Princess Eugenie celebrated her 34th birthday surrounded by her loved ones.
Nearly a full year after giving birth to her second child, a baby boy named Ernest, the daughter of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew shared a sweet snap of herself with the 10-month-old in honor of her birthday.
“The best gift of all are my boys.. so on this birthday I’m cherishing family and loved ones. ❤️❤️❤️,” Eugenie wrote in a post on Sunday, a day after her actual birthday on March 23.
The photo shows the princess holding up her youngest son while looking at the infant fondly. In addition to Ernest, Eugenie — who married Jack Brooksbank in 2018 — is also mom to their 3-year-old son, August.
In June, the working member of the British royal family announced the arrival of her second child via Instagram, posting photos of the new addition to the family and sharing how his older brother was reacting to having a baby in the house.
“Jack and I wanted to share the news that we had our little boy, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank on 30th May 2023 at 8.49 weighing 7.1lbs,” she wrote at the time. “He is named after his great great great Grandfather George, his Grandpa George and my Grandpa Ronald. Augie is loving being a big brother already.”
Along with the sweet caption, the princess shared two adorable photos of the newborn, one of him in his crib with an adorable blue hat on and another with his older brother looking down at him in his bassinet.
In February, the doting mom celebrated August’s third birthday on Instagram by sharing several photos with him, including one where the toddler is seen with a massive smile on his face while seated next to his mom on the ground.
“Happy 3rd Birthday to our dearest Augie. Forever a force of nature and forever giggling with you,” she wrote.
As for her own birthday, celebratory messages were not in short supply as Eugenie’s followers, friends and family members all weighed in with messages of love for her big day.
Chief among those to send their well-wishes was Eugenie’s mother who used her Instagram page to share a pic of the two of them together, seemingly from a hike. In the pic, Ferguson, 64, embraces her younger daughter while sitting together on a rock.
“Happy birthday to my amazing daughter @princesseugenie. I am so proud of the incredible woman you have grown up to be. You continue to amaze me every day in your hard work, your grace, kindness, and the care you show to others,” the Duchess of York wrote.
She added, “You will always be my silly, sweet, smart, and thoughtful girl. I love you, Eugenie. Happy birthday.”
The Duchess of York is currently receiving treatment for malignant melanoma, just six months after she underwent surgery for breast cancer. She is one of three royal family members to share cancer diagnoses since January, with King Charles III and Kate Middleton revealing their own health updates in February and March, respectively.
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