Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank say they are expecting a third child this summer
Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank(Image: Instagram)
Buckingham Palace has confirmed the news that Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack are to become parents for the third time. The couple say they are “very pleased” to be welcoming a third child to their family this summer.
Buckingham Palace said in an announcement today (Monday) that the King is “delighted” by the pregnancy news. The couple’s two sons, August, five, and Ernest, two, could be seen holding a photo of a baby scan and also said to be “very excited” to welcome a younger sibling to the family.
The mum, 36, shared the sweet photograph of Ernest, wearing a Chelsea football kit, and August, wearing a long-sleeved grey t-shirt, as they gazed down and held a picture of the scan.
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer.
“August (aged five) and Ernest (aged two) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family.
“His Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news.”
The baby, who will not be an HRH, will be born 15th in line to the throne, with their great uncle the Duke of Edinburgh, moving down to 16th place.
He or she will also be the 15th great-grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and the third to be born since her death in 2022.
The new arrival will be the fifth grandchild of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, following the birth of Princess Beatrice’s daughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi in January last year.
Mr Brooksbank celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday, with the King’s niece marking the occasion by sharing photographs on her Instagram story of her husband relaxing on a beach with the caption “happy 40th my love”.
The pair married in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in October 2018, and welcomed their first child, August, on February 9 2021. His younger brother Ernest was born on May 30, 2023.