The couple named their son Lucas Philip, with his middle name paying tribute to Zara’s grandfatherPrince Philip, who will turn 100 in June. Zara’s cousinPrincess Eugeniealso chosePhilip as a middle namefor her son August, who she welcomed with husband Jack Brooksbank last month on Feb. 9.
The name Philip also honors Mike’s father, making the moniker even more special.
Not to mention, Zara’s maiden name is Phillips! Her dad Mark Phillips and mom Princess Anne split in 1992.
Philip Tindall (background right).Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images
“So, it was run into the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get a mat on the floor, towels down, ‘brace-brace-brace,’ " Mike, 42, said.
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Laughing as he continued to recall the dramatic experience, Mike added: “Fortunately, the midwife, who was going to meet us at the hospital, wasn’t that far away. So she drove up, got there just as we’d assumed the pos-ish [as he called the position]. And then the second midwife arrived just after the head had arrived.”
Zara and Mike Tindall.
Going on to talk about how his wife was doing following the birth, the podcast host explained that Zara, 39, “was a warrior as always. She was back up. We went for a walk [on Monday] morning with him. All good.”
The new arrival is the 10th great-grandchild forQueen ElizabethandPrince Philipas well as the fifth grandchild of Princess Anne.
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“To have a boy then a girl — what more can you ask for?” Harry said.
source: people.com
