There is a new royal baby in the House of Windsor, with the granddaughter of the late Queen’s first cousin announcing her birth this week.
Flora Vesterberg, whose grandmother is Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, announced the arrival of her first child with husband Tim Vesterberg on Instagram this week.
Royal family member Flora Vesterberg has welcomed her first child, Isabel, with husband Timothy. Instagram/@floravesterberg
“Our daughter Isabel Marina Vesterberg arrived safely on the morning of July 8,” she wrote.
“Timothy and I are overjoyed and full of love for her.
“She’s named for the blessing that she is as well as my paternal great-grandmother. Her name also means ‘of the sea’ where we always feel most at peace in Scotland and Sweden.
“Thank you for your thoughtful messages.”
Flora, who lists her occupations as art historian, philanthropist and board member, is also a contributor for Vogue magazine and is completing her Phd.
The couple announced their engagement in November 2019 and said they planned to marry the following year, but the plans were toned down due to the COVID pandemic.
She married Timothy, a private equity investor, in September 2020, during a small private ceremony inside the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace in London.
A year later, they held a second ceremony, or blessing, at St James’s Church in London.
The couple announced they were expecting in January. Instagram
For that ceremony, she looked every bit the royal bride in a regal custom gown by Phillipa Lepley, which she paired with the sparkling diamond Oglivy tiara that was loaned to her by her grandmother.
They announced in January they were expecting their first child in a post on Instagram.
“Delighted to share that Timothy and I are expecting our first child. We’re truly over the moon,” she wrote.
Flora, whose maiden name is Oglivy, is the daughter of Princess Alexandra’s eldest son, James Oglivy, whom she shared with her late husband Angus Ogilvy. They also have a daughter, Marina Ogilvy.
The couple pictured on their second wedding day. AP
Her father is second cousin to King Charles, and counted Queen Elizabeth II as one of his godparents.
His mother, Princess Alexandra, is the only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. She is the only living granddaughter of King George V, through her father, who died tragically in a plane crash when he was 39.
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