Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, revealed the name of their newborn son on Saturday.
The couple named their son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, announced Buckingham Palace.
August was born on February 9 at the Portland Hospital in London, weighing 3.6 pounds.
Eugenie used Instagram to share her son’s name along with a sweet family photo of the couple and their new bundle of joy.
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Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank of Great Britain during the wedding ceremony in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London, England, Friday, October 12, 2018.
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“Thank you for so many wonderful messages. Our hearts are filled with love for this little human, words cannot express. We are very excited to be able to share these photos with you.” For our wonderful midwife. Thanks to the wonderful essential workers, including our midwife who came to discharge our son, “wrote Eugenie in the caption.
The baby is the ninth great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, 94, and her husband, Prince Philip, 99. He is also the first grandson of Eugenie’s parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
Eugenie said on Instagram that the baby’s name comes from her great-great-grandfather, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, who had Augusto as his middle name.
One of his middle names also pays tribute to Eugenie’s grandfather, Prince Philip. who was hospitalized on Tuesday after feeling bad. Hawke is a Brooksbank surname.
The baby should not be given a royal title and will be known as Master August Brooksbank.
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“Her Royal Highness, Princess Eugenie, gave birth to a son safely today, February 9, 2021, at 855 am at Portland Hospital,” the palace said in a statement on February 9. “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York, Sarah, Duchess of York and Mr. and Mrs. George Brooksbank have been informed and are very pleased with the news. His Royal Highness and his son are doing well.”
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The 30-year-old princess also accessed Instagram, where she shared the joyful news by posting a black and white photo of the baby’s hands holding her parents. She simply captioned the sweet photo with three blue hearts.
Princess Beatrice (R) and Princess Eugenie are daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
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Eugenie married Brooksbank, a 35-year-old businessman, in October 2018 in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The Queen and Prince Philip have two more great-grandchildren on the way. Both Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and Princess Anne’s daughter Zoe Tindall are due to give birth this year.
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Harry and Meghan gave up their official royal duties last year and moved to California. On Friday, the palace announced that the split would be final, with the couple giving up the military and charitable sponsorships they maintained on behalf of the queen.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.