Princess Beatrice attended an intimate party to celebrate close friend Alice Naylor-Leyland’s fourth child, Margot.
Beatrice donned a khaki green dress for the occasion and was pictured next to the princess’s stylist Olivia Buckingham, fashion designer Emilia Wickstead, British Vogue’s Deputy Editor Sarah Harris and socialite Poppy Delevingne.
Baby Margot, dressed in a white lace collared romper for the occasion, was born in April via a surrogate.
Alice wrote an Instagram post after the event: “The Happiest Day Welcoming Miss Margot. Thank you Dearest @eagletta for having this merry bunch & to @carorupert for all the Treats. Rarely do I wish I could do something all over again, but this was special BEYOND. Thank you, Thank you Girls.”
Princess Beatrice and Alice Naylor-Leyland are close friends
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The socialite shares three other children with Tom Naylor-Leyland, who is heir to a baronetcy and the £176million Fitzwilliam landowning fortune.
Alice opened up about her difficulties expanding her family in a moving post last month.
She wrote: “Welcome to the world little one. It’s been a journey to get you into our arms but we are so grateful you are here.
“I’m aware it was greedy to have this burning desire to complete our family, but due to too many complications, setbacks and miscarriages & then being told I was no longer able to carry, we decided to venture down the world of surrogacy.
Princess Beatrice attending a gathering for Alice Naylor-Leyland newborn baby
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“Without the kindness & courage of our dear surrogate & the brilliance of modern science using our own embryo, we would not be here.
“It’s been a bonkers journey but now we’ve arrived, I can’t wait to enjoy every minute. Thank you to the love, kindness & support of ALL who helped bring our miracle into this world.”
The 38-year-old mother runs a homeware brand and a lifestyle blog called Mrs Alice and is a Vogue contributor.
Alice is a lifelong friend of Princess Beatrice and the pair have been pictured at numerous events together including the Chelsea Flower Show and at Annabel’s private members club in Mayfair, London.
Princess Beatrice and Alice Naylor-Leyland at Chelsea Flower Show in London in 2019
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Alice Naylor-Leyland runs a homeware brand and a lifestyle blog called Mrs Alice
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The entrepreneur lives with her three elder children Billy, Nancy and Felix with her husband at Stibbington House in Cambridgeshire.
Last Friday, Princess Beatrice also attended an event at which her mother, Sarah Ferguson, was making a speech.
Sarah Ferguson spoke at Kensington Chelsea Women’s Club at the Royal Geographic Society about her charity Sarah’s Trust.
The princess was spotted in a full-bodied, light blue Max & Co. skirt with a marching button-up shirt.
