Showjumper Robert Smith and his new wife Raffaelle are enjoying their own celebrations, having just welcomed the birth of their new son Harvey Robert Smith. “We didn’t know if we were expecting a boy or a girl — of course he’s named after my Dad but it was a name we both really liked, too.” Young Harvey made a dramatic entrance — four days late — while Robert was preparing to compete in the first day’s classes at the Equestrian.com Liverpool International Horse Show. “It was an eventful day — I was all ready to go and jump!” said 55-year-old Robert, who, after seeing the arrival of his 8lb 1oz son just after five o’clock in the afternoon, returned to the show to finish eighth in the evening’s 1.50m speed class with his mare Bavi. Robert already has four children — Rae, Chloe, Eliza and Archie — and the birth of baby Harvey sealed a momentous month for his parents, who also tied the knot on 1 December.
Showjumper Robert Smith and his new wife Raffaelle are enjoying their own celebrations, having just welcomed the birth of their new son Harvey Robert Smith. “We didn’t know if we were expecting a boy or a girl — of course he’s named after my Dad but it was a name we both really liked, too.” Young Harvey made a dramatic entrance — four days late — while Robert was preparing to compete in the first day’s classes at the Equestrian.com Liverpool International Horse Show. “It was an eventful day — I was all ready to go and jump!” said 55-year-old Robert, who, after seeing the arrival of his 8lb 1oz son just after five o’clock in the afternoon, returned to the show to finish eighth in the evening’s 1.50m speed class with his mare Bavi. Robert already has four children — Rae, Chloe, Eliza and Archie — and the birth of baby Harvey sealed a momentous month for his parents, who also tied the knot on 1 December.