Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank name baby son - BBC News
The baby shares names with Prince Albert, the Duke of Edinburgh, and a Brooksbank family name.
Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank have named their newborn son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank.

The couple are pictured with their son in a new photo released by Buckingham Palace.

August, who was born on 9 February, is the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's ninth great-grandchild.

The choice of Philip pays tribute to the duke, who is likely to remain at the King Edward VII hospital into next week having been admitted on Tuesday.

The 99-year-old duke was said to be in good spirits after being taken to the central London hospital as a precaution on the advice of his doctor on Tuesday evening. He had been feeling unwell for a few days but it is not related to coronavirus.

It is understood the couple chose the name August after Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert, whose middle name was Augustus, and Hawke is a Brooksbank family name.

In a post on her Instagram Stories, Eugenie, 30, wrote: "On his grandfather's birthday weekend, thinking of my grandfather, we are introducing our little boy. He is named after his great grandfather and both of his great x5 grandfathers."

The latest addition to the Royal Family was born at the exclusive Portland hospital in central London, weighing 8lbs 1oz.

He was born 11th in line to the throne but will move to 12th place in the line of succession after it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child.

Even though August's mother is a princess, he will not be an HRH nor hold a title, unless the Queen decides otherwise as he was born down the female line of the Royal Family.

On the day he was born, Eugenie shared a black and white photograph on Instagram of the couples' hands holding their son's fingers and wrist.

The Queen, Prince Philip, Eugenie's parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, and Mr Brooksbank's parents were said to be "delighted with the news", in a Palace statement released to announce the birth.

Princess Eugenie posted a picture on Instagram following the birth

Sharing the latest photograph of the couple with their son, Eugenie wrote on Instagram: "Our hearts are full of love for this little human, words can't express."

She said the photographs were taken by their "wonderful" midwife, adding: "Thank you to the wonderful essential workers including our midwife who came to discharge our boy."

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In a Twitter post on Saturday, the official royal family account said the couple had been "touched by the well wishes they have received on the birth of their first child".

Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank, 34, married in October 2018 at St George's Chapel in Windsor.

The ceremony was attended by members of the Royal Family - including the Queen, 94, and Prince Philip - and 850 guests, including singer Robbie Williams and model and actress Cara Delevingne.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's second child will be a brother or sister for their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned one last May.

They announced the news by sharing a black and white picture of themselves under a tree, with Harry resting his hand on Meghan's head as she cradles her bump.

Their child will be the Queen and Prince Philip's 10th or 11th great-grandchild depending on whether he or she arrives before or after Zara Tindall's baby, which is also due in 2021.

On Saturday, it was announced that Harry and Meghan, who now live in California, couple would not return as working members of the Royal Family - more than a year after they said they would step back as "senior" royals.

The Queen confirmed the couple would not "continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service".

It means they will return their honorary military appointments and royal patronages, which will be redistributed to working members of the Royal Family.