Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are loving parents to their two kids, August and Ernest.
Their first born, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank is now four years old while their second born, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank is one.
In an Instagram post to mark her 34th birthday in March 2024, she said her sons were her “best gift of all”. To mark her 35th, she gushed about her sons with a picture of the three of them captioned: “Birthday besties.. 😘🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊”.
Below is all you need to know about Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s beautiful kids.
What has Princess Eugenie said about motherhood?
In November 2023, Princess Eugenie appeared on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, where she shed light on her kids’ schooling.
Princess Eugenie told the podcast that she isn’t planning on sending her children to boarding school until the age of 13.
“My husband went to boarding school at eight,” Eugenie explained.
“Looking at my sons now, I want to hang out with them. I like playing with them, I don’t want them to leave.”
“I wouldn’t send them at eight – I haven’t told Jack that.”
In October of that same year, Princess Eugenie spoke on an episode of Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time podcast and opened up about her journey as a mother.
“My kids are so wonderful. Augie… just listens to me, I don’t know why. And Ernie smiles the whole time so they’re really easy and wonderful boys,” Eugenie said on the podcast at the time.
Eugenie also opened up about a very relatable parenting challenge.
“There are other things that don’t go well – feeding times are tearing my hair out type moments, but sleep is not a problem at the moment… There’s always sleep regression and things like that coming,” she said.
She also talked about how she raises her boys, discussing the strict parenting rules she has for Ernest and August.
“‘Manners maketh man’ – I’m trying to do that with my kids right now,” she told Kate.
Elaborating further on this in 2024 in an interview with the charity she co-founded called Anti-Slavery Collective, she answered a question on how parenthood changed her thoughts on modern slavery.
“My children make my world go around. It’s made me hungrier to do the work,” she said.
“I want to educate my children and all young people about being vulnerable, sensitive, and empathetic towards each other. I don’t want anyone to reach the age of 21 having not heard about modern slavery, like I did.”
August Philip Hawke Brooksbank
Eugenie and Jack’s son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank – with the adorable nickname Augie – was born on February 9th, 2021, making him now four years old.
Celebrating his fourth birthday in February 2025, the mother-of-two took to Instagram to mark the occasion.
“You are so incredibly focused and inquisitive and full of adventure and speed. Can’t wait for all our adventures…so many more to come. I love you, my boy, my angel. 🎈🎊🎈🎊🎂🥳🎉😘” she said alongside a reel of adorable moments they have shared together.
August’s middle name, Philip, is a tribute to Prince Philip, Eugenie’s grandfather and Queen Elizabeth’s husband.
His first name, however, honours Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, who was born Franz Albert August Karl Emanuel.
August is currently 13th in the line of succession to the British throne.
Despite being so young, he has already attended many royal events… He watched the 2022 Trooping the Colour event and made his royal debut at the 2022 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant a few days later.
Eugenie is a patron to a number of charitable organisations, and hopes August will follow in her footsteps.
In a 2023 interview with Reuters, Eugenie said, “My son is going to be an activist from two years old, which is in a couple of days. So, he, everything is for them.”
“Every decision we now make has to be for August, what he’s going to be able to look at and do and how he’s going to live his life.”
Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank
Eugenie and Jack’s second son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, was born on 30 May 2023, making him now one year old.
Ernest was named after his great-great-great-grandfather George, his Grandpa George, and Eugenie’s Grandpa Ronald.
The young royal is currently 14th in the line of succession to the British throne.
Eugenie’s pregnancy was announced in January 2023 in a statement released by Buckingham Palace.
“Princess Eugenie and Mr. Jack Brooksbank are pleased to announce they are expecting their second child this summer,” the palace said.
“The family is delighted and August is very much looking forward to being a big brother.”
On 30 May 2024, Princess Eugenie took to Instagram to pay tribute to her son on his first birthday.
Sharing a slew of photos of her son, Eugenie wrote: “One year of you, my dear Ernest. Happy birthday!!
“We all love you so much, especially the enormous smile you give the world.. but you always save an extra special one for Mumma. Xxx 😘”
