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Zara Tindall has given birth to a baby boy, her husband Mike Tindall has confirmed. 

The Queen's granddaughter, 39, gave birth to their son Lucas Philip Tindall, weighing 8lbs 4oz, at 6pm on Sunday on the bathroom floor of their family home on Princess Anne's Gloucestershire estate.

Proud father Mike Tindall, 42, who shares daughters Mia, seven, and Lena, two, with his wife, shared the news on his podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby - and hailed Zara a 'warrior'. He later revealed he took the little one straight downstairs to watch sport on TV, after snipping the cord and enjoying skin-on-skin contact.

The unconventional royal birth announcement via Mike's podcast shows yet again a different approach from the Tindalls, who revealed their third pregnancy in the same manner. In the past, the couple had pregnancies formally announced by Buckingham Palace. 

A spokeswoman for the couple said: 'Zara and Mike Tindall are happy to announce the birth of their third child, Lucas Philip Tindall.' The little boy is the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's 10th great-grandchild, and 22nd in line to the throne.

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Speaking about the birth, Mike told how Zara had experienced contractions the night before, so they organised childcare for Mia and Lena - but the little boy arrived so fast they didn't have time to make it to the hospital.

Mike recalled: 'Fortunately Zara's friend Dolly [Maude] is, she's actually more important than I am at making sure she's been at all three of my children's births, she was there and recognised that we wouldn't have got to the hospital in time, so it was run into the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, towels down, brace brace brace!

'Fortunately the midwife that was going to meet us at the hospital wasn't that far away so she drove up, got there just as we'd assumed the position, and then the second midwife arrived just after the head had arrived!' 

Asked how Zara was doing, he replied: 'As every man will say, she was a warrior, as always. They always are. We can never judge a woman in terms of what they have to go through with childbirth so... no, she was back up, we went for a walk this morning with him, and yeah all good.'

Mike told how the birth was very different to their previous children; he said: 'It's been a slow journey, so first one was in Gloucester Royal, done the right way, we was induced as well that one, and then second one was in Stroud in a local birth clinic, and this one we didn't even make it there.

[Goldengate8361]

The queen's grandaughter? I have never heard of Zara Tindall in my life! who are her parents? Anybody know?

[violann]

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@Goldengate8361 wrote:

The queen's grandaughter? I have never heard of Zara Tindall in my life! who are her parents? Anybody know?

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Isn't she the late Princess Margaret's daughter?

OF COURSE NOT, She's Princess ANNE'S DAUGHTER!

[4kitties]

Zara is Princess Anne's daughter.

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@Goldengate8361  @violann   

Zara is the daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband, Mark Phillips.

Anne and Mark

Zara and her father

[beckyb1012]

I am so thrilled she had a little boy.  Zara as always been one of my favorites.  They are so fun loving in life and with each other. 

[KingstonsMom]

There's a charming video of Mike Tindall announcing the birth and his 'unconventional' arrival, in the link below.

As well as a look into the lives of the 'unconventional' Royal couple.

Zara Tindall gives birth to a baby boy! | Daily Mail Online

[golding76]

What a straightforward and "clean" account Zara's husband gave of the birth.  No dramatic flourishes and so cooly British, to my mind.

Zara has always been a favorite of mine, too.  Her facial features have always been evocative of Prince Philip's side.  She is lovely, and she seems to do things in her own style in such a refreshing way.

[Kachina624]

Mike is a retired rugby player and Zara is a world-class equestrienne, both athletes.  Princess Anne didn't want her children to have royal titles so they don't.