Queen Elizabeth II’s niece, Zara Tindall, greeted the latest royal baby – who gave birth at home on the bathroom floor.
Lucas Philip Tindall was born on Sunday, weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces, a representative of the couple said on Wednesday.
“He arrived very quickly – he didn’t get to the hospital – on the bathroom floor,” said Lucas’ father, former English rugby star Mike Tindall. revealed in a podcast co-host.
He said that “fortunately” his wife’s friend was there to help, and their midwife arrived at their home on time for delivery.
“It simply came to our notice then [position] and the second midwife arrived immediately after the head arrived “, he remembered in” Good, Bad and Rugby “.
“I was literally like, ‘Yes, cut, cut, cut.’ I have a boy. I’m out, “the 42-year-old father joked. “The best thing about being at home … as soon as it’s wrapped, is the skin on the skin, right down. Room with TV. Golf continues, “he said.
Lucas is the 10th great-grandson of the queen and Prince Philip. His middle name is a tribute to both his 99-year-old great-grandfather and Mike’s father, the palace said.
He is the 22nd to the throne, but will not take the title of His Royal Highness. He is the third child of Queen Zara Tindell’s 38-year-old niece, born Phillips, and is joined by seven-year-old Mia and two-year-old Lena.
“The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news and look forward to meeting their 10th great-grandson when circumstances allow,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman told The Times of London.
