Princess Letizia in labour!
Princess Letizia was admitted in Ruber International Hospital to give birth to her second baby girl, as the Royal Household confirmed a few hours ago, just 15 minutes after the Princes arrived to the clinic. Letizia was taken to hospital by Prince Felipe and they entered the hospital through the main gate, where a number of journalists were waiting for their arrival since a week ago.
Letizia’s due date was two days ago, as Hola confirmed. A number of the most important Spanish newspapers published the information in their webpages within minutes due to the media obsession with the birth.
The Princes are apparently expecting to "let nature decide" and willtry to go for a natural birth rather than a C-section if that ispossible. Letizia had her first daughter, Leonor, by a C-section in anot-so-easy labour. It is also known that Her Majesty, Queen Sofia, isnow travelling from Moscow (where she attended the funeral of theworld-class violonchelista Rostropovich and good friend of the Queen)to Madrid to visit the family as soon as she arrives. The Princess’mother, Paloma Rocasolano, is also in the clinic already. It is alsoannounced that the Princess is not in suite number 10 (where she wasexpected to give birth and where Leonor was born) but in suite 17.Refreshments were also given to the journalists.
20 minutos also has a galleryshowing the car of the Princes arriving to the Hospital earlier todayand of the security measures and journalists at the Hospital.
More details on the birth of the new Princess to follow!
Thanks to CBB reader Anke and Christine.
- Posted on Apr 29, 07 at 8:30AM
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April 29th, 2007 at 11:50 am
It’s a girl!
18.28 Uhr MESZ
April 29th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Baby girl was born this afternoon at 17.28
April 29th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Letizia gave birth to a little girl at 17h28 pm (spain time)
April 29th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
The baby has already born and her name is Sofia ;-D
April 29th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Princess Letizia has given birth to a baby girl who will be called Sofia! Hola.com says she was born by Caesarean and weighed 3310g.
April 29th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
The new infanta was born today at 5:28 p.m. Her name is Sofia de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz. Her middle name, de Todos los Santos, means All the Saints. Her first name is after her paternal grandmother, Queen Sofia.
April 29th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
She was born a few hours ago and her name is Sofia.
April 29th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Letizia had her daughter about 5:28pm (11:28am EST) & they named her Sofia
April 29th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Baby’s name is Sofia… just like the Queen.
April 29th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
the little princess name is Sofia, weight 3.310 Kilogramm, born by c-section
congratulations
April 29th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
The new baby is Princess Sofia, 3.310kg and 50cm long
April 29th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
It’s a girl and she is called ‘Sofia’!!!!!!!
April 29th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
it’s a girl! name Sofia