Princess Eugenie welcomes daughter in Lisbon

A new royal birth has taken place far from the traditional London maternity wards. Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and her husband Jack Brooksbank welcomed their first daughter and third child on August 3, 2026, in a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. Buckingham Palace announced the news on Tuesday, August 4, following an Instagram post from the new mother.

According to the official Palace statement, the baby girl was born at 6:20 p.m. on Monday, weighing six pounds, nine ounces. Her parents have not yet decided on a name for the newborn, who is a sister to their sons August, aged five, and Ernest, aged three. Eugenie shared the news on social media with a photo of the infant and wrote that she and her husband were "beyond in love with our girlie." King Charles III and Queen Camilla were said to be delighted by the arrival, as were other members of the Royal Family.

This birth represents a departure from royal tradition, as Eugenie's two previous children were born at London's private Portland Hospital. The family splits its time between a property at Kensington Palace and a residence in Portugal, where the baby was delivered. The princess had publicly...