Princess Eugenie gave birth to her third child, a daughter, at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday, August 3 at 6:20 p.m., Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday in a statement that described Her Royal Highness and the baby as doing well following the birth. The baby has no name. She joins brothers August, five, and Ernest, three. Her father is Jack Brooksbank, a marketing executive. Her grandfather is Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released under investigation that same evening, and who has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
“Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter, born on Monday, 3rd August 2026, at 6.20pm, at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal,” the Palace statement said. “Their Majesties The King and Queen and other members of The Royal Family were delighted to be informed of the news.” The Royal Family’s official X account, which “usually reserves posts for working members of the monarchy,” publicised the news, per GB News’s confirmed reporting, which noted the departure from standard practice given that Eugenie is not a working royal, does not carry out engagements on behalf of King Charles, and instead holds a private sector role while supporting the family at major occasions.
Eugenie and Brooksbank split their time between the United Kingdom and Portugal, which is where the baby was born and where the family is spending time before returning to make decisions about names. The couple married at Windsor Castle in 2018. Eugenie is 12th in line to the throne. The new baby, whose name will be decided while the family “enjoys spending time together with August and Ernest,” is 13th in line.
Andrew, the baby’s paternal grandfather, remains under investigation. He was stripped of his royal titles and public duties in January 2022 following his association with the late Jeffrey Epstein. His arrest in February added a new dimension to a situation that had already made him a marginalized figure within the institution. Buckingham Palace’s statement does not mention him. He is the grandfather of the unnamed baby born in Lisbon on Monday.
The baby is unnamed. The grandfather is under investigation. The family is doing well.
When a princess gives birth to an unnamed daughter in Lisbon and the grandfather is under police investigation, and Buckingham Palace announces it anyway, what exactly is the Royal Family publicizing?
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