Queen Elizabeth 'aware and delighted' Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child

Queen Elizabeth is "aware and delighted" about the news her eldest granddaughter Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson has confirmed.

Husband Mike Tindall, 42, shared the news on The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast.

"It's been a good week for me, had a little scan last week, third Tindall on its way," he told podcast hosts James Haskell and Alex Payne.

The former rugby player told the hosts he'd like a boy this time, after having two girls - Mia, six, and Lena, two.

"I'd like a boy this time, I've got two girls, I would like a boy. I'll love it whether a boy or a girl, but please be a boy!" he said.

Mike then joked about what to name the baby.

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"We're not sure what to do Covi or Covina – I don't know where to go with names," he said.

The couple suffered two miscarriages between Mia and Lena's births, with Mike saying Zara, 39, is "very good" and "always careful because of things that have happened in the past", adding that they are "really looking forward to it".

Tindall wouldn't reveal the due date, although he did make reference to telling their eldest daughter Mia the new now they have "gone through the scan", which would put Zara at 12-14 weeks.

"She just wants something different now," he said. "Lena's growing up, she's two-and-a-half now, she wants something younger to play with and dress up!"

This is the second pregnancy announcement for the British royal family in 2020, with Princess Eugenie expecting her first child with husband Jack Brooksbank.