Eugenie rejects the ‘curse’ of a royal title

LONDON: Princess Eugenie, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew, says she won’t accept a royal title for her baby because it’s a “curse” and she wants her child to have an“ordinary life ”.

The Queen’s granddaughter, 30, and her husband of two years Jack Brooksbank, 34, announced on the weekend they are expecting a baby.

A family friend has told Vanity Fair magazine that titles don’t matter to the couple, who will raise the child at their home in Kensington Palace and say they just want a happy, healthy child.

Sources also said they would choose an ordinary name for their first born.

According to the regulations of the House of Windsor, Eugenie’s baby will not automatically be entitled to the HRH tag, which extends down only as far as the grandchildren of the monarch.

“Eugenie knows a title can be a curse… and she and Jack want their child to live an ordinary life and eventually work to earn a living,” the anonymous source said

They said that even if the Queen offered them a title as a gift, it was not Eugenie or Jack’ s desire to accept it.

Despite having royal titles, Princess Eugenie and sister Princess Beatrice don’t carry out full-time duties on behalf of the Queen, so they are not seen as senior working royals.

The sisters, who are ninth and 10 thin line to the throne, both have full-time jobs and do not receive money from the Sovereign Grant.

The news follows a torrid year for their father, who has been disgraced due to his links top ed op hi le Jeffrey Epstein.