NEW YORK: Chelsea Clinton (pictured) announced yesterday that she had given birth to her first child, daughter Charlotte, thrilling first-time grandparents Bill and Hillary.
“Marc and I are full of love, awe and gratitude as we celebrate the birth of our daughter, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky,” Chelsea Clinton wrote on Facebook.
The message was also posted on Twitter, after the baby’s birth Friday, and immediately retweeted by the proud grandparents.
The former first daughter, 34, frequently tipped to follow her parents into politics, left her position as NBC special correspondent in August to focus on her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter.
Clinton announced in mid-April at an event with her mother in Manhattan that she and investment banker husband Marc Mezvinsky were expecting their first child.
Former president Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made no secret of their joy at becoming grandparents. “Charlotte, your grandmother @HillaryClinton and I couldn’t be happier!” he wrote on Twitter yesterday.
Earlier in the day, the Clintons announced that baby Charlotte was born late Friday, declaring that they were “blessed, grateful and so happy.”
AFP
