Princess Beatrice Reflects on Premature Birth of Daughter Athena

The royal shares her journey of 'sheer worry' and advocates for advancing women’s health research after Athena’s early arrival in January.

Princess Beatrice’s second daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose, was born prematurely on January 22, 2025, weighing 4 pounds and 5 ounces but is now healthy and thriving.
Beatrice described the experience as 'humbling' and filled with 'sheer worry,' emphasizing the emotional toll of navigating uncertainty during a high-risk pregnancy.
Her reflections highlight the universal challenges of pregnancy and motherhood, regardless of status or background, as shared in a British Vogue essay.
She recently became the patron of Borne, a charity focused on prematurity research, and is advocating for greater investment in women’s health research.
Beatrice credits her experience with Athena’s birth and her mother Sarah Ferguson’s cancer diagnoses in 2024 as driving forces behind her commitment to this cause.