Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry gave daughter name Antarctica after ‘conceiving her there on magical trip’

POP superstar Ed Sheeran today announced the birth of his daughter — believed to have been conceived at the South Pole. Ed and wife Cherry said they were “completely in love” with the newborn, named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran (L.A.S.S).  The pair enjoyed a magical trip to Antarctica last year — and welcomed their newborn […]

POP superstar Ed Sheeran today announced the birth of his daughter — believed to have been conceived at the South Pole.

Ed and wife Cherry said they were “completely in love” with the newborn, named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran (L.A.S.S). 

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The pair enjoyed a magical trip to Antarctica last year — and welcomed their newborn daughter nine months later.

The chart superstar, 29, revealed today that Cherry, 28, gave birth last week.

A source said the couple, who married in secret last year, wanted one of the middle names to be after the place of their conception.

They went on: “They view Antarctica as a very special place and also felt it worked as a name, too.

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Ed named his baby Lyra, like the heroine in his favourite books[/caption]

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Seaborn-Sheeran are the parents’ surnames – they make up baby’s acronym LASS[/caption]

“They wanted their daughter’s names to truly mean something. The full name is also an acronym of Lass which they thought was sweet.”

Her first name is after the lead character in their favourite book series, His Dark Materials, while Seaborn is Cherry’s maiden name.

Ed confirmed the baby’s safe arrival today after The Sun revealed last month he was going to be a dad. The Shape of You singer posted a pic on Instagram of a tiny pair of blue socks on a knitted blanket. 

He wrote: “A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you… Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter – Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. 

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The baby’s middle name is Antarctica, after the couple’s ‘special’ place[/caption]

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Ed and wife Cherry said they were ‘completely in love’ with the newborn[/caption]

“We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I’ll see you when it’s time to come back, Ed.”

Ed told fans last year that he was taking a break from music and wanted to “see some more of the world” after his gruelling Divide tour.

In the week before Christmas, he posed for a picture on a boat in the Antarctic wearing a Sir David Attenborough-themed festive jumper.

Lyra Silvertongue is the heroine in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, said to be Ed and Cherry’s favourite books.

Musician Jamie Cullum and model Sophie Dahl have named their baby Lyra, as has actor Michael Sheen.

Ed is not the first celebrity to name a child after a place close to the heart. David and Victoria Beckham named eldest son Brooklyn after they discovered she was pregnant in New York.   

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