Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas opens up about the realities of motherhood as she shares an adorable snap of newborn daughter

Cressida Bonas has shared an adorable picture of her new daughter – while also confronting the reality of early motherhood.

Prince Harry‘s ex-girlfriend, 36, announced the arrival of her little girl, Delphina Pandora, just over a month ago with a sweet black and white snap.

Yesterday, model and actress Cressida, who is married to property developer Harry Wentworth-Stanley, posted a new image of the latest addition to their young family.

Dressed in a floral babygrow and white cardigan, Delphina Pandora is pictured nestled against Cressida’s chest as the smiling mother-of-two leans against a wall. 

Taken during the family’s holiday in ‘beautiful’ Norfolk, the new picture formed part of a carousel of images posted on Instagram. 

Another heartwarming photo showed Delphina Pandora’s older brother, three-year-old Wilbur, playing football on the beach with his father. 

Cressida’s post coincided with the publication of a new interview, in which the co-host of the ‘Lessons From Our Mothers’ podcast provided a refreshing and relatable insight into early motherhood.

‘When it comes to motherhood, I had this image of a woman sitting under a tree with a peaceful baby wrapped in a blanket in the sun, looking all glowy,’ she said. ‘But it’s just not that, is it?

Cressida Bonas (pictured) posted a new image of daughter Delphina Pandora as part of an Instagram carousel 

‘You have sick down your top, it’s in your hair, and your child is screaming.’

Speaking to Country & Town House, Cressida shared her ambition to return to the theatre one day but said her focus for now is ‘to be there for bedtime and tea time.’

She equally opened up about losing her sister Pandora, a ceramicist who died last July aged 51, after whom her baby girl is named.

‘I had no choice but to be present with my son instead of being in that place of grief,’ she said. 

‘And I realised that all children really want from you is, not to be perfect, but to be present with them in the moment.’ 

‘Lessons From Our Mothers’, which Cressida hosts alongside sister Isabella Branson, who also featured in one of the carousel images, will return for a second series in September with an episode starring Kate Winslet. 

Cressida announced the launch of the podcast on Instagram in March of this year, writing: ‘We are excited to share something that we’ve been working on for a while…our new podcast, Lessons From Our Mothers, launching on Mothering Sunday 2025! 

‘Have you ever stopped to think about the maternal figures in your life and how they have shaped who you are today? Have you ever asked them about their own experiences, or thought about the lessons that you have learned from them?’

Cressida dated Prince Harry from 2012 to 2014 and still remains close to the royal family (seen together in 2014)

Back in July, she posted a series of black and white snaps with the newborn 

Cressida also shared a snap of her  husband, property developer Harry Wentworth-Stanley, playing football with their three-year-old, Wilbur 

She added that she had been inspired to launch the podcast after her own mother, Lady Mary-Gaye, had fallen ill last year.

She continued: ‘Lessons From Our Mothers is a series of conversations that celebrate motherhood and mothering in all its forms.

‘When our own mum fell ill last year, we set out to ask her all the questions that we had never thought to ask – and now, we’re on a sisterly mission to find out the stories of some special guests (and their mothers) through this podcast.

‘There’s been some laughter, some tears and a lot of wisdom…and cake with Mary Berry, of course.

‘Catch the very first episode on Sunday 30th March, wherever you get your podcasts!’

Back in July, Cressida uploaded a series of candid snaps capturing her and husband’s first week weeks with little Delphina Pandora.

Sweet black and white images showed the happy parents snuggling up with their baby and three-year-old son Wilbur.

‘Before she arrived, I wondered how it was possible to love anything as much as we love our boy,’ the mother wrote in a gushing caption.

The carousel included a snap with sister and podcast co-host Isabella Branson 

Taking to Instagram , Prince Harry ‘s ex-girlfriend uploaded a series of candid snaps capturing her and husband’s first week weeks with little Delphina Pandora – named after her late sister, a ceramicist who died last July aged 51

‘Then this little love bug showed up with a Mohawk hairdo and our hearts just expanded.

‘Sometimes, when I look into her eyes, I see a twinkle that reminds me of my sister Pandora.’

In the carousel, Delphi could be seen huddling up to her parents, lying next to her brother, and showing off a sweet strawberry printed babygro. 

Last month, Cressida and her husband revealed that they gave their daughter the middle name Pandora in honour of Cressida’s half-sister, who inspired others with her 24-year cancer battle.

‘They have named their daughter Delphina Pandora Wentworth-Stanley,’ a friend told the Mail’s Richard Eden. ‘It’s a beautiful name for a beautiful girl.’

Delphina is something of a ‘miracle baby’ as Cressida struggled to conceive a second child after the birth of the couple’s son, Wilbur, in 2022.

The actress, 36, revealed in January that she had used a frozen embryo. ‘Having conceived through IVF the first time, we were fortunate to have another embryo stored away in a freezer,’ she explained.

Cressida, who married Wentworth-Stanley, 36, in West Sussex in 2020, said she had been ‘battling morning sickness’ during her second pregnancy.

Cressida, who married Wentworth-Stanley, 36, (both pictured) in West Sussex in 2020, said she had been ‘battling morning sickness’ during her second pregnancy

The couple, who live in west London, wanted a bigger home, she added. ‘A growing family means a need for more space. Our flat is on the market and we are house hunting.’

Their dachshund Budgie was ‘bound to be unimpressed’, she said of the new arrival. ‘Not only are we uprooting her territory, but there’s a new family member on the way, she can sense it.’

Last year, at Pandora’s memorial service, Cressida declared: ‘My heart is forever tied to yours.’

She was joined at the service, at St Luke’s church in Chelsea, west London, by Pandora’s friends including Queen Camilla’s son, Tom Parker Bowles, and her nephew Sir Ben Elliot.

Cressida read a moving ‘letter to Pandora’ that she composed after her death. The women’s mother, Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon, paid tribute, saying: ‘Nobody on earth who ever met Pandora could help falling in love with her.’

Pandora’s father, Esmond Cooper-Key, died in 1985 aged 42.

One of Pandora’s friends, Serena Cook, amused the congregation with tales from their travels through Latin America: ‘We stole watermelons from a field in Nicaragua, scrambling up a tree in absolute hysterics. We got chased by a furious farmer.’

Elsewhere earlier this year, Cressida also told of her heartbreaking struggles to conceive in a candid personal essay.

She equally opened up about her fears of losing her 78-year-old mother and gave readers an insight into how she coped with her sister’s passing.

In an article written for The Telegraph, Cressida admitted that being a mother ‘is unpredictable and frightening’ and said she has ‘elements of her childhood she would like to leave in the past’.

 The actress added that her late sister Pandora always ‘played a maternal role’ and was ‘protecting her even in her final days’.

In a further candid confession, she revealed that she and her siblings feared they were going to ‘lose their mother’ when she was rushed into intensive care last year.

The socialite, who dated Prince Harry from 2012 to 2014 and still remains close to the royal family, revealed that she was pregnant with her second child in January of this year. 

Last August, Cressida’s sister Pandora Cooper-Key tragically passed away aged 51. Pictured together in 2016

Cressida dated Prince Harry from 2012 to 2014 after being set up by Princess Eugenie. Pictured in March 2014

Princess Eugenie (centre) featured in a promotional clip for the new podcast

‘I am now well into my second pregnancy,’ she wrote in The Spectator magazine. ‘Having conceived through IVF the first time, we were fortunate to have another embryo stored away in a freezer.’ 

Cressida added that it has been difficult pregnancy. ‘I’ve been battling morning sickness,’ she said. ‘I’ve never had it before, and now feel like I’ve been swaying on a boat for months.’

Cressida’s close friend Princess Eugenie, who was the brains behind her match with Harry, will speak as a guest on her new podcast, Lessons From Our Mothers.

A sneak preview posted on the podcast’s new Instagram account saw Eugenie, 34, speak touchingly about her own mother, Sarah Ferguson. 

‘What is the most valuable thing you have learned from your mum?’ Cressida asks in an episode.  

Eugenie said: ‘I think for me, it’s the fire inside, you know, the strength inside of you, and how to bring that out, and to pull it in when you most need it.’

She later attended Prince Harry’s wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018 (pictured attending the wedding)

Cressida announced the podcast on her Instagram account, writing: ‘We are excited to share something that we’ve been working on for a while…our new podcast, Lessons From Our Mothers, launching on Mothering Sunday 2025!

‘Have you ever stopped to think about the maternal figures in your life and how they have shaped who you are today? Have you ever asked them about their own experiences, or thought about the lessons that you have learned from them?’

She continued: ‘Lessons From Our Mothers is a series of conversations that celebrate motherhood and mothering in all its forms. 

‘When our own mum fell ill last year, we set out to ask her all the questions that we had never thought to ask – and now, we’re on a sisterly mission to find out the stories of some special guests (and their mothers) through this podcast.