Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank reveal royal baby name and share first family photo as couple make nod to Prince Philip

Princess Eugenie
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By Georgia Farquharson
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Princess Eugenie reveals royal baby name! She and Jack Brooksbank have finally confirmed the name of their son - August Philip Hawke Brooksbank.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank took to Instagram on Saturday morning to officially share details of their son's name, alongside their first family photo.

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The couple have named their son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank. While it's unclear where the unique name originates from, Philip is of course a nod to Princess Eugenie's grandfather, The Duke of Edinburgh, who remains in hospital. 

Princess Eugenie looks chic in a white smock dress with a gorgeous mustard headband for the family photo, with Jack - dressed in blue - looking thrilled to be holding their son.

The couple have chosen a sweet nod to Prince Philip (Credit: Getty)

It's no doubt been a whirlwind two weeks for the new parents, but Princess Eugenie and Jack revealed they are overwhelmed with love for their son, just days after Eugenie revealed the newborn essentials she's been relying on since the birth of little August.

Alongside the gorgeous family photo, Sarah Ferguson's daughter wrote, "Thank you for so many wonderful messages. Our hearts are full of love for this little human, words can't express. We are so excited to be able to share these photos with you."

Princess Eugenie Jack Brooksbank

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank welcomed their first child two weeks ago (Credit: Getty)

Eugenie confirmed the photographs had been taken by her midwife, who she went on to thank: "Thankyou to the wonderful essential workers including our midwife who came to discharge our boy."

It is thought Princess Eugenie and Jack are currently spending lockdown with Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew at the Royal Lodge, Windsor.

The name goes against all of the favourites that were in the running, including Stamp Brooksbank - who was a Governor of the Bank of England in the mid-18th Century and is Jack’s great-great-great-great-grandfather.

Bookmakers previously revealed that other favourites for the little boy’s first name included Philip, after Eugenie’s grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh, Arthur, Godfrey and Thomas.

Georgia Farquharson
Celebrity writer

Georgia is a Celebrity and Royal Writer working across GoodTo and Woman & Home, and the Director and Founder of communications company Farq Media. Prior to this she was Online Editor at New! Magazine – managing all of their digital content and social media accounts. Where she interviewed all of the hottest reality TV stars and spent far too much time commuting to London. She trained at Nottingham Trent University – where she achieved First Class Honours in Print Journalism whilst juggling copious amounts of work experience, freelance writing, blogging and having far too much fun with the dance society. 

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