Overview
- Buckingham Palace said Monday that Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank expect their third child this summer, and King Charles III is described as delighted.
- Eugenie shared the news on Instagram with a photo of sons August, 5, and Ernest, 2, holding an ultrasound image.
- Reports say the baby will not receive the His or Her Royal Highness style and would be 15th in the line of succession.
- The announcement comes as British police investigate whether Eugenie’s father, Prince Andrew, misused his public role and shared confidential information linked to Jeffrey Epstein, allegations he denies.
- Eugenie and Brooksbank married at St George’s Chapel in 2018, already have two children, and balance family life with her role at the Hauser & Wirth gallery and homes in Portugal and Ivy Cottage on Kensington Palace grounds.