Princess Eugenie, the youngest daughter of former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, is pregnant with her third child.
“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,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement to Us Weekly on Monday, May 4.
Eugenie, 36, already has sons August and Ernest with husband Jack. The statement continued, “August (aged 5) and Ernest (aged 2) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family.” Eugenie also shared the news on Instagram early Monday morning, posting a picture of August and Ernest looking down at an ultrasound scan photo and writing, “Baby Brooksbank due 2026!”
Eugenie announced her engagement to marketing executive Jack, 40, in January 2018 after seven years of dating. The couple tied the knot at St. George’s Chapel inside Windsor Castle in October of that year. The royal welcomed her first son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, in February 2021. His middle name honors Eugenie’s grandfather Prince Philip, who died that April.
The couple’s joyous news comes six months after Charles moved to strip Eugenie’s father, Andrew, 66, of his royal title amid controversy surrounding his connection to the late Jeffrey Epstein. (In 2019, Andrew was accused of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre, whom he allegedly met through Epstein. He has denied the allegations.) Buckingham Palace said in a statement that Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and has been served notice to surrender his lease on Royal Lodge.