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Princess Anne’s daughter was supported by her husband Mike Tindall
as she gave birth to a baby girl weighing 7Ibs 12oz, Buckingham
Palace confirmed in a statement.
The baby becomes the second royal birth in the last year after
Prince George’s birth in July and is The Queen’s third
great-granddaughter and fourth great-grandchild.
“The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, Captain Mark
Phillips and Mike’s parents, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, have
been informed and are delighted with the news,” a statement from
the Palace explained.
Zara and Mike’s first daughter, Mia Grace, means that The Queen’s
nephew and Princess Margaret’s son Viscount Linley moves down one
place in the line of succession to 17th.
The Prime Minister was one of the first to congratulate the new
parents, as a spokesman said: “He passes on his many
congratulations to the happy couple and to Her Majesty The
Queen.”
He also tweeted to pass on his congratulations: “Many
congratulations to Zara and Mike Tindall on the birth of their baby
girl.’
Earlier this year, Zara and Mike revealed they were keeping the
baby’s sex a surprise.
“We want it to be a surprise,” rugby player Mike, 35, said. “I’m
really looking forward to it, but I’m not sure how I’ve
prepared.”
Zara, who married Mike in July 2011 at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh,
Scotland, admitted their first child has come earlier than they
initially planned.
“It probably happened quicker than we thought – bit of a shock,
really.”
In October, the Olympic winner joined senior royals at the
christening of Prince George as she was one of the seven godparents
chosen by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge.
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