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Poignant tribute to Queen Elizabeth II from Princess Beatrice as new royal baby arrives

Princess Beatrice has paid a poignant tribute to her late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

As she welcomed her second child, the princess chose to give her little girl the middle name of Elizabeth.

She had already selected it as a middle name for her first daughter, Sienna.

Princess Beatrice has welcomed a second daughter, Athena
(Picture by Stephen Lock / i-Images)

Now, her youngest child has been called Athena Elizabeth Rose.

And there’s another nod to the Royal Family in Athena’s other middle name. Queen Elizabeth II’s only sister was named Margaret Rose.

The newest member of the Royal Family was born on January 22nd 2025 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Queen Elizabeth II
The late Queen helped make Elizabeth one of the best used names in the Royal Family
(i-Images/ Pool)

She weighed four pounds and five ounces. She is now at home with her mother and family.

Baby Athena is eleventh in line to the throne.

She is the fourteenth great grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Five of them now have Elizabeth as a middle name.

Three of the late Queen’s four granddaughters have Elizabeth as a middle name. Her eldest granddaughter is Zara Anne Elizabeth while her youngest was christened Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary. And Princess Beatrice has the middle names of Elizabeth and Mary.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.