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Queen 'Delighted' by First Great-Grandchild

Peter Phillips welcomes a daughter

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 30, 2010 11:34 AM CST

(Newser) – Queen Elizabeth is a great-grandmother now, and she’s quite pleased about it. The queen’s eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, welcomed a daughter yesterday with wife Autumn Kelly, the Daily Mail reports. “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips, and Autumn's family have been informed and are delighted with the news,” read a statement from the palace. The as-yet-unnamed baby is 12th in line to the throne. Can't get enough of the royal family? Click for the latest royal wedding news.

Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and Canadian Autumn Kelly leave St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England, after their marriage ceremony, Saturday, May 17, 2008.
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and Canadian Autumn Kelly leave St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England, after their marriage ceremony, Saturday, May 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Shaun Curry, Pool)
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and Canadian Autumn Kelly leave St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England, after their marriage ceremony, Saturday, May 17, 2008.
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and Canadian Autumn Kelly leave St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England, after their marriage ceremony, Saturday, May 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Shaun Curry, Pool)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reacts as she is given flowers by children after attending the British royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, England, Dec. 25, 2010.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reacts as she is given flowers by children after attending the British royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, England, Dec. 25, 2010.   (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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stevsie
Dec 30, 2010 11:46 AM CST
...and then she ate her.

 
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