Another Royal Baby Expected Days Before Kate Middleton is due to Give Birth

Days before the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is due to give birth, Buckingham palace announces that the Queen's granddaughter, Zara Phillips and her husband, rugby player, Mike Tindall are expecting their first baby in the New Year.

In a statement today, Buckingham Palace said: "Mr and Mrs Mike Tindall are very pleased to announce that Zara Tindall is expecting a baby in the new year."

It went on: "The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips,
Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, and members of both families are delighted with the news”.

"This baby will be the first child for Mike and Zara and the third grandchild for the Princess Royal."

The baby will be the Princess Royal's third grandchild. The only daughter and second child of Queen Elizabeth, Anne, married Mark Phillips in 1973 but the couple divorced in 1992 after having two children, Zara and Peter.

Zara Phillips, 32, does not hold a royal title and is not an HRH. The new baby will become 16th in line to the throne and the fourth great grandchild to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Her children will be titled Miss or Master Tindall.

Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman described the announcement as "quite terrific news".

He told reporters: "The Prime Minister will send his very, very best wishes to the happy couple."

 

Britain is currently awaiting a more imminent royal birth with Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton, who is expected to give birth this month to a baby who will become third in line to the throne.