The children of not only the Sussexes but those of Prince William and Kate, The Prince and Princess of Wales too, are increasingly collateral damage. In the murky bilge of the horrible fights that go on online, the kids are no longer viewed as off limits or non-combatants.

Following her birth last week, Athena will be 11th in the line of succession. One place behind her older sister, Athena will benefit from a major royal rule change that came into place in 2013. The Succession to the Crown Act (2013) was an amendment to the provisions of the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement.

Princess Beatrice, who is ninth in line to the British throne, has welcomed her second child with her husband, millionaire property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.