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Zara Tindall’s third child arrived in dramatic fashion.
Mike Tindall revealed Wednesday that he and Zarawelcomed a sonthey namedLucas Philipon Sunday — but the birth didn’t happen as planned.
“So, it was run into the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get a mat on the floor, towels down, ‘brace-brace-brace,’ " Mike, 42, said.
Laughing as he continued to recall the experience, Mike added: “Fortunately, the midwife, who was going to meet us at the hospital wasn’t that far away, so she drove up, got there just as we’d assumed the pos-ish [as he called the position]. And then the second midwife arrived just after the head had arrived.”
While Zara is the firstmodernroyal to have a home birth — albeit an unexpected one! — she’s not the first in the family. In fact, most royal births took place at home until the 1970s, when Zara’s mother Princess Anne opted to welcome her first child, son Peter Phillips, in the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in London. When Anne gave birth to Zara, she returned to the same hospital.
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All ofQueen Elizabeth’s children were born at home, however.Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were delivered at Buckingham Palace, while Princess Anne was born at Clarence House while the palace was undergoing renovations.
The Queen’s sister Princess Margaret also welcomed her two children at home. Her son David-Armstrong Jones, was born at Clarence House and daughter Lady Sarah Chatto was welcomed at Kensington Palace.
Kate Middleton, Prince William and Princess Charlotte.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Royal mothers over the past four decades — like Sarah Ferguson, Sophie, Countess of Wessex and recentlyMeghan Markle— have all given birth at hospitals.
Last month, Princess Eugenie became the newest member of the royal mom club when she welcomed sonAugust Philip Hawke. She gave birth at the Portland Hospital in London, the same place where she and her older sisterPrincess Beatriceentered the world. It’s also where Meghan gave birth toArchie, who will celebrate his second birthday in May.
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source: people.com
