PRINCESS Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have revealed they have named their baby son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank – and there is a very sweet meaning behind the name.
The choice of Philip as a middle name pays tribute to Eugenie’s grandfather Prince Philip, who was admitted to hospital this week.
Prince Philip, 99, currently remains at King Edward VII’s hospital, having been admitted on Tuesday evening after feeling unwell.
Meanwhile, August means “great” in Latin – and although isn’t a traditional British royal name, is still popular in the German hereditary royal line, from which Queen Victoria descends.
And Hawke – linking to the bird – has been made popular by the likes of Tony Hawk and Ethan Hawke.
Buckingham Palace today released an image of Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank with their baby boy, who was born at the Portland Hospital in central London at 8.55am on February 9.
Eugenie posted on Instagram: “We wanted to introduce you to August Philip Hawke Brooksbank.
“Thank you for so many wonderful messages. Our hearts are full of love for this little human, words can’t express.”
The photos were taken by their “wonderful” midwife, the couple said.
Buckingham Palace today confirmed the Queen, The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York had been informed of the baby’s name and were “delighted with the news”.
A tweet from the official royal family account said: “The couple have been touched by the well wishes they have received on the birth of their first child, and are delighted to share this first photo as a family.”
The new royal baby – Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank’s first child – is the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s ninth great-grandchild.
He arrived at The Portland Hospital in London, the same place where Meghan Markle had baby Archie in May 2019.
It is also the hospital where Eugenie herself was born in 1990.
August Philip Hawke Brooksbank falls after Eugenie and before the Earl of Wessex in the line of succession.
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