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Flora Vesterberg Welcomes Daughter Isabel Marina

The birth adds Princess Alexandra’s first great‑grandchild, updating the extended royal line of succession.

Overview

  • Flora Vesterberg gave birth to daughter Isabel Marina on Wednesday, July 8, and the couple shared the news in an Instagram post on July 11 after a short private recovery period.
  • Flora said the name honours her paternal great‑grandmother Princess Marina and means 'of the sea', reflecting the family's connections to Scotland and Sweden.
  • Media reports place Isabel behind her mother in the order of succession at about 62nd, making her Princess Alexandra's first great‑grandchild in the extended royal line.
  • The parents are 31‑year‑old Flora, an art historian and PhD student at The Courtauld who has publicly written about an autism diagnosis, and her husband Timothy Vesterberg, a Swedish former ice‑hockey player now working in private equity in London.
  • The couple's private 2020 wedding at St James's Palace and the Instagram announcement rather than a palace statement highlight how lower‑profile royals increasingly use social media to share personal milestones.