Congratulations to Zara Phillips who has given birth to her first child, a girl who weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces, at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Her husband, former England rugby player, Mike Tindall was present at the birth
The new father said on Twitter 'Thanks so much for all your kind messages. Definitely the best day of my life today, so happy! The girls are both doing great!'
Buckingham Palace have released a statement advising that "The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Mike's parents, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, have been informed and are delighted with the news”
The name of the child, who is 16th in line to the throne, will be announced in due course
Zara has a new baby to look after now - one with two legs!
