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==Marriage and family==
{{further|Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank|Wedding dress of Princess Eugenie of York}}
The Duke of York's Office at Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Eugenie and [[Jack Brooksbank]] on 22 January 2018. The couple had been dating for seven years, and were introduced by friends in a ski break in [[Verbier]], [[Switzerland]], where Brooksbank was working.<ref name="Boyle and Furness">{{cite news |last1=Boyle |first1=Danny|last2=Furness |first2=Hannah |title=Princess Eugenie engaged to Jack Brooksbank: Couple 'float with laughter and love', says Duchess of York in gushing tweets |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/22/princess-eugenie-marry-jack-brooksbankbuckingham-palace-announces/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/22/princess-eugenie-marry-jack-brooksbankbuckingham-palace-announces/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=24 January 2018 |date=22 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They were engaged on vacation in [[Nicaragua]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecrownchronicles.co.uk/royal-news/see-princess-eugenies-engagement-photos-red-sapphire-ring/|title=See Princess Eugenie's engagement photos and her pink sapphire ring! • The Crown Chronicles|date=22 January 2018|work=The Crown Chronicles|access-date=12 February 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> In April 2018, the couple moved from [[St James's Palace]] and took up residence in [[Ivy Cottage]] at [[Kensington Palace]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-eugenie-jack-brooksbank-move-kensington-palace/|title=Princess Eugenie and Her Fiancé Jack Brooksbank Just Moved Next Door to Harry and Meghan!|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=1 May 2018|access-date=2 May 2018}}
The Brooksbanks have two sons. The first, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, was born on 9 February 2021 at the [[Portland Hospital]] in London, born by [[caesarean section]] due to her childhood scoliosis operation.<ref name=birth>{{cite news |title=Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank celebrate birth of son |url=https://news.sky.com/story/princess-eugenie-and-jack-brooksbank-celebrate-birth-of-son-12213527 |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=Sky News |date=9 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kirkpatrick |first1=Emily |title=Princess Eugenie Is Reportedly "Doing Really Well" After C-Section Delivery Due to Her Scoliosis Surgery |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/02/princess-eugenie-jack-brooksbank-new-baby-c-section-delivery-doing-well |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=18 February 2021}}</ref> At birth, he was eleventh in line to the throne and is now twelfth. He is named after his great-grandfather [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], and two of his five-times great-grandfathers: Reverend Edward Hawke Brooksbank, and [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]], whose given names included "Augustus".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ward|first=Victoria|date=20 February 2021|title=An august choice for the latest royal baby with a nod to great-grandad too|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/02/20/princess-eugenie-jack-brookbank-baby-august/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/02/20/princess-eugenie-jack-brookbank-baby-august/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=21 February 2021|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> August was christened at the [[Royal Chapel of All Saints]], [[Windsor Great Park|Windsor Park]], on 21 November 2021, alongside his second cousin, [[Zara Tindall#Personal life|Lucas Tindall]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kanter |first1=Jake |title=Queen leaves Windsor Castle for double royal christening |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-leaves-castle-for-double-royal-christening-vh7p9jdf9 |access-date=22 November 2021 |work=The Times |date=22 November 2021 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Eugenie gave birth to a second son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, on 30 May 2023. He is named after his great-great-great-grandfather [[George V]], whose third given name was Ernest, his grandfather George Brooksbank and his great-grandfather [[Ronald Ferguson (polo)|Major Ronald Ferguson]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-05 |title=Princess Eugenie gives birth to baby boy named Ernest George Ronnie |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65785911 |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref> Ernest is thirteenth in line to the throne.
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