There is a new miniature prince in the British royal family!
On Tuesday, Princess Eugenie gave birth to a boy in London at Portland Hospital.
The newborn, whose name has not yet been revealed, was born at 8:55 am and weighed 4 kilos. 1 ounce, according to a statement from the royal family.
This is the first child of the 30-year-old and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, who was also present for the birth.
“His Royal Highness and his son are doing well,” says the statement.
The new mother announced the news on her Instagram page on Tuesday and shared a black and white photo of her and her husband holding the baby’s hand. She captions the post with three blue heart emoji and two exclamation points.
The baby is the first grandchild of Princess Eugenie’s parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, and the ninth great-grandchild of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. According to the official statement from Buckingham Palace, the relatives of the new mother are excited about the news.
“The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York, Sarah, the Duchess of York and you and Mrs George Brooksbank have been informed and are very pleased with the news,” the statement said.
To mark the occasion, the official account of the royal family on Instagram posted a photo of the couple on their wedding day. Congratulations notes quickly flooded social media users, who called the ad “a wonderful blessing”, “lovely news” and something “wonderful to celebrate”.
The new mother announced her pregnancy in September, when she shared a photo of her holding two furry bear shoes.
“Jack and I are very excited for the beginning of 2021 …”, she wrote at the time, adding a baby emoji.
It was a busy few years for Eugenie, who married Brooksbank in October 2018 after dating for seven years. At the wedding, the bride wore a beautiful dress with a neckline on the back that showed her scars from a scoliosis surgery she did at age 12.
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