There's a sure sense of managed chaos in Natalie and Zafar Rushdie's west London dwelling, when hi there! visits the most recent addition to their household. Whereas Zaf is speeding round ensuring everyone seems to be comfy as he will get the couple's three-and-a-half-year-old daughter Rose prepared for nursery, his spouse is calmly feeding their new child daughter – who we will solely reveal is known as Lily Saloni Franciszka – whereas their lovable canine Pickle sits patiently subsequent to her. It's no shock that jazz singer Natalie isn’t happiest than at dwelling along with her youngsters. “With out sounding corny, I feel I used to be made to be a mom,” she advised us throughout this unique shoot and interview. “Zaf and I went out collectively for the primary time yesterday and I assumed: 'Can we go dwelling now?' I really like being right here with my youngsters
© Hey!Their daughter's first identify was partly impressed by a romantic gesture, whereas the center names got here from their mixed heritage. “After our first date in 2010, Zaf despatched me a number of lilies. So it was all the time on our contender checklist,” Natalie advised us. Zafar, the son of famend creator Sir Salman Rushdie, added: “I'm half Indian so I assumed it could be good in line with my household background and we each love the identify Saloni.” Franciszka comes from Natalie's beloved grandmother, who additionally has the identical identify and is from Poland. “She turns 96 this yr and is among the most inspirational ladies I do know, so we needed to pay a little bit of tribute to her with that identify and spelling.”
Lily was born at 7.39am on April 19 on the Kensington Wing – which is a part of London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital – weighing 9.8lbs. She was born by deliberate caesarean part at 38 weeks, ending a tough being pregnant for Natalie, who suffered from illness and bleeding all through.
© Hey!Fortunately the supply went easily, with Natalie selecting the identical jazz playlist she had created for Rose's delivery. Lily was born to the sounds of Etta James and tears in her mom's eyes. “It was a very optimistic expertise,” she says. “When Lily was born I cried as a result of I used to be so glad and relieved that she was right here and that everybody was okay.”
Zaaf, 44, founding father of PR and occasions firm The Inexperienced Room, remained calm all through. “It’s a must to belief the docs and their abilities, don’t you, as a result of they know what they’re doing… clearly not me! It was a tremendous privilege simply to be there, actually particular.”
Dwelling domestically, Natalie's mum and her sisters have been capable of go to Lily a couple of occasions now and Zafar's New York-based dad Sir Salman has additionally met his new granddaughter following a tricky e book tour for his current memoir Knife, which additionally particulars the assault in New York in 2022 which left him dropping a watch. And he has been stored updated with a number of images since her delivery. “His e book got here out simply two days earlier than Lily was born in order that they've been working extremely arduous on tour over the previous month.”
© Hey!The information of Lily's arrival was a joyous event for the Rushdie's and it comes after Sir Salman's unimaginable restoration from the brutal assault. Zaf provides. “I feel at any time when a child comes right into a household it's a very glad and thrilling factor and one thing to have a good time and we definitely have achieved that and can proceed to do this.”
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