PRINCESS Beatrice has revealed she cried for “weeks”; after her baby’s premature birth.
The royal’s second daughter Athena Elizabeth Rose is now thriving despite arriving several weeks early in January .
Princess Beatrice has said she cried for ‘weeks' after her baby’s premature birth 
The Royal Family released a picture of Athena taken by Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi But Beatrice, 36, told Vogue magazine: “She was so tiny it took more than a few weeks for the tears of relief to dry and for life with our healthy baby to feel real.
“Her feet were so small â almost the same size as the paws on my older daughter’s soft bunnies.”;
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson ’s eldest also has daughter Sienna, three, with property developer hubby Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 41 .
She is now a patron of Borne, which advises on premature births.
She said: “Looking back over those months of sheer worry, I am filled with a sense of determination that more can be done to help others find answers to those questions around the complications that can lead to preterm birth â questions that defined my days (and nights) during pregnancy.
“I’ve found myself in the position of being a passionate new mother who wants to work to find answers for women globally.
“I want to do all I can to reassure those families whose babies might arrive early that they are not alone.”
Beatrice has now launched a collection of baby shower items with the brand Mrs Alice as a fundraiser for Borne.
The Royal Family released this image of Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi after they announced the pregnancy 
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