Will Sir Richard Branson's Pregnant Daughter Holly Become the First Woman to Give Birth in Space?
Daily Mail UK, 6 August 2014
Sir Richard Branson has been labelled many things - entrepreneur, adventurer, risk-taker - but there is one accolade he has long coveted: grandfather.
Happily, the Virgin tycoon’s eldest child, Holly, has granted Branson his wish - twice over - confirming yesterday that she is pregnant with twins.
‘Freddie and I are delighted,’ says Holly, who wed Virgin investment manager Freddie Andrewes in 2011.
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New adventures: Sir Richard Branson's eldest child, Holly confirmed yesterday that she is expecting twins, but has not yet revealed if
her pregnancy will affect her plans to blast into outer space on Virgin Galactic's first commercial space flight, scheduled for the end of the year
Branson, 64, has harboured a desire to become a grandfather ever since he walked his daughter down the aisle, when he said: ‘I can’t wait - and with luck I’ll be one soon.’
Holly, 32, hasn’t yet revealed, however, whether her pregnancy will affect her plans to blast into outer space. She is booked to fly alongside her father on Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight, scheduled for the end of the year.
Will she board the flight and risk being the first woman to give birth in space? No doubt Branson, famous for his
PR stunts, would relish the publicity.
Happy announcement: Holly confirmed yesterday that she and her Virgin
investment manager husband Freddie Andrewes will be welcoming their babies in the new year
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