Zara Tindall

Why do people DO this? (Lena pronounced Layna)
Spell it Layna, or Laina; it is no good expecting people to be familiar with foreign pronunciations.
The Telegraph thinks it comes from Elena, Greek, a nod to Prince Philip?
It will be misspelled and mispronounced throughout her life, or more likely, she will be called Lenny.

“Lena” is a diminutive of Helena, which in German would be further shortened to “Lenchen” (Laynchen)
So perhaps a nod to Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Helena who was, I think always known as Lenchen.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom

Great news.

My first son was 9lb 6. He’s 6’4” and not overweight. My grandson was the same weight. He’s 9 now and quite tall and slender. They both have siblings who were a sensible 7lbs something.

Not as bad as Eugenie though - which apparently should be pronounced, 'Use yer knee'

Poor girl. She will have to tell people how to pronounce her name all the way through her life!

The baby girl will be called Lena (pronounced Layna) Elizabeth.

They like to be different at Gatcombe

Lovely name.

I wonder what they will call her. I like the fact that Zara and her brother have chosen pretty modern names for their children rather than the traditional ones favoured by some of the other Royals :Savannah, Isla and Mia.

My 1st son was 6lb 14 at birth, and 18 inches long. He was a month early. He's now 6ft 2, weighs 15 stone.

My 2nd son was 10lb 13, and 23ins long. He's now 5ft 10, and weighs 12st

An old friend of mine had the dubious accolade of giving birth to the largest baby of the year in our local maternity unit. He was 12lb 4oz.

Strangely, neither he nor his older sibling, who had been a mere shrimp at 10lb 8oz, grew up to be notably tall or big.

weight, not size.
He is now very tall for his age.

DGS was about that size JustALaugh

Apparently I was 9lbs 6ozs but only grew to 5'5"

My 2nd baby was 10lb 13oz!! (He's 34 now haha but I still like to brag/moan about the size of him)

DS was that size and is now a 6'4" 40 something. Wouldn't like to think about how much he weighs!

My DD1 was 9lb 3oz too , She is 5' 1" and size 10 now as a 40 something!

Lovely news, I wish them all well.

I read that the baby was born in Stroud hospital - no fancy maternity units for Zara!

Yes good news for the Tindalls, they are so down to earth, Mia is a real little character. I wish them all well.

What fantastic news and what a wonderful year for the Queen, two new great grandchildren, a new wife for her grandson Harry, plus the prescious gift of her sight being restored and her husband recovering so well from his hip operation.

Lovely to hear the good news. Zara reminded me of how I looked and felt just before I had DS who was nine pounds.

Yes she does. Both her children have two daughters each now.

Um .... not sure

Does that mean that Anne now has four granddaughters ?

I m glad that big, little lady is out, her mum looked very uncomfortable at the recent wedding

Yes, indeed. It's always nice to hear of some good news.

What lovely news, so happy for them after all the heartache.

Excellent news!