Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, had a daughter (opens in new tab) on September 18. But it may not be for the reasons you might expect.

Who gets the royal title and who doesn't is always a source of drama in the royal family. Remember the fuss when it turned out that Prince Harry and Meghan's son Archie would probably not receive a royal title (opens in new tab)? Like many things in the monarchy, titles are part of an old (dare I say outdated) tradition, and their significance is diminishing as we move further away from actual monarchical rule. According to People (opens in new tab), the Queen usually bestows titles on the royal couple on their wedding day, but due to the shrinking size of the modern royal family, the Queen has decided to give Beatrice and Eugenie did not give the title on the wedding day of the couple.

So why is it that Princess Eugenie's son does not have a title, but Princess Beatrice's baby daughter does? Actually, it is because of the baby's father. [In January 2020, Princess Beatrice's marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, who is of Italian aristocratic descent, made her not only a member of the British royal family, but also a "nobile donna" (noblewoman) in Italy. Her title in Italy is "Contessa" (opens in new tab). Her eldest son, Edoardo, will one day inherit the family villa in northern Italy from his father, Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi. And his daughter with Beatrice will also inherit a title if the family wants to keep the tradition alive: she will become Contessa and Nobile Donna.

Ed, affectionately known as Beatrice, also has a son, Wolfie, from his former fiancée, Dara Huang. The new girl, whose name has yet to be decided, will be the couple's first daughter. Congratulations!