Britain's Princess Beatrice has baby daughter Athena several weeks early

The late Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter, 36, and her husband welcomed their second child a week ago on January 22 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London

Princess Beatrice has welcomed her second child, a daughter named Athena (James Manning/PA)

Britain's Princess Beatrice has given birth to a daughter several weeks prematurely, with the 4lb 5oz royal baby, named Athena, said to be healthy and doing well.

The late Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter, 36, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their second child a week ago on January 22 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London.