Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank are taking a ‘very modern approach to parenting’, a royal expert has revealed.
The daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, 30, welcomed her first child, who is 11th in line to the throne, with Jack on February 9 at London’s Portland Hospital. The couple were pictured leaving the hospital three days later on February 12.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl said the couple are ‘thrilled to be parents’ and ‘absolutely overcome with love and emotion for their little son.’
Meanwhile she revealed the couple ‘tend to be very modern when it comes to parenting’, telling ET: ‘They don’t want that burden of a royal title [on] their son. I think this little royal is going to grow up an ordinary little boy indeed.’
Princess Eugenie, 30, and her husband Jack Brooksbank are taking a ‘very modern approach to parenting’, Vanity Fair’s Katie Nicholl has revealed
Katie explained that while August is an ‘unusual’ first name to choose because the baby was worn in February, it was chosen by the couple because they ‘really like’ it.
Her comments come after the couple revealed the name of their son and shared their first family picture over the weekend.
The snap was thought to have been taken in the grounds of Frogmore Cottage, where the couple are currently living.
Posting a series of photographs on Instagram, the Queen’s granddaughter wrote: ‘Thank you for so many wonderful messages. Our hearts are full of love for this little human, words can’t express. We are excited to be able to share these photos with you.’
Royal expert Katie said the Queen’s granddaughter and her husband ‘didn’t want that burden of a royal title for their son’ (pictured, on their wedding day in October)
Eugenie went on to reveal the name was a touching tribute to Queen Victoria’s Husband Prince Albert, whose birth name was Franz Albert August Karl Emanuel, and Prince Philip, who is currently in hospital, writing: ‘On his grandfather’s birthday weekend, thinking of my grandfather, we are introducing our little boy. He is named after his great grandfather and both of his 5x great grandfathers.’
Sarah Ferguson reposted the photographs on her Instagram page and, in her first comments since Eugenie’s birth, revealed she and Prince Andrew are ‘thrilled’ over August’s arrival.
A body language expert told FEMAIL Princess Eugenie and Jack’s ‘touchingly casual’ photos of the first-time father holding their newborn son suggests the pair will ‘share childcare behind the scenes’.
The new father broke royal tradition by holding baby August in the photos, appearing ‘every inch the first-time, besotted dad’, body language expert Judi James told Femail.
The couple are ‘thrilled to be parents’ and ‘absolutely overcome with love and emotion’ for their new son, according to Katie
The photos showed Jack holding the baby son, who had been swaddled in a baby blue blanket with a matching hat atop his head, as little August clutched at his mother’s finger.
A source previously told People magazine Princess Eugenie is ‘doing really well’ after giving birth to her baby boy ‘via C-section due to her previous spinal surgery for scoliosis’.
Eugenie and tequila boss Jack are believed to be residing at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, where the couple spent time before Christmas after being loaned the home by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who now live in the US.
It was understood that Eugenie and her cousin Harry reached a ‘private agreement’ over Frogmore Cottage though it is not known how long it will last.
On Saturday, Princess Eugenie confirmed the name on her Instagram page and shared her first family picture with her son alongside husband Jack (left, and right)
In the first photographs of the family-of-three, Jack cradled newborn August in his arms while Princess Eugenie could be seen fawning over him
The couple’s permanent home is Ivy Cottage at Kensington Palace, but they spent lockdown at Fergie and Prince Andrew’s home on the Queen’s Windsor estate.
Their baby is the Queen and Prince Philip’s ninth great-grandchild and eleventh-in-line to the throne, but will not have a royal title; only the grandchildren of the monarch are automatically entitled to one.
Speaking to Vanity Fair’s Katie Nicholl, a source previously revealed: ‘Eugenie knows that a title can be a curse as well as a blessing and she and Jack want their child to live an ordinary life and eventually work to earn a living.’
The new arrival weighed 8lbs 1oz and the couple broke with tradition by immediately sharing a black and white photo to Eugenie’s Instagram of their baby boy, showing them holding his tiny hand.
Princess Eugenie is ‘doing really well’ after giving birth to her baby boy ‘via C-section due to her previous spinal surgery for scoliosis’, a royal source told People magazine (pictured leaving hospital last week)
Proud new mother Eugenie followed the post with three blue hearts after welcoming her son at the luxury private hospital where Meghan also gave birth to her one-year-old son, Archie.
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York, Sarah Ferguson and Mr and Mrs George Brooksbank were delighted at the news, Buckingham Palace announced, adding that ‘Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well’.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) charity, which treated Princess Eugenie for the rare condition of scoliosis when she was 12, also wrote: ‘Congratulations to our Patron, HRH Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on the birth of their baby boy. We are so delighted for you both and would like to wish you all the very best’.
The new mother is currently on maternity leave from her job as a director at Mayfair art gallery Hausery & Wirth, while Jack works for tequila brand Casamigos.
The new arrival weighed 8lbs 1oz and the couple broke with tradition by immediately sharing a black and white photo to Eugenie’s Instagram of their baby boy, showing them holding his tiny hand