Although Princess Eugenie’s baby son is 11th in line to the throne, he will not have an official royal title or role, which means that he will not fulfill any royal duties.
Friends say the queen’s granddaughter has decided to focus on motherhood and her career, rather than assuming any real obligations in the future, and wishes the same for her son.
Her son with husband Jack Brooksbank was born on Tuesday and is the 11th in line to the throne, behind Prince Charles, Prince William and his sons George, Charlotte and Louis, Prince Harry and his son Archie, Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie. The queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, was relegated to 12th place.
The queen could grant a title to her ninth great-grandson if desired, but this will not be requested, say the sources. The baby’s name has not yet been revealed.
Although Princess Eugenie’s baby son is 11th in line to the throne, he will not have an official royal title or role, which means that he will not perform any royal duties. In the photo, a graph illustrating the order of succession. Princess Anne follows her younger brothers, Prince André and Prince Eduardo (not pictured), despite being older because of the male birthright system, which existed at the time of her birth, but was revised in 2011
Princess Eugenie’s baby son with husband Jack Brooksbank will not have a real official title or role
Last year, it was speculated that Eugenie, 30, the director of a London art gallery, and her sister, Princess Beatrice, 32, who works for a technology start-up, would be asked to take on more roles after the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from the real frontline.
But sources said that both princesses, while happy to support the Queen when needed at official receptions or services, have a very different perspective.
Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi last year and is the stepmother to her four-year-old son ‘Wolfie’.
A family friend said the two women were shaken by the negative media attention received by their father, Prince Andrew, because of the Epstein scandal, and are eager to keep their own families out of the public eye.
The prince has long struggled for them to be recognized as members of senior royalty, but his daughters seem to have dissuaded him.
“Eugenie is adamant that she wants to keep her son out of the spotlight as much as possible,” said the source.
‘Yes, she will still work with charities that are important to her, such as the Scoliosis Association, but she will not take on sponsorships left by Harry and Meghan, and she will not replace them at public events. ‘
The source added that the Yorks now also “resigned” to the fact that they were relegated to the margins of the royal family’s official life.
The couple’s son, who was born on Tuesday and is the 11th in line to the throne, has not yet been identified
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson outside Portland Hospital in London with Princess Eugenie in 1990
The source said: ‘It is a very difficult situation and the girls will continue to support the charities that are in their hearts and do an incredible amount of work for them, but that will be all.’
Neither Eugenie nor his older sister is maintained by the public purse or given police protection, except in occasional public engagements.
They accompany the Queen and other senior royalty to some official functions, such as large receptions at Buckingham Palace or garden parties, but that will be the extent of their assignments in the future.
Another source compared the situation to that of the queen’s cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, and his wife Marie Christine, who also do not receive public funding.
They have no formal sponsorship associated with Buckingham Palace, but the couple occasionally ‘do the numbers’ when asked.
Another source described Eugenie and her sister as “lovely young people” who could be an asset to the Royal Family, but agreed that there was little public appetite for a “bloated” monarchy.