Princess Beatrice's daughters are set to have a "completely different upbringing" to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, according to a royal commentator.
Beatrice, 36, and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 41, welcomed their second child last month on January 22.
The couple named their newborn daughter Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, Buckingham Palace announced on January 29.
The baby's first middle name pays tribute to her great-grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Princess Beatrice's daughters to have 'completely different upbringing' to George, Charlotte and Louis
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Athena joins older sister Sienna, born in September 2021, and half-brother Christopher Woolf "Wolfie", who was born in 2016 from Edoardo's previous relationship with Dara Huang.
Royal commentators have suggested Athena's upbringing will differ significantly from other royal descendants.
"Athena will just be a member of the family. Otherwise she will have a completely non-royal upbringing," royal historian and biographer Hugo Vickers told Us Weekly.
This non-royal status stems from Princess Beatrice's position as a non-working royal.
Sienna Mapelli Mozzi accompanying her parents, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo, to Buckingham PalacePADespite being ninth in line to the throne, Beatrice maintains a private life and rarely participates in royal engagements on behalf of King Charles III.
According to Vickers, Athena and her siblings will experience greater privacy compared to their royal cousins.
Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, face different expectations as the children of Prince William and Princess Kate.
"They have as normal an education as possible but obviously they do take part in royal engagements," Vickers explained.
Baby Athena was born on Wednesday, January 22, just minutes before 1pmPAThis marks a clear distinction between the two branches of the family, with Athena set for a more private childhood away from official duties.
Royal commentator Jack Royston highlighted Beatrice's unique position in shaping her children's public presence.
"The greatest gift that Princess Beatrice can give her children is to offer them choice and control over the kind of life they want to live, whether private or public," Royston told the publication.
This contrasts sharply with Prince George's future, as Royston noted: "For Prince George and his siblings, no one can stop them becoming global megastars."
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Princess Beatrice has taken a selective approach to sharing information about her children with the public.
This stands in contrast to her sister Princess Eugenie, who regularly shares photos of her two children on Instagram.
Their children's privacy comes amid continued attention surrounding their father Prince Andrew, who celebrated his 65th birthday on February 19.
Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019 following controversy over his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
