Photo: Princess Eugenie/Instagram
Princess Eugenieis marking her first New Year’s Eve as a mom.
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter, 31, welcomed her first child — a son namedAugust Philip Hawke— in February with her husband of three yearsJack Brooksbank.
Princess Eugenie reflected on her first year as a mom in a FridayInstagrampost celebrating the new year. She shared a carousel of photos featuring sweet moments with Jack and August, plus glimpses inside her experience with motherhood and a touching photo of her late grandfatherPrince Philipwith The Queen.
Since his arrival, August has been featured heavily onPrincess Eugenie’s personal Instagram page— from the family’sfirst photo as a trioto showing off his adorable wardrobe (like hiscozy knit sweater embroidered with his namein blue).
The holiday season comes after a difficult year for Princess Eugenie and Jack, however, as it’s the first winter since the death of Eugenie’s grandfatherPrince Philip(who died in April at age 99) and thedeath of Jack’s father, George Brooksbank.
According toThe PA, George, 72, had “been ill for some time” afterbattling the coronaviruslast year and died shortly before August’sroyal christeningin November.
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The Brooksbank family was told to “prepare for the worst” multiple times while he spent nine weeks in the hospital, including five weeks on a ventilator, with COVID-19 after a trip to France,The Telegraphreported last year. His condition improved following a tracheotomy, and George credited his recovery to the staff at both the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London and the Royal Brompton Hospital prior to his death.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank; George Brooksbank.Dave Benett/Getty Images; YUI MOK/AFP via Getty Images
In June 2020,Princess Eugenieshared a video on her personal Instagram page thanking frontline workers, especially those who “saved my father in law George’s life during his stays at St Mary’s, Chelsea and Royal Brompton Hospital after he contracted the virus."
“I can’t begin to express the thanks I have to you all for bringing him back to our family, my husband Jack, his brother Tom and his beloved wife Nicola. We are forever grateful,” Eugenie said.
source: people.com
