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Wait, Did Princess Beatrice Just Share More Baby Pics of Athena? We Spotted 2 Hidden Snaps

Stealthily shared for a good cause

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It was just earlier this week that Princess Beatrice opened up about the pre-term arrival of her second-born daughter, Athena, in an essay she penned for British Vogue—sharing a few new pics of her two-month-old in the process. But did Bea also subtly share a couple of blink-and-you’ll-miss-them shots of her daughter as part of a new partnership for a good cause? It seems so.

You see, that same essay for British Vogue also announced Bea’s brand-new royal patronage with Borne, a charity that aims to end premature birth. Alongside that was the news that Fergie’s daughter would be debuting a special baby shower collection developed with pal Alice Naylor-Leyland—founder of Mrs. Alice—with proceeds going to the same cause.

Well, in a new carousel of photos posted to Instagram by Naylor-Leyland to showcase the HRH Princess Beatrice Baby Shower Collection, Athena makes another appearance, but you have to look closely to see her.

The glimpses come via pics one and two in the gallery. If you peek at the photo inside the blue wicker frame—one of the items available in Bea’s collection—in the first slide, you’ll see a mostly hidden view of Athena that looks very similar to the shot posted by Beatrice’s husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, to announce her birth. But the second? The image inside the pink version of the frame appears to include a never-before-seen pic of Athena in a similar set-up and cuddled up next to a bunny stuffie. Aw.

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Of course, Beatrice—who is also mom to Sienna, 3, and stepmom to Wolfie, 8, Edo’s son from a previous relationship—went through a lot as she welcomed Athena in late January. As she revealed to British Vogue, “She was so tiny it took more than a few weeks for the tears of relief to dry and for life with our healthy baby to feel real.” She also noted in her essay that Athena is “now doing really well.”

As for her partnership with Mrs. Alice, it’s a natural fit. She wrote, “Mrs. Alice is all about bringing people together around a table to encourage joyful moments, and this collection came about after long, late-night discussions around fertility, surrogacy, pregnancy and motherhood. Our hope is that it will inspire a conversation around women’s health.”

Here, here.



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  • Studied sociology at Wheaton College and received a masters degree in journalism from Emerson College

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