Princess Eugenie's second baby has a very special name with Royal Family tribute

11 January 2024 , 23:00

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Princess Eugenie has two children (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Princess Eugenie welcomed her second child in June last year - and revealed that his name has a special meaning.

The 33-year-old and her husband Jack Brooksbank announced the birth of their second son on Instagram, where Eugenie also confirmed her baby's name - Ernest George Ronnie. The princess posted two sweet snaps of the newborn - one of him wearing a knitted blue-and-white hat, asleep in a Moses basket, and one of older son August tenderly stroking his brother's head.

And commenting on the pictures, she revealed that the infant's names were inspired by several family members - including a former monarch. The baby's great-great-great grandfather George is George V, the grandfather of the late Queen, who was King from May 1910 until his death in December 1936 - who had Ernest as one of his middle names.

A snap shared by Princess Eugenie of her newborn son Ernest (PA)

Eugenie walking while holding her baby August in Windsor (Instagram)

His first middle name George is in tender tribute to his late grandfather George Brooksbank, Jack's dad, who sadly died in November 2021 at the age of 72 after being unwell for some time following a battle with Covid. Meanwhile, his second middle name Ronnie is in tribute to Ronald Ferguson, the late father of Eugenie's mum Sarah Ferguson. The former royal polo manager died in 2003 and was dubbed "the galloping major".

Eugenie wrote: "He is named after his great great great Grandfather George, his Grandpa George and my Grandpa Ronald." Ernest was born two years after his older brother August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, who arrived at the exclusive Portland Hospital in central London on February 9, 2021.

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His name also pays tribute to a late family member - his great-grandfather Prince Philip, who died just weeks after Eugenie welcomed her son. In a documentary in September 2021, Eugenie revealed August got to meet Philip shortly before he passed away.

Holding back the tears, Eugenie explained: "We named August, August Philip because grandpa has been such a huge, inspiring character in my life. I brought little August to come and meet him and told him that we had named him after him and it was such a lovely moment."

Eugenie and husband Jack tied the knot back in 2018 in a grand wedding at Windsor Castle - just months after the nuptials of her cousin Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Guests at the wedding included the late Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and celebrities including Robbie Williams and Ellie Goulding.

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