Princess Eugenie gives birth to baby boy named Ernest George Ronnie (original) (raw)

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Ernest Brooksbank was born on 30 May and weighed 7lb 1oz

Princess Eugenie has given birth to a boy, she has announced on Instagram.

The King's niece gave birth to her second child, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, with husband Jack Brooksbank on 30 May, she said. He weighed 7lb 1oz (3.2kg), she said.

Eugenie said the new baby's names were inspired by "his great-great-great grandfather George, his grandpa George and my grandpa Ronald".

"Augie is loving being a big brother already," she added.

She shared a picture of her new son wearing a knitted blue-and-white hat, asleep in a Moses basket.

Eugenie, 32, is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, and is the late Queen's granddaughter.

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Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank in October 2018 at St George's Chapel in Windsor

The newest member of the Royal Family is 13th in line to the throne, moving the Duke of Edinburgh down to 14th place.

In a second picture posted on Instagram Eugenie's first child two-year-old August rests his hand on his new brother's head.

Ernest's middle name is inspired by his great-great-great grandfather King George V, who also had Ernest as a middle name.

The middle name is also a tribute to Mr Brooksbank's father George, who died in 2021 after being ill for some time.

Ronnie is a nod to the Duchess of York's father, Maj Ronald Ferguson, who died in 2003.

Eugenie gave birth to August at the exclusive Portland Hospital in central London in 2021.

Most recently the princess was at Westminster Abbey with her husband at the start of May to witness the King's Coronation.

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August Brooksbank rests his hand on new brother's head