Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank have welcomed their third child – a baby girl.
The couple’s newest family member arrived on Monday at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, weighing 6lb 9oz, with both mother and daughter reported to be in good health.
The birth marks an uncommon instance of a royal family member being born abroad, as Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank maintain a residence and various ties in Portugal.
Buckingham Palace released a statement confirming: “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 baby was born weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces.
“Their Majesties The King and Queen and other members of the royal family were delighted to be informed of the news.”
The newborn becomes the fifth grandchild for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, the former Duke and Duchess of York, following the arrival of Princess Beatrice’s daughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi in January last year.
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Earlier this year, the former duke vacated his Windsor residence amid public criticism over his “peppercorn rent” arrangement, relocating to the Sandringham estate, and faced arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office before subsequently being released. Eugenie and Beatrice, granddaughters of the late Queen Elizabeth II, have themselves come under the spotlight following their inclusion in the Epstein files, a collection of documents released by the US Department of Justice concerning the late convicted sex offender.
One email exchange suggested their mother Sarah took her daughters to see Epstein in the US days after he was released from prison for child sex crimes.
At the time, Eugenie and Beatrice were aged 19 and 20 respectively.
The pair absented themselves from the customary royal Easter Sunday service, with Charles’s blessing, as controversy surrounding their father intensified.
The hospital where the birth took place has not been disclosed, though the couple have expressed profound appreciation to medical personnel for their support.
Eugenie and Jack are taking their time selecting a name for their newborn daughter while cherishing precious moments together as a family.
The infant will not hold an HRH title and occupies 15th position in the line of succession, bumping her great uncle the Duke of Edinburgh down to 16th.
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She becomes the 15th great-grandchild of the late Queen, and only the third born following Her Majesty’s passing in 2022.
The pregnancy announcement came in May, when Eugenie posted on Instagram a photograph showing her young son Ernest in a Chelsea football strip, alongside her other child August in a long-sleeved grey T-shirt, holding a picture of a baby scan.