Rosanna, Wes... and could this really be Baby
As the model celebrates her f irst, longed-for Mother’s Day she jokes that daughter Sophia could follow in her great grandmother’s footsteps and become a spy
SHE’S already got an unbreakable bond with her daughter on her first Mother’s Day, but when Rosanna Davison looks at her little Sophia, is it a case of the spy who loves me?
As she marks the day at home with her beloved baby and doting husband Wesley Quirke, Rosanna told the Irish Mail on Sunday one of the reasons she is shielding Sophia from social media is because her daughter may follow her granny’s career path – into espionage.
‘We made the decision not to show her face, it’s primarily for her safety and privacy. And because Wes and I are so grateful to have grown up in a world without social media so we want to give her that gift for as long as possible or until she can decide for herself.
‘You never know, she may want to be a spy, a professional spy so it will benefit her long-term,’ Rosanna said. And while said in jest, Sophia could have inherited the de Burgh family spy genes as her grandmother Maeve led a fascinating life which saw her training Albanian spies during the Cold War in 1950s Malta.
She and Rosanna’s grandfather, Colonel Charles Davison, were part of Operation Valuable, a top secret attempt to overthrow the communist regime in Albania by training undercover insurgents. And Maeve previously said that she reckoned
Rosanna is a chip off the old block. ‘I think Rosie has inherited my strong work ethic, determination and independent streak. She knows what she wants,’ she said.
Rosanna unearthed her grandparents secret spy while tracing her family history for RTÉ show Who Do You Think You Are?. After her discovery she visited her grandmother Maeve – mother of singer Chris de Burgh – in her home at Wexford’s Bargy Castle to gently admonish her, ‘You never told me!’
And while Rosanna had planned to celebrate her first Mother’s Day with her granny and her parents she is instead spending it at home.
‘We are just planning on staying indoors for as much as possible. I want to protect my parents and my grandmother – now is the time when we all have to think of others and not just yourself. Mother’s Day will be special regardless, my first year being a human mum and not just a dog mum!’