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Tenth great-grandson of the queen born on the bathroom floor
Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images Queen Elizabeth’s tenth great-grandchild was born on Sunday – on the bathroom floor. Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall, and her husband, former England rugby player Mike, did not plan a home birth, but failed. just in time to get to the hospital when the baby, a boy who is 22nd in line to the throne, arrived with a minimum of pomp and circumstance. The extraordinarily informal circumstances of the last royal birth were revealed by Mike Tindall on the sports podcast The Good, The Bad and Rugby. Mike said that after watching rugby matches all weekend: “Sunday just got better because a little boy came to my house”. While his co-hosts congratulated him, Tindall said he was feeling “brilliant” after birth at 6pm on Sunday. At the time the podcast was recorded, the couple had not chosen a name, with Tindall saying, “We always struggle with this, we never choose one before they arrive”. However, a spokesman for the couple later said on Wednesday: “Zara and Mike Tindall are pleased to announce the birth of their third child, Lucas Philip Tindall.” The baby’s second name is a tribute to Prince Philip, who will turn 100 in June. He will have no title, as Princess Anne’s children did not receive an “HRH” style at his request to allow them to lead more normal lives. A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news and look forward to meeting their tenth great-grandchild when circumstances permit. ”Asked if the baby was“ beautiful, ”Tindall said he weighed four and a half pounds and arrived“ very quickly. ”“ We didn’t get to the hospital. On the bathroom floor, “he said. Asked if he helped with the delivery, Tindall revealed that a friend of Zara’s who was present at the birth of the couple’s previous children was present again.” She was there and acknowledged that we would not have arrived at the hospital in time, so yes, it was running to the gym, taking a treadmill, entering the bathroom, placing the treadmill on the floor, towels down, support, support, support. “Tindall added,” Fortunately, the midwife who was going to see us at the hospital was not far away, so she drove and got there when we had taken over. The second midwife arrived just after the head arrived! Mike said: “As every man would say, she was a warrior, they always are, we can never judge a woman in terms of what she has to go through in childbirth. She was back, we went for a walk this morning with him and everything is fine. “Tindall said he cut the cord:” I was literally like, ‘Snip. Cut-cut. I have a boy, I’m out of here. “Tindall added,” The best thing about being at home was, as soon as he was wrapped up, skin on skin, [we went] straight down, TV room, golf game, and I’m like, ‘This is what you and I are doing’ ”. He said he also watched an old rugby game from 1996 with his newborn son. “Training has started, twelve hours later,” joked his co-host. Read more at The Daily Beast. Get our top news in your inbox every day. Subscribe now! Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper into the stories that matter to you. To know more.