Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall announce birth of their second daughter thought to be the heaviest royal baby recorded
ZARA Phillips and Mike Tindall’s second baby was born yesterday, the Royal Family have announced.
A statement issued today confirmed the little girl was delivered, with the rugby star present, on June 18, at Stroud Maternity Unit.
The baby, whose name is yet to be confirmed, weighed 9lbs 3oz.
Zara Tindall’s new daughter is thought to be the heaviest royal baby recorded.
The not-so-tiny tot took the record from Zara’s brother Peter Phillips’s girl Savannah, who was a bouncing 8lb 8oz in 2010.
William and Kate’s third child Prince Louis was 8lb 7oz when he was born in April, leading to surprised Sky News host Kay Burley calling him a “porker” live on air.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement this afternoon: “The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Mike’s parents, Mr Philip and Mrs Linda Tindall, have been informed and are delighted with the news.
“The baby’s name will be confirmed in due course.
“This baby is the second child for Zara and Mike, the fourth grandchild for The Princess Royal and the seventh great-grandchild for The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.”
The child is now 18th in line for the throne.
Zara, 36, and Mike, 39, are also mum and dad to daughter Mia Grace Tindall, three. Horse-riding Olympian Zara’s girls will not have titles.
A spokesman for Queen’s granddaughter Zara, 37, said the couple were “very happy” after the birth on Monday.
The sporting couple have been married for nearly eight years and met during England’s Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003.
They were introduced to each other in a bar in Sydney by Zara’s cousin Prince Harry.
In 2010 they announced their engagement and married on July 30 2011. Their first child, daughter Mia, was born in January 2014.
The couple were left heartbroken on Christmas Eve 2016 when they lost a child, just weeks after they had announced the pregnancy.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain last year, ex-England rugby player Mike, admitted it had been a tough time, but their daughter Mia had been their saving grace.
He said: “We were very lucky to have Mia in terms of what we’ve been through.
“The biggest thing you have is an outpouring of support and that was the best thing about social media… for a good reason for once, social media was a good thing for once.”
In May, we revealed the moment heavily pregnant Zara appeared to tell her husband she was desperate for the loo during the Royal Wedding ceremony.
The royal – who was eight and a half months pregnant – turned to former rugby player Mike Tindall and whispered “I need the toilet”, lip-readers believed.
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