Princess Beatrice announces her pregnancy with her second child

Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The 36-year-old princess, Elizabeth II's granddaughter, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are preparing to welcome their new child in the spring.

King Charles III has been informed and both families are “delighted,” the palace said on Tuesday.

The baby is born 11th in line to the throne, with Beatrice's younger sister Princess Eugenie moving up to 12th.

The couple, who married in 2020, have a three-year-old daughter named Sienna, who was born at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Mr Mapelli Mozzi has an eight-year-old son called Wolfie from a previous relationship.

Princess Beatrice is the eldest daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.

A statement released by the palace said: “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are delighted to announce that they are expecting their second child together early in the new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna.”

“His Majesty the King has been informed and both families are pleased with the news.”

Buckingham Palace released two photos alongside the announcement, one of Beatrice and Mr Mapelli Mozzi and one showing Mr Mapelli Mozzi alongside Wolfie and Sienna.

The new baby will be the late queen's 14th great-grandchild and second since her death in 2022, after Beatrice's nephew Ernest was born last year.

The happy news comes in a difficult year for the royals, with the King, Princess of Wales and Beatrice's mother Sarah, Duchess of York, diagnosed with cancer.