King Charles is said to be ‘delighted’ over the news
Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank are “very pleased” as Buckingham Palace have announced that the pair are expecting their third child.
The King is said to be “delighted” over the news that the couple will welcome another child this summer. Their sons August, five, and Ernest, two, are also “very excited” with the announcement of a younger sibling.
Eugenie and Jack 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.
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On Monday (May 4), Eugenie shared a photograph of Ernest wearing a Chelsea football kit and August donning a long-sleeved grey t-shirt while holding a picture of a baby 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 will be born 15th in line to the throne, marking them the 15th great-grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II – marking him or her 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 Eugenie marking the happy occasion of sharing photographs of her husband spending some time relaxing on a beach as she gushed: “happy 40th my love”.
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