Britney Spears welcomes new niece, congratulates sister Jamie Lynn

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears has a new niece.

The singer on Thursday tweeted congratulations to her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, for the birth of her second daughter, Ivey Joan Watson.

https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/984536783701663744

“I could not be more excited to welcome baby Ivey to this world,” Britney Spears wrote.

Jamie Lynn Spears also tweeted the announcement.

Baby Ivey Joan Watson is here ❤️ https://t.co/JlbjKGJo21

— Jamie Lynn Spears (@jamielynnspears) April 12, 2018

The 27-year-old former “Zoey 101” star married Jamie Watson in 2014. She also has a 9-year-old daughter with her former fiancé. NVG

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