Celebrations are in order for Princess Eugenie, who announced on Monday 4 May that she is pregnant with her third child. King Charles is “delighted” to have another great-nephew on the way.
Buckingham Palace announced the joyful news in a statement on Monday: “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 mother-of-two also took to social media to share the news, posting an adorable photograph of her two sons looking at a scan of the baby, with the caption: “Baby Brooksbank due 2026!” followed by a series of hearts and a baby emoji.
The baby will be 15th in line to the throne, moving Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, down to 16th place. Despite its place in the royal running, the baby will not be an HRH.
Jack and Eugenie married in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in October 2018, and welcomed their first child, August, on 9 February 2021. His younger brother Ernest was born on 30 May 2023.
© GettyThe announcement was shared just a day after Jack celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday, a more ‘low-key’ affair owing to increased public scrutiny on the York family in relation to their connection with disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein.
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