Prince Harry’s Ex Welcomes Baby No. 2, Gives Her Emotional Name

Prince Harry‘s ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas has welcomed he​​r second child and named her baby girl in a meaningful tribute to her late sister.

On June 9, the Daily Mail reported that Cressida, 36, had given birth to her second child, a daughter. Prince Harry’s ex married estate agent Harry Wentworth-Stanely in 2020 and the couple went on to welcome son Wilbur, 2.

“They have named their daughter Delphina Pandora Wentworth-Stanley. It’s a beautiful name for a beautiful girl,” a friend said.

Cressida was introduced to Prince Harry by his close cousin, Princess Eugenie, and they dated from 2012 to 2014. The model attended his royal wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018 and Harry later wrote in his memoir Spare about how “Cress” helped him process the pain of grieving his mother, Princess Diana, when they were together. 

According to The Bump, Delphina is a variant of the name Delphine and translates to “dolphin,” while the baby’s middle name honors Cressida’s late half-sister Pandora Cooper-Key. 

Pandora died in July 2024 at age 51, 24 years after she was first diagnosed with cancer at age 26. Pandora had Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare hereditary syndrome that can increase the risk of several types of cancer.

Cressida, a model, actress and podcaster, wrote about the journey to her pregnancy. At the start of the year, the Lessons from Our Mothers podcast co-host revealed that she was pregnant in an essay for The Spectator magazine and shared that she conceived through IVF.

“I am now well into my second pregnancy. Having conceived through IVF the first time, we were fortunate to have another embryo stored away in a freezer,” she said. “It is incredible that a tiny cluster of frozen cells, already a life, can survive, suspended in time for years. The science behind the process continues to amaze me.”

Cressida wrote about struggling to conceive her first baby in an essay for The Sunday Times, published in December 2022 one month after Wilbur was born. In it, she reflected with candor on the “two long years of trying to conceive” and the flurry of methods she attempted (“reflexology, nutritionists, acupuncture and psychics … Even a German healer who speaks to angels” before success with IVF. 

Cressida said she felt compelled to share her story to let other couples experiencing infertility know that they are not alone. 

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“The more we share our stories and lean on others, the lighter the burden of shame that comes with infertility. If it hadn’t been for the people who shared their experiences with me, I’d have felt very alone,” she wrote.