Princess Eugenie celebrated her
son August‘s first birthday on 9 February but
the way she chose to introduce her baby boy was in a fitting way for the
modern royal – via Instagram!
Hours after the birth in 2021, the royal shared a touching
black-and-white photo of her and husband Jack Brooksbank‘s hands cradling the tiny fingers and arm of
their baby son. She captioned the photo with three blue hearts and two
exclamation marks.
Typically, new royal babies make their first public appearance outside
the hospital hours after being born, with Princess Diana, Sarah, Duchess of York and the Duchess of Cambridge all following this tradition.
When their son Archie was born in May 2019, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opted to share the first glimpse of
their newborn two days after his birth in a photocall and brief interview at
Windsor Castle. The modern couple also announced the arrival of their baby boy
on their @SussexRoyal Instagram account.
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The princess shared the first image of her baby on Instagram
Another difference with past royal births is that Eugenie’s was
announced ten hours after August’s arrival, whilst past announcements have come
within hours.
The news of the newborn’s arrival was also released via a statement from
the Palace which read at the time: “Her Royal Highness Princess
Eugenie was safely delivered of a son today, 9 February 2021, at 0855hrs at The
Portland Hospital. Jack Brooksbank was present. The baby weighs 8lbs 1oz.
“The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of York, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Mr. and Mrs. George Brooksbank
have been informed and are delighted with the news. This is Princess Eugenie
and Jack Brooksbank’s first child, The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of
York’s first grandchild, and the ninth great-grandchild for The Queen and The
Duke of Edinburgh. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”
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Princess Eugenie shared new photos to mark August’s first birthday
Eugenie has been sharing sweet updates about her son throughout his
first year, and also posted new photos of August to mark his milestone this
week.
The personal snaps showed the family of three on a recent skiing holiday,
as well as one of August at a baby playgroup.
