Prince Bernhard and Princess Anette of Netherlands welcome third child, a son

Prince Bernhard, 38, and Princess Anette of the Netherlands, 35, have welcomed their third child. Son Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven was born on March 12th and weighed in at 7 lbs. He is the eighth granchild of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and his middle names come from his uncles Prince Pieter-Christian and Prince Floris. The royal couple also released a statement,

We are extremely happy and grateful for the birth of our third child.

The couple also have daughter Isabella Lily Juliana, 5 ½, and son Samuel Bernhard Louis, 3 ½. The pregnancy was announced in September.

Source: Het Koninklijk Huis

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Published 3/13/08 by


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