want to do all I can to reassure those families whose babies might arrive early that they are not alone.”
Beatrice has now launched a collection of baby shower items with the brand Mrs Alice as a fundraiser for Borne.
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