on their official Instagram, “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in autumn of this year. The Queen has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.”

Beatrice is also step-mother to Edoardo's son Christopher, and recently opened up about the special role in The Evening Standard:

"This year, I had the great honor to become a stepmother, and have had the most remarkable time going back over some of my most favorite stories at bedtime. I have dyslexia and as such reading has never been my strongest talent, however, having a little more time to take a moment to really get into stories has been a gift I am happy to have shared with lockdown life."

Meanwhile, Beatrice's sister Eugenie welcomed her son August back in February; Zara Tindall had a baby boy this year, and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expecting their daughter anytime now. It truly is a royal baby boom.