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Published 10:36 25 Sep 2020 GMT
Princess Eugenie, the youngest daughter of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew, is expecting her first child next year, Buckingham Palace has announced in a statement.
The 30-year-old is due to give birth in early 2021.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr. Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in early 2021," Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
"The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, Mr. and Mrs. George Brooksbank, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news."
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Princess Eugenie is expecting her child with husband George Brooksbank, who she married at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in October 2018.
The child will be Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's first grandchild, Queen Elizabeth's ninth great-grandchild, and they will be 11th in line to the British throne, as per the Guardian.
However, while the child's mother may hold a royal title, they will simply be plain Master or Miss Brooksbank, unless the Queen decides to give them one.
This comes after Princess Eugenie took to Instagram at the start of 2019 to express her excitement for what was to come, prompting some to speculate that she was pregnant at the time.
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Sharing one of her engagement pictures, she wrote: "What a year it's been since then and how exciting for 2019."
The princess once again took to Instagram today to share an additional detail about her pregnancy, posing a picture of a child's bear boots.
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She captioned it: "Jack and I are so excited for early 2021."
