Princess Eugenie is pregnant, Buckingham Palace announces
Princess Eugenie, the younger daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, is pregnant and expecting to give birth early next year, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
“Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in early 2021,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
“The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, Mr and Mrs George Brooksbank, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news.”
Eugenie and Brooksbank wed at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in October 2018.
The baby will be the ninth greatgrandchild for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, following the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. Eugenie’s parents will become grandparents for the first time, and the baby will be 11th in line to the throne.
Although the baby’s mother is a princess, their father has no title and so the child will be born down the female line of the royal family – meaning they will not be an HRH or hold a title, unless the Queen decides to intervene and give Brooksbank – who is the European brand manager for Casamigos Tequila, a firm co-founded by George Clooney – an earldom or amend the rules.
The couple married in St George’s Chapel in front of royal and celebrity guests on 12 October 2018. It was at the wedding that Prince Harry and Meghan shared the news with their family that the duchess was pregnant.
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