Overview
- Buckingham Palace, which announced the pregnancy Monday, said the baby is due this summer and noted that the King is "delighted."
- Eugenie followed the official notice with an Instagram photo of her sons holding a sonogram and the caption "Baby Brooksbank due 2026!"
- The 52-word statement broke with past practice by leaving out references to the couple’s families, a change from earlier notices that said the families were "delighted."
- The message was issued from the monarch’s office and posted on official Royal Family channels rather than through Eugenie’s private office.
- Reporters link the pared-back wording to renewed scrutiny of her father, Prince Andrew, after DOJ file releases and his February arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and the baby will enter the line of succession at 15th.