Eugenie Brooksbank

**Princess Eugenie, Mrs Brooksbank** (Eugenie Victoria Helena; born March 23, 1990) is a member of the British royal family. She is the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is 11th in Line to the British throne.

She has an older sister Princess Beatrice (b.1988).

In 2018, she married Jack Brooksbank, who was made Mrs Jack brooksbank,The couple have two sons: August Brooksbank (b. 2021) and Ernest Brooksbank (b.2023).

## Early Life

Eugenie was born by Caesarean section at Portland Hospital in the West End of London on March 23, 1990 at 7:58 pm. On 30 March, it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of York had named her Eugenie Victoria Helena.

She was baptised at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, by the Bishop of Norwich on 23 December 1990. She was the first royal baby to have a public christening and the only one of the Queen's grandchildren not to be baptised in the Lily Font.

Eugenie's parents divorced when she was six years old. The Duke and Duchess of York had agreed to joint custody of their two children. After the divorce, the Queen provided her parents with £1.4 million to set up a trust fund for her and Beatrice. Eugenie and her sister frequently travelled abroad with one or both of their parents.

## Education

Eugenie began her schooling at Winkfield Montessori from 1992 to 1993. From there, she joined her sister at Upton House School in Windsor until 1995. She attended Coworth Park School (now Coworth Flexlands School) from 1995 to 2001, and then St George's School, near Windsor Castle until 2003. For the next five years, Eugenie boarded at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. She achieved three A-Levels, including an 'A' in art, an 'A' in English literature, and a 'B' in history of art. She undertook a gap year before continuing her education in 2009.

Eugenie began studying at Newcastle University in September 2009. She graduated in 2012 with a 2:1 degree in English Literature and History of Art.

In 2013, she moved to New York City for one year to work for the online auction firm Paddle8 as a benefit auctions manager. In July 2015, she moved back to London to work for the Hauser & Wirth art gallery as an associate director and was promoted to director in 2017.

## Personal Life

### Marriage

The Duke of York's Office at Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on 22 January 2018. The couple had been dating for seven years, and were first introduced by friends in a ski break in Verbier, Switzerland, where Brooksbank was working. They were engaged on vacation in Nicaragua. In April 2018, the couple moved from St James's Palace and took up residence in Ivy Cottage at Kensington Palace. The wedding took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 12 October 2018. The wedding dress was designed by the British fashion designers Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos of British-based label Peter Pilotto

### Children

Eugenie gave birth to a son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, on 9 February 2021 at the Portland Hospital in London, born by caesarean section due to her childhood scoliosis operation. At birth, he was eleventh in line to the throne. He is named after his great-grandfather Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and two of his five-times great-grandfathers: Reverend Edward Hawke Brooksbank, and Prince Albert, whose given names included "Augustus". In January 2023, it was announced that Eugenie was pregnant with the couple's second child. She gave birth to a second son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, on 30 May 2023. He is named after King George V, his great-great-great grandfather, whose middle name was Ernest, his grandfather George Brooksbank and his great-grandfather Major Ronald Ferguson.

## Titles and succession

* March 23, 1990 - January 22, 2018: *Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York*
* January 22, 2018 - *present: Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Brooksbank*

As a male-line grandchild of the sovereign, Beatrice was known as "Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York", at birth, with the territorial designation coming from her father's title, Duke of York. Since her marriage, she has been styled "Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank" in the Court Circular