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 shares 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.”
“His Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news,” the statement added, referring to Eugenie’s uncle King Charles III.
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.
Eugenie and Jack welcomed their second child, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, in May 2023. His middle name is an ode to Eugenie’s great-great-grandfather King George V, who had Ernest as a middle name.
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.)
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement shared with Us in October 2025. “Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.”
“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse,” the statement added.
In February, Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in a public office.
“I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office,” Charles said via a statement at the time. “What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities. In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and cooperation.”
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