Princess Beatrice recently welcomed her second child with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The couple named their daughter Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. This naming trend where royal family members honor the late queen or her husband, Prince Philip, has become quite common.
King Charles III, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, has the middle name Philip, honoring his grandfather. Princess Anne, their second child, was named Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise. Zara Tindall, daughter of Princess Anne, was named Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips and later changed her last name to Tindall after marrying Mike Tindall.
Prince William, the eldest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, was named Prince William Arthur Philip Louis. Princess Charlotte, the second child of Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton, was named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. Zara and Mike Tindall’s children, Lena Elizabeth and Lucas Philip, also carry names honoring the royal family.
August Philip Hawke Brooksbank was born to Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, while Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Lili’s name pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi also have a daughter named Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, born in January 2025, continuing the tradition of honoring Queen Elizabeth II in their children’s names.