Princess Beatrice has broken her silence for the first time since welcoming her baby, sharing an exciting update as she steps into a brand-new royal role amid her mother Sarah Ferguson fled from UK.
The Princess of York, who has been made patron of Borne, a charity dedicated to funding research into the causes of premature birth, shared a first statement after welcoming her baby with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Notably she shared a message while her mother the Duchess of York told her followers that she was in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Beatrice said regarding her new patronage, "The work that Borne is undertaking is something that is incredibly close and personal to me following the recent birth of my daughter.”
She added, “Every year in the UK, 60,000 babies are delivered too soon, with little information or research as to why this is.”
The daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson further noted, “That is why I am really looking forward to supporting Borne and its programme of groundbreaking research, which I hope will help thousands of parents and children in the future."
Her statement came after she made her first public appearance since giving birth to Athena at the Wonderland Gala on Thursday evening.
Princess Beatrice attended the event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London alongside her husband Edoardo.
