Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have decided on the name of their newborn son: August Philip Hawke Brooksbank.
“Thank you for so many wonderful messages. Our heart is full of love for this little human, words cannot be expressed “, underlined the photos of his family Eugenie that he shared on Saturday morning on Instagram.
In the pictures, Augustus grabs his mother’s finger while his father holds him back:
The photos were taken by “our wonderful midwife” during a home visit, the princess said. He also thanked “the wonderful essential workers, including our midwife who came to discharge our boy.”
Buckingham Palace said the couple were “delighted to share this first family photo”. Eugenie’s mother, Sarah Ferguson, has tweeted that she and her ex-husband Prince Andrew, “As grandparents,” they were “blessed on arrival.”
“He is a beautiful blessing and a bearer of that love and joy for our entire family,” he tweeted. “I’m very proud of Jack and Eugenie, who are and will be wonderful parents.”
Augustus’ middle name, Philip, is in honor of his 99-year-old great-grandfather, Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to hospital on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after feeling unwell.
“He got the name of his great-grandfather and his great-grandparents x5,” the real wrote in an Instagram story:
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Princess Eugenia gave birth to her son on February 9 at Portland Hospital in London, alongside her husband. The little one weighed 8 pounds, 1 oz.
An announcement from Buckingham Palace then stated that “the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York, Sarah, Duchess of York and Messrs. George Brooksbank have been informed and are delighted with the news.”
Eugenie also made her own announcement the day her son was born and posted a photo of her and Brooksbank holding hands with her newborn on her Instagram account.
The king subtitle of the post with three blue heart emojis and some exclamation marks for an extra measure:
The new addition to the British royal family marks the ninth great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth.