by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2014

 

Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson. She is the sixth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh.

Princess Eugenie was born on March 23, 1990, at the Portland Hospital in London, England. She is reportedly named for Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (later Queen of Spain), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria; and The Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria.

Eugenie has one sibling:

• Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (born 1988), married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, had one daughter

Eugenie was christened by Peter Nott, Bishop of Norwich on December 23, 1990, at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham. It was the first public christening of a member of the royal family. Her godparents were:

• James Ogilvy (her father’s second cousin)
• Captain Alastair Ross (her father’s former commander on HMS Edinburgh)
• Mrs. Ronald Ferguson (her mother’s stepmother)
• Mrs. Patrick (Julia) Dodd-Noble (her parents’ friend)
• Miss Louise Blacker (her mother’s friend)

Following a year at the Winkfield Montessori School, she attended the Upton House School in Windsor from 1993-1995. She then attended Coworth Park School from 1995-2001, St George’s School from 2001-2003, and Marlborough College from 2003-2008. Following a gap year, she enrolled at Newcastle University and graduated in 2012 with a 2:1 in English Literature and History of Art.

After internships at Christies and The Royal Collection Trust, Eugenie moved to New York and worked as a Benefit Auctions Manager for Paddle8, an online auction firm.  In July 2015, she moved back to London to work for the Hauser & Wirth art gallery as an associate director.

Princess Eugenie only occasionally undertakes any official royal duties. She does undertake occasional public engagements related to organizations she is involved with, such as the Teenage Cancer Trust. and Children in Crisis.

Princess Eugenie had been in a long-term relationship with Jack Brooksbank. He is the former manager of the nightclub Mahiki, in Mayfair, London, frequented by the younger royals. In 2022, he began working in marketing, sales, and promotion for property developer Michael Meldman’s Discovery Land Company in Portugal

Buckingham Palace announced on January 22, 2018: “The Duke and Duchess of York are delighted to announce the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Mr. Jack Brooksbank. Her Royal Highness and Mr. Brooksbank became engaged in Nicaragua earlier this month. The wedding will take place in the Autumn of 2018 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, with further details to be announced in due course.”

 

Eugenie and Jack were married on October 12, 2018, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Until her marriage, Eugenie was styled Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York.  In keeping with the tradition, she dropped the territorial designation “of York” upon marriage, and is now officially styled Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank.

• Unofficial Royalty: Wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank

August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, the first child of Jack and Princess Eugenie was born by cesarean section on February 9, 2021, at Portland Hospital in London, England. He was the first grandchild of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York.

• August: The name August comes from August’s maternal great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), Queen Victoria’s husband, whose full name in German was Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanuel.
• Philip: The name Philip comes from August’s great-grandfather Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921)
• Hawke: The name Hawke comes from August’s paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Reverend Edward Hawke Brooksbank (1789-1883). He graduated from Cambridge University with a Master of Arts and held the office of Justice of the Peace for the West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

On May 30, 2023, Princess Eugenie gave birth to her second son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank at Portland Hospital in London, England.

• Ernest: The name Ernest was a middle name of King George V.
• George: The name George is a tribute to Jack Brooksbank’s father George Brooksbank, who died in 2021 after being ill for some time.

• Ronnie: The name Ronnie is in honor of the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, Major Ronald Ferguson, who died in 2003.

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