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ROYAL BABY NEWS: Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are expecting their first child

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25th September 2020

Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are to become parents. The couple are expecting a baby in 2021.

The happy news was shared by Buckingham Palace on September 25th 2020 in a short announcement which read ‘‘Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in early 2021 . The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, Mr and Mrs George Brooksbank, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news.”

The baby will be a first grandchild for the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York and a ninth great-grandchild for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Eugenie and Jack’s child will be eleventh in line to the throne at birth.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.