Princess Beatrice baby joy as father Prince Andrew finally gets to meet granddaughter
PRINCE ANDREW was spotted leaving Balmoral this morning - a move which will likely delight his daughter Princess Beatrice who is based in London and recently gave birth to a baby girl.
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Prince Andrew was photographed driving away from the Queen's Balmoral estate this morning and he is believed to be travelling back to England. His return will give him the chance to finally meet his first granddaughter, Princess Beatrice's baby, in person.
Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi became parents of a baby girl on September 18, as announced last week by Buckingham Palace.
The Palace's statement read: "Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter on Saturday September 18, 2021, at 11.42pm, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.
"The baby weighs six pounds and two ounces.
"The new baby's grandparents and great-grandparents have all been informed and are delighted with the news.
"The family would like to thank all the staff at the hospital for their wonderful care.
"Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well, and the couple are looking forward to introducing their daughter to her big brother Christopher Woolf."
The announcement was followed a few hours later by a sweet note shared on Instagram by Beatrice's beloved sister, Princess Eugenie.
Sharing a picture of Beatrice and Edoardo on holidays, Eugenie - who became mother of her first son August Philip Hawke on February 9 - penned two brief messages.
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The first, dedicated to the new parents, read: "To my dearest Beabea and Edo
"Congratulations on your new angel. I can't wait to meet her and I'm so proud of you.
"We're going to have so much fun watching our children grow up."
The second addressed directly Eugenie's newborn niece and read: "To my new niece
"I love you already and think you're just awesome from the photos.. we're going to have so much fun together."
After visiting the Queen at Balmoral in August for a traditional summer break, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson travelled back to the sovereign's Scottish residence earlier this month.
But the Duchess of York has already had the chance to meet her granddaughter, whose name is yet to be announced, as she had returned to England on the day before the birth of the youngest royal baby.
On the other hand, Prince Andrew had remained north of the border.
The Sun reported the Duke of York left Balmoral at approximately 10am this morning.
He was photographed smiling and waving to passersby while behind the wheel.
Prince Andrew's sighting comes after his legal team officially conceded the Duke has been served with a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre.
In her lawsuit, Ms Giuffre claims to have been sexually assaulted by the prince at three different locations.
Her case claims the Duke engaged in sexual acts without Ms Giuffre's consent including when she was 17, knowing how old she was at the time and "that she was a sex-trafficking victim".
Andrew has consistently and strongly denied the allegations.
During his interview with Newsnight's Emily Maitlis in November 2019, Prince Andrew said he had "no recollection of meeting" Ms Giuffre.
Asked about whether, as alleged by Ms Giuffre, he had dined with her, danced at Tramp and had sex with her at a home in London Belgravia, Andrew also said: "I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened."