{“title”:”Reveals Royal Family’s First-Birthday Milestone Amid Public Duties”,”body”:”At a Glance\
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– Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi turned 1 on January 22, 2025.\
– The 37-year-old princess reflected on her premature birth in a March 2025 Vogue essay.\
– The family celebrated the new arrival at a July 29, 2025 homecoming parade and a December 2025 christening.\
– Why it matters: The story shows how a royal family navigates early parenthood, medical care, and public duties.\
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Princess Beatrice’s daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, marked her first birthday on January 22, 2025, a milestone that brought the royal family together for a series of public and private moments. From a March 2025 essay about welcoming a premature baby to a homecoming parade and a private christening, the events highlight how the family balances personal joy with public expectations.\
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## Athena’s Milestone Birthday\
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On January 22, 2025, Athena celebrated her first year of life. The princess announced the birthday on social media, noting that the baby was born a few weeks early last year and that she had been “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.”\
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## Early Arrival and the Vogue Essay\
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Athena was born premature, a few weeks before the “early spring” due date that Buckingham Palace had originally announced. The 37-year-old princess wrote a reflective essay for British Vogue in March 2025, titled “Nothing quite prepares you for the moment when you realize your baby is going to arrive early. There’s so little control,” she began the piece published in March 2025. “Will she arrive healthy? Will there be complications? How will you juggle the rest of family life while trying to keep a tiny human safe and well?”\
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Beatrice noted that she “learnt so much from this pregnancy journey” and that she had been aware early on that she “needed to prepare for an early arrival.” She added that Athena “arrived healthy, a few weeks before her due date.”\
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## Medical Care and Patronage of Borne\
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Following the birth, Princess Beatrice thanked the medical team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care. She also announced a new patronage of Borne, a British medical research charity dedicated to ending premature birth.\
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In March 2025, the couple made their first major public appearance after Athena’s arrival at Borne’s Wonderland Gala. Later that year, Beatrice returned to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to visit Borne’s research laboratories and learn more about the organization’s work.\
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## Family Life and Public Appearances\
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Athena is the youngest child of Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The couple already had two children from previous relationships: daughter Sienna, 4, and son Christopher Woolf, 9.\
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During the summer, the family attended a London homecoming parade celebrating England’s women’s national soccer team’s UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 victory. The parade served as Athena’s first public appearance and doubled as a family outing.\
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## Christening and Royal Family Ties\
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In December 2025, Athena was christened in a private ceremony at Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace. The grandparents, former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, quietly attended the event. The christening marked one of the first joint family gatherings since King Charles stripped his younger brother of his princely title in October amid renewed scrutiny of his relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein.\
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## Key Takeaways\
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– Athena’s first birthday underscores the family’s handling of early parenthood.\
– The princess’s public reflections highlight the emotional journey of a premature birth.\
– The patronage of Borne signals a commitment to medical research on premature birth.\
– Public appearances, such as the homecoming parade and the christening, demonstrate the family’s ongoing engagement with royal duties and public life.\
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Timeline of Events\
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| Date | Event | Details |\
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| January 22, 2025 | Athena’s 1st Birthday | Social media announcement by Princess Beatrice |\
| March 2025 | Vogue Essay | “Nothing quite prepares you for the moment when you realize your baby is going to arrive early.” |\
| March 2025 | Borne Wonderland Gala | First major public appearance after Athena’s birth |\
| July 29, 2025 | Homecoming Parade | Family attended to celebrate England’s UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 victory; Athena’s first public appearance |\
| November 10, 2025 | Borne Lab Visit | Beatrice visited research laboratories at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital |\
| December 2025 | Christening | Private ceremony at Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace; attended by grandparents |”},”meta_description”:”Princess Beatrice’s daughter Athena turns 1 amid royal family milestones, including a premature birth, a Vogue essay, a charity patronage, and a private christening.”,”categories”:[“World News”,”Breaking News”]}
