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Queen Elizabeth welcomes second great grandchild

The daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips is thirteenth in line for the British throne

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Savanah Phillips, 15 months, is shown being carried by her father Peter Phillips, while her mother Autumn Phillips walks a dog as they attend the Gatcombe Horse Trials at Gatcombe Park, Minchinhampton on March 24 in Stroud, England.
updated 3/30/2012 4:32:09 PM ET 2012-03-30T20:32:09

Queen Elizabeth is a great grandma again!

Peter and Autumn Phillips welcomed their daughter, Isla Elizabeth Phillips, at the Gloucester Royal Hospital on Thursday, a spokesperson for the couple tells Us Weekly. Weighing in at 7 lbs., 4 oz., little Isla joins big sister Savannah, 15 months; thirteenth in line for the British throne, she is Queen Elizabeth's second great-grandchild.

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Peter was present at his second daughter's birth, the rep added. The royal family is said to be "delighted" by Isla's arrival.

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Peter, 34, is the son of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips; he and Autumn got married in May 2008 at Windsor Castle. His sister, Zara Phillips, wed rugby player Mike Tindall last summer at a wedding attended by all the royals — including Prince William and Kate Middleton plus Prince Harry, who even sang karaoke at the bash.

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  1. This year marks the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, who ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, after the death of her father, George VI. The royal family is gearing up for festivities throughout the year. These pictures show highlights from the queen's life and long reign.

    Albert and Elizabeth, Duke and Duchess of York, and their daughter Princess Elizabeth in June 1927. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  2. Albert, Duke of York, and his daughter, Princess Elizabeth, in July 1929. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
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  3. The future Queen Elizabeth is seen here as a young girl with her mother, affectionately known as "Queen Mum," and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, in 1930. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  4. Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with their daughters Princesses Elizabeth (2-L) and Margaret (R) in December 1936. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
  5. Princess Elizabeth and a friend take the London Zoo's penguins for a walk on June 30, 1938. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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  6. Princess Elizabeth in April 1940. (The Royal Collection via EPA) Back to slideshow navigation
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  7. Princess Elizabeth sits side-saddle in her uniform as colonel-in-chief of the Grenadier Guards in this 1947 photo. (Central Press / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  8. Princess Elizabeth wears a silver gown with a diamond tiara and pearl necklace in this formal portrait taken in August 1949. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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  9. Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband, Prince Philip, and their first two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, at Clarence House, the royal couple's London residence. The photo was taken in August 1951. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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  10. Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Philip pose after the Queen's Coronation in Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1953. (Ho / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  11. Queen Elizabeth addresses a vast gathering -- estimated at more than a quarter of a million -- at the Ramlila Grounds, outside the walls of Old Delhi, India, on Jan. 28, 1961. (AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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  12. Prince Charles, uncharacteristically sporting a moustache, proceeds through the nave of Westminster Abbey after installing him as Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on May 28, 1975. Following him is his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who performed the ceremony, which also marked the 250th anniversary of the order. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  13. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at King's Cross railway station in London with her four corgi dogs after holidays in Balmoral Castle in Scotland on October 15, 1969. (- / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  14. Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Charles and his fiancée Lady Diana Spencer at Buckingham Palace on March 27, 1981. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  15. Queen Elizabeth and Pope John Paul II meet at the Vatican on Oct. 17, 2000. (Alessandro Bianchi / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  16. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip ride in the Golden State Carriage at the head of a parade from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee on June 4, 2002. (Sion Touhig / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  17. The Prince of Wales and his new bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, center, with their families in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle after their wedding ceremony on April 9, 2005. Seen standing, from left, are Prince Harry, Prince William and Tom and Laura Parker Bowles. Seated are the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth and Camilla's father, Major Bruce Shand. (v / Pool via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  18. Prince Harry smiles broadly as his grandmother Queen Elizabeth reviews him and other officers during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in Surrey to mark the completion of their training in April 2006. (Martinez Dylan / Abaca) Back to slideshow navigation
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  19. Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets the public during a walkabout to celebrate her 80th birthday in Windsor, England. The queen was born on April 21, 1926, and ascended the throne in February 1952. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Pool via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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    U.S. President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh pose for a picture at the Grand Foyer of the White House for a State Dinner in Washington, May 7, 2007. (Jason Reed / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
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    To mark their diamond-wedding anniversary on November 20, 2007, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip re-visit Broadlands, where 60 years ago, they spent their wedding night. Broadlands in Hampshire had been the home of Prince Philip's uncle, Earl Mountbatten. (Tim Graham / Pool via AP) Back to slideshow navigation
  22. Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 9, 2008 in London. This year is the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  23. U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are welcomed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Buckingham Palace on April 1, 2009. (Pete Souza / White House via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  24. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II returning to Buckingham Palace in central London after addressing Parliament during the official State Opening of Parliament ceremony at Westminster on Nov. 18, 2009. (Leon Neal / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  25. The royal family poses for the official royal wedding portrait taken in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace in London on April 29, 2011. Groom Prince William and bride Kate Middleton stand front and center. (Hugo Burnand / AFP-Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  26. Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she arrives for a visit to Kings Lynn Town Hall in Norfolk, England on Feb. 6, 2012, 60 years to the day that she ascended to the throne. She renewed her vow to serve as she made a deliberately low-key start to five months of Diamond Jubilee celebrations. (Chris Radburn / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  27. Queen Elizabeth II greets Sir Paul McCartney at a Celebration of the Arts event at the Royal Academy of Arts on May 23, 2012. (Wpa Pool / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  28. Souvenirs to mark Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee were being sold across London to mark the 60th anniversary of her reign. (Sang Tan / AP) Back to slideshow navigation
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    Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip inspect the horses in the parade ring on Derby Day June 2, 2012, the first official day of her Diamond Jubilee celebration. (Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
  30. Queen Elizabeth II waves from her boat during the Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant on June 3, 2012 in London. A flotilla of 1,000 boats accompanied them down the river. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  31. Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family appear on the famous Buckingham Palace balcony for a royal wave in front of thousands of Brits who are helping the nation's monarch celebrate 60 years on the throne. The queen was without her husband Prince Philip at her side after he was taken to hospital with a bladder infection on the third day of the celebrations. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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  32. Queen Elizabeth leaves King Edward VII hospital in central London, March 4, 2013, a day after being admitted with symptoms of gastroenteritis. (Olivia Harris / Reuters) Back to slideshow navigation
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    >> an unlikely wedding crasher . you're welcome to stay here, nancy, on this one. queen elizabeth surprised a british couple when she made an unexpected appearance at their ceremony. apparently this couple had booked a manchester town hall for their wedding and then were told at the time there was a vip holding an event in the other wing of the same facility. they didn't know it was the queen until their wedding day, and look who showed up.

    >> and he invited the queen jokingly. and she politely declined.

    >> declined.

    >> she knows how to curtsy.

    >> and the queen stayed and posed for pictures. those are pictures that will last a lifetime.

    >> they were shocked. they said they'll never get over the fact that she actually showed up with prince philip . my thought is every wedding, every family has a weird uncle charlie who has more than one glass of wine at the wedding. how do you

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