Princess Eugenie shares adorable first photo of her newborn son on Instagram
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank received their first child on Tuesday in London
Princess Eugenie is a real mother!
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter welcomed her first child, a 3.6 kg boy, with her husband Jack Brooksbank. This is the ninth great-grandson of the monarch and Prince Philip and the first grandson of Eugenie’s parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
“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. Jack Brooksbank was present.
“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.
Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie
His Royal Highness and his son are doing well. “
Eugenie, 30, shared the happy news on his Instagram, with a black and white photo of the new baby’s hands on his parents, captioned simply with three blue hearts.
Eugenie and Jack have been quietly enjoying married life since their luxurious wedding at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in October 2018. On September 25, Eugenie shared her exciting baby news on Instagram with a sweet post showing the couple holding a cute pair of bear slippers, writing, “Jack and I are so excited for the beginning of 2021 …”
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Eugenie’s cousin, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, congratulated the couple in particular, PEOPLE understands.
The new parents moved to Frogmore Cottage, Meghan and Harry’s home in Windsor, before the arrival of their new addition in November. The house is on the same street as Eugenie’s parents’ home, the Royal Lodge at Windsor Great Park. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are also nearby, at Windsor Castle.
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Princess Eugenie had ‘butterflies’ for Jack Brooksbank from the start
“Frogmore Cottage remains the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the United Kingdom,” a source previously told People, “and they are delighted to be able to open their home to Princess Eugenie and Jack, while starting their own family. “
The change showed how cousin Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie are.
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“Eugenie was always more than just Harry’s cousin. They were also the closest friends,” wrote authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand in Finding freedom: Harry and Meghan and forming a modern royal family. “Of all the Queen’s grandchildren, Harry and Eugenie have one of the most natural connections. Like Harry, Eugenie is loyal, honest and a lot of fun. The two spent many nights together in London.”
Getty images (2) Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie; Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
GOR / Getty Frogmore Cottage
A friend of the couple previously told PEOPLE: “Eugenie is a fun person, but very caring too. I think she will be more of a bohemian mother, a little bit like her mother, while Jack will be calm and peaceful.”
While appearing on the BBC program The One Show in 2018, Fergie (as the Duchess of York is affectionately known) was asked how she felt about becoming a grandfather one day.
“Great!” she said. “They are thrilled because I write children’s books and I am a child, I have not yet grown up.”
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Steve Parsons / Getty Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie
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Despite being a member of the royal family and great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Eugenie is not a senior royal worker. Your child is unlikely to receive a real title. Eugenie works as a director at London’s Hauser & Wirth art gallery. Meanwhile, Jack works with Casamigos, a tequila company founded by George Clooney, which the actor sold in 2017.