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Princess Beatrice during a visit to the Borne research laboratories at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital(Image: PA)<\/p>\nPrincess Beatrice joined Good Morning Britain presenter Laura Tobin for a visit to a London hospital to support a charity working to end premature births.Princess Beatrice during a visit to the Borne research laboratories at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
Princess Beatrice brushed off the ongoing scandal surrounding her father Andrew to make her first public charity appearance since he was stripped of his titles. The mum-of-two visited a London hospital yesterday to support an organisation that’s working to end premature births.<\/p>\n
Beatrice toured the Borne research laboratories at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where she gave birth to her youngest child Athena several weeks prematurely in January. It marked the princess\u2019s first public charity appearance in the UK since Andrew was stripped of his prince title and his dukedom and forced out of his Royal Lodge home over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE: ‘Paranoid’ Sarah Ferguson’s fresh fears as daughters hit with shocking claims<\/a>READ MORE: Princess Eugenie and Beatrice ‘distressed’ and ‘grieving’ over Andrew as they break cover<\/a> Borne funds research into how to prevent premature births and why babies are born too soon, and Beatrice described the charity as \u201cincredibly close and personal to me following the early arrival of my second daughter\u201d.<\/p>\n Beatrice welcomed second daughter Athena at the start of the year, weighing 4lb 5oz, and said she was \u201cso tiny it took more than a few weeks for the tears of relief to dry\u201d.<\/p>\n The princess was joined at the event by Good Morning Britain<\/a>\u2019s weather<\/a> presenter Laura Tobin, whose own daughter Charlotte arrived three months early in 2017, weighing just 2lb 8oz.<\/p>\n The pair met scientists and clinicians leading Borne\u2019s research, including projects investigating the causes of preterm labour, the role of inflammation in pregnancy<\/a>, and the development of new treatments to help prevent babies from being born too early.<\/p>\n In a statement released to coincide with the visit, Beatrice, who became patron of Borne shortly after Athena was born, said: \u201cThe work that Borne is undertaking is something that is incredibly close and personal to me following the early arrival of my second daughter.<\/p>\n \u201cToday\u2019s visit was not only insightful but has given me so much hope for pregnant mothers in the UK that this topic is being taken incredibly seriously.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a patron of Borne, I am so grateful for the scientists and clinicians who took the time today to show me the advances they are making to reduce the risks to expectant mums and babies.\u201d<\/p>\n Tobin, a Borne ambassador, described the tour as a \u201cdeeply personal\u201d experience\u201d. \u201cAs a parent who\u2019s experienced the uncertainty of premature birth and how worrying it can be, today\u2019s visit was deeply personal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe research happening here gives me real hope for the future, that one day fewer families will have to face what ours did. The dedication of everyone at Borne to finding answers and preventing prematurity is truly inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n Some 60,000 babies are born prematurely in the UK every year \u2013 one in every 13 births \u2013 with 15 million babies arriving early around the world<\/a>, the charity said.<\/p>\n Complications from prematurity remain the leading cause of neonatal death and lifelong disability, but less than two per cent of medical research funding is dedicated to pregnancy and childbirth, it added.<\/p>\n It comes as Beatrice\u2019s father Andrew’s conduct could be debated by MPs for the first time this week, with the Liberal Democrats intending to raise his Royal Lodge rental arrangements, including details about the size of any payout for leaving the property, after the Commons returns from recess on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The King took action by stripping his younger brother of his birthright to be a prince and his dukedom over his \u201cserious lapses of judgment\u201d.<\/p>\n The former prince has for many years been dogged by allegations he sexually abused Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein. Andrew strenuously denies the accusations.<\/p>\n Members of the US Congress have also written to him requesting he sit for a \u201ctranscribed interview\u201d in connection with his friendship with Epstein, and asking him to respond by November 20.<\/p>\n Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie remain princesses despite their father\u2019s banishment from the royal family<\/a> and his new status as a commoner.<\/p>\n Get the inside scoop on the monarchy with Mirror Royal<\/p>\n WHATSAPP GROUP: <\/strong>Be first to get the biggest royal bombshells and exclusives to your phone by joining our Royal WhatsApp here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Princess-Beatrice-visit-to-Borne-research-laboratories.jpg\")
The two women toured the labs(Image: PA)<\/p>\n![\"Beatrice](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762844530_648_0_Princess-Beatrice-visit-to-Borne-research-laboratories.jpg\")
Beatrice met scientists and clinicians leading Borne\u2019s research, including projects investigating the causes of preterm labour(Image: PA)<\/p>\n![\"Both](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762844531_201_0_Princess-Beatrice-visit-to-Borne-research-laboratories.jpg\")
Both Beatrice and Laura have given birth to babies who were premature (Image: PA)<\/p>\n![\"Beatrice's](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_Prince-Andrew-relinquishes-titles-and-honours.jpg\")
Beatrice’s father Andrew Mountbatten Windsor (Image: PA)<\/p>\n