Princess Beatrice has said experiencing premature birth "can be incredibly lonely" as she appeared on a podcast in support of a patronage close to her heart. The royal, 37, welcomed her second daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose, who was born several weeks premature on 22 January.

Beatrice became patron of the premature birth research charity Borne, and is fronting a campaign for World Prematurity Day on 17 November. Speaking to Professor Mark Johnson on The Borne Podcast , released on Monday, she said: "I think so often, especially as mums, we spend our lives, you know, feeling we have to be perfect to do this. And sometimes, when you are faced with that moment of learning that your baby's going to come a bit early, it can be incredibly lonely.

"And even now, talking to some of the mo

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