Mark Zuckerberg's wife gives birth to daughter as they share her adorable name

24 March 2023 , 16:10

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Mark Zuckerberg has announced the birth of his third child with wife Priscilla Chan (Image: Getty Images for Breakthrough P)

Mark Zuckerberg has announced the arrival of his third child with his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan.

The entrepreneur, 38 - who is the CEO of tech company Meta - took to his Instagram account earlier this afternoon to share the news with his followers on the platform.

He posted photos of his new addition to his family, including one which showed the father-of-three smiling at the newborn, who appeared to be wrapped up in a blanket.

Another photo that featured in Mark's post showed his wife Priscilla, 38, cradling their daughter. The philanthropist was seen holding the newborn to her chest in the photo.

Mark Zuckerberg has announced the birth of his third child (Instagram/zuck)

The post also confirmed their youngest daughter's name, with Mark having announced to his followers on the platform that their baby has been named Aurelia Chan Zuckerberg.

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Alongside the photos, he wrote in the caption that accompanied the recent post "Welcome to the world, Aurelia Chan Zuckerberg! You're such a little blessing".

The Co-Founders and Co-CEOs at CZI who have been married for more than a decade - were already parents to eldest daughter Maxima, seven, and her younger sibling August, five.

It's his third daughter with wife Priscilla Chan (Instagram/zuck)

It was announced that the couple were expecting another child together in September last year. Mark had shared the news at the time with fans on social media.

Mark had made the announcement alongside a photo of himself and Priscilla. It showed the couple posing next to each other, with Mark's hand seen on his wife's tummy.

He confirmed that his family was expanding in the caption, writing at the time: "Lots of love. Happy to share that Max and August are getting a new baby sister next year".

Priscilla and Mark have been married for more than a decade (Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize)

Mark and Priscilla - who met when they were both students at Harvard University - celebrated ten years of marriage last year, after having tied the knot back in 2012.

And the entrepreneur paid tribute to his wife in a post on the platform just last month, having described Priscilla as his "favourite person" to mark her birthday.

Alongside a photo of the couple, Mark wrote about his wife: "Happy birthday to my favourite person! (Or, as August likes to call her, the main character in our family)".

Joel Leaver