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BENJAMIN and Hannah Markham thought one last holiday before welcoming their first child into the world would be no problem.
But the couple, who grew up in Gloucester, will have quite a tale to tell when daughter Olivia grows up after she arrived while they were in Nice, France last week – three months premature.
Weighing in at 3lbs 10oz, tiny Olivia is being closely monitored by doctors in France until she is big and healthy enough to come home – with Benjamin and Hannah, who now live in Hampshire, forced to find emergency accommodation until that day arrives.
Olivia's granddad Steve Markham, 62, from Haresfield, arrived back in England late last week, just in time to carry out his duties as organiser of the Dragon Boat Regatta yesterday (see page 7). He said: "They've had to register her birth in France so she will need a 48-hour British passport to be able to come home.
"She is okay but they are keeping a very close watch on her – it's one day at a time." Reported by This is 10 hours ago.
BENJAMIN and Hannah Markham thought one last holiday before welcoming their first child into the world would be no problem.
But the couple, who grew up in Gloucester, will have quite a tale to tell when daughter Olivia grows up after she arrived while they were in Nice, France last week – three months premature.
Weighing in at 3lbs 10oz, tiny Olivia is being closely monitored by doctors in France until she is big and healthy enough to come home – with Benjamin and Hannah, who now live in Hampshire, forced to find emergency accommodation until that day arrives.
Olivia's granddad Steve Markham, 62, from Haresfield, arrived back in England late last week, just in time to carry out his duties as organiser of the Dragon Boat Regatta yesterday (see page 7). He said: "They've had to register her birth in France so she will need a 48-hour British passport to be able to come home.
"She is okay but they are keeping a very close watch on her – it's one day at a time." Reported by This is 10 hours ago.