
Princess Beatrice’s newborn baby has been subject to vicious online attacks, just hours after the announcement of the new royal baby’s arrival.
Just hours after Sarah Ferguson and Buckingham Palace announced the news of the birth of Princess Beatrice’s new daughter, named Athena Elizabeth Rose, online trolls began their attack.
While most of the comments on the joyous announcement were messages of love and support, there were many who chose to use the baby’s birth as an opportunity to share their anti-monarchy sentiments.
One person wrote under the announcement post, “God willing, they follow in her ancestor’s footsteps and have to smuggle her out of the country in an orange basket,” in a reference to the late Prince Philip and his family being forced to flee his homeland in Greece.
Another took aim at how the tot was covering her face, writing, “Love that she is already paparazzi trained”, while another person said they were “pretty surprised” by the announcement and roping into the Sussexes to their comment.
They wrote online, “Pretty surprised by the royal family releasing this photo. Why the games? If they don’t want to show their child, why do it!? A simple message announcing the birth would have been enough instead of playing into Harkles games of Hide & Seek!”
“Congratulations to Beatrice & her hubby. Isn’t it funny how nobody is calling for her to be hung, drawn & quartered for naming her baby Elizabeth?” another posted, a reference to the backlash Prince Harry and Meghan Markle faced after naming their daughter Lilibet, the late Queen’s nickname, while another claimed they were “Teaching her white privilege early”.
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