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Princess Eugenie is expecting her third child with husband Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said, adding the King is \u201cdelighted\u201d at the news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Buckingham Palace released a statement on Monday morning to share the joyous news and said the couple are “very pleased”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The new royal baby is due to arrive “in the summer”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Eugenie’s sons, Ernest and August, are said to be “very excited” for the new addition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Palace said that the King has been informed and he is “delighted” for his niece and her husband.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In a photograph shared by Eugenie, 36, Ernest, wearing a Chelsea football kit, and August, wearing a long-sleeved grey t-shirt, can be seen holding a picture of a baby scan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: \u201cHer Royal Highness Princess Eugenie<\/a> and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAugust (aged five) and Ernest (aged two) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cHis Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The baby, who will not be an HRH, will be born 15th in line to the throne, with their great uncle the Duke of Edinburgh, moving down to 16th place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He or she will also be the 15th great-grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and the third to be born since her death in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The new arrival will be the fifth grandchild of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, following the birth of Princess Beatrice<\/a>\u2019s daughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi in January last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n