Overview
- Buckingham Palace said Monday that Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank will welcome their third child this summer, and that King Charles is delighted.
- Eugenie shared an Instagram photo of sons August, 5, and Ernest, 2, holding a sonogram with the caption “Baby Brooksbank due 2026!”
- The baby will be 15th in line to the throne and will not have an HRH title, because royal styles in recent generations usually follow the father’s rank.
- Several outlets noted the palace statement omitted the usual phrase that “both families are delighted,” which earlier pregnancy notices included.
- The announcement comes as her father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, remains under police assessment after a February arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, which he denies.