The new royal baby is due to arrive “in the summer”. Eugenie’s sons, Ernest and August, are said to be “very excited” for the new addition. The Palace said that the King has been informed and he is “delighted” for his niece and her husband.<\/p>\n
In a photograph shared by Eugenie, 36, Ernest, wearing a Chelsea football kit, and August, wearing a long-sleeved grey t-shirt, can be seen holding a picture of a baby scan.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: \u201cHer Royal Highness Princess Eugenie<\/a> and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cAugust (aged five) and Ernest (aged two) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family.<\/p>\n \u201cHis Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news.\u201d<\/p>\n The baby, who will not be an HRH, will be born 15th in line to the throne, with their great uncle, the Duke of Edinburgh, moving down to 16th place.<\/p>\n He or she will also be the 15th great-grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and the third to be born since her death in 2022.<\/p>\n The new arrival will be the fifth grandchild of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, following the birth of Princess Beatrice<\/a>\u2019s daughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi in January last year.<\/p>\n