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{{short description|British princess (born 1990)}} {{For|other princesses named Eugenie|Princess Eugénie (disambiguation){{!}}Princess Eugénie}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox royalty | image = Princess Eugenie, 2017.jpg | caption = Eugenie in 2017 | title = Mrs Jack Brooksbank | birth_name = Princess Eugenie of York | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1990|3|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Portland Hospital]], London, England | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Jack Brooksbank]]|12 October 2018}} | issue = {{plainlist| *August Brooksbank *Ernest Brooksbank}} | full name = Eugenie Victoria Helena | house = [[House of Windsor|Windsor]]<!--She is not a member of the [[House of Glücksburg]], because she inherits her house (through her father) from her GRANDMOTHER, being as she WAS The Queen! See [[Talk:House of Windsor#SHSG Part II]]--> | father = [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]] | mother = [[Sarah Ferguson]] | signature = Princess Eugenie's signature.svg | module = {{infobox person | embed=yes | alma_mater = {{plainlist| * [[Marlborough College]] * [[Newcastle University]] }} }} }} {{British Royal Family}} '''Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|juː|ʒ|ə|n|i}} {{respell|YOO|zhə|nee}};<ref>{{cite episode| title= The Duchess in Hull| url= http://www.itv.com/CatchUp/Video/default.html?ViewType=5&Filter=19725| series= ITV1| series-link= ITV1| airdate= 19 May 2008| number= Episode One, Part Two| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080521053225/http://www.itv.com/CatchUp/Video/default.html?ViewType=5&Filter=19725| archive-date= 21 May 2008| df= dmy-all}}</ref> Eugenie Victoria Helena; born 23 March 1990) is a member of the [[British royal family]]. She is the younger daughter of [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]], and [[Sarah, Duchess of York]]. She is a niece of [[King Charles III]]. At birth, she was sixth in the [[line of succession to the British throne]] and is now twelfth. She is the younger sister of [[Princess Beatrice]]. Born in [[Portland Hospital]], [[London]], Eugenie attended [[St George's School, Windsor Castle|St George's School]] and [[Marlborough College]] before studying at [[Newcastle University]], graduating with a bachelor's degree in [[English Literature]] and [[History of Art]]. She joined the auction house [[Paddle8]] before taking a directing position at art gallery [[Hauser & Wirth]]. Eugenie also works privately with a number of charitable organisations, including [[Children in Crisis]] and [[Anti-Slavery International]]. Eugenie and [[Jack Brooksbank]], a British marketing executive, were [[Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank|married]] in 2018. The couple has two sons, August and Ernest. ==Early life== Eugenie was born by [[Caesarean section]] at [[Portland Hospital]] in the West End of London on 23 March 1990,<ref name=LondonGazetteAnnouncement>{{London Gazette |issue=52087 |date=26 March 1990 |page=7027 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=30 March 1990|title=Royal Couple Unveil Baby and Her Name—Eugenie|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-30-mn-432-story.html|access-date=21 March 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> the second child of the [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Duke]] and [[Sarah, Duchess of York|Duchess of York]], and sixth grandchild of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]. She was [[infant baptism|baptised]] Eugenie Victoria Helena at [[St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham]], by [[Peter Nott]], [[Bishop of Norwich]], on 23 December 1990.{{Efn|Her godparents were [[James Ogilvy]] (her paternal second cousin once removed); Captain Alastair Ross; Susan Ferguson (her maternal step-grandmother); Julia Dodd-Noble; and Louise Blacker.}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/archive/the-baptism-of-britains-new-princess-eugenie-is-a-real-howl-vol-35-no-1/|title=The Baptism of Britain's New Princess, Eugenie, Is a Real Howl|magazine=People|date=14 January 1991|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> She was the first royal baby to have a public christening and the only one of the Queen's grandchildren not to be baptised in the [[Lily Font]].<ref name=TelegJul15>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-george/10975852/Prince-Georges-christening-gown-the-true-story.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-george/10975852/Prince-Georges-christening-gown-the-true-story.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Prince George's christening gown: the true story|first=Siân |last=Ranscombe|date=19 July 2015|work=The Telegraph|access-date=10 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Eugenie's parents divorced when she was six years old.<ref>{{Cite news| last=Castle| first=Stephen| title=From Prince Andrew, critical words for U.S. on Iraq| newspaper=The New York Times | date=4 February 2008| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/world/americas/04iht-andrew.4.9735778.html | url-access=limited | quote=We have managed to work together to bring our children up in a way that few others have been able to and I am extremely grateful to be able to do that.}}</ref> The Duke and Duchess of York agreed to joint custody of their two children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/19/newsid_2543000/2543667.stm|title=1992: Fergie and Andrew split|date=19 March 1992 |publisher=BBC|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> After the divorce, the Queen provided her parents with £1.4 million to set up a trust fund for Beatrice and her.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Alderson|first1=Andrew|last2=Mendick|first2=Robert|date=29 May 2010|title=Duchess of York's divorce settlement was worth £3 million|newspaper=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7782897/Duchess-of-Yorks-divorce-settlement-was-worth-3-million.html|access-date=13 August 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Eugenie and her sister frequently travelled abroad with one or both of their parents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3635823/Princess-Eugenie-Little-Princess-Sunshine.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3635823/Princess-Eugenie-Little-Princess-Sunshine.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Princess Eugenie: Little Princess Sunshine|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Geordie|last=Greig|date=4 March 2008|access-date=15 March 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In October 2002, the 12-year-old Eugenie underwent back surgery at the [[Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital]] in London to correct [[scoliosis]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2298741.stm|title=Princess Eugenie to have spine op|publisher=BBC|date=4 October 2002|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> two {{convert|12|in|mm|order=flip|adj=on}} titanium rods were put in her back.<ref name="Hospital-Patronage">{{cite web|url= http://www.rnohcharity.org/the-appeal/princess-eugenie-s-story|title= Princess Eugenie's story|publisher=Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2018063049864/princess-eugenie-scoliosis-x-ray-metal-rods/|title=Princess Eugenie bravely shares scoliosis X-rays revealing metal pins and rods in her spine|publisher=Hello!|first=Sophie|last=Vokes-Dudgeon|date=30 June 2018|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> After the operation the princess was not required to undergo any further spinal surgeries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8552679/Princess-Eugenie-orthopaedic-surgeons-saved-me-from-curved-spine.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8552679/Princess-Eugenie-orthopaedic-surgeons-saved-me-from-curved-spine.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Princess Eugenie: orthopaedic surgeons saved me from curved spine|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Caroline|last=Gammell|date=2 June 2011|access-date=15 March 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ==Education and career== Eugenie began her schooling at Winkfield [[Montessori education|Montessori]] from 1992 to 1993. From there, she joined her sister at Upton House School in Windsor until 1995. She attended Coworth Park School (now Coworth Flexlands School) from 1995 to 2001, and then [[St George's School, Windsor Castle|St George's School]], near [[Windsor Castle]] until 2003. For the next five years, Eugenie boarded at [[Marlborough College]] in [[Wiltshire]].<ref name=TheTelegraph2014-03-29>{{cite news| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10719247/Why-everyone-wants-a-Marlborough-missus.html | title = Why everyone wants a Marlborough missus | work = [[The Telegraph (UK)]] | first = Victoria | last = Lambert | date = 29 March 2014 | access-date = 9 February 2015 | url-access = subscription}}</ref> She achieved three [[A-Level]]s: an 'A' in Art, an 'A' in English Literature, and a 'B' in History of Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tatler.com/gallery/how-the-royals-did-in-their-a-levels|title=How well did the Royal Family perform in their GCSEs and A-Levels?|work=Tatler|date=18 August 2022|accessdate=18 August 2022}}</ref> She undertook a [[gap year]] before continuing her education in 2009. Eugenie began studying at [[Newcastle University]] in September 2009. She graduated in 2012 with a [[British undergraduate degree classification#Upper Second Class Honours|2:1 degree]] in [[English Literature]] and [[History of Art]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201207128639/princess-eugenie-graduation-newcastle-university/|title='I had so much fun,' says an overjoyed Eugenie as she graduates from Newcastle University|work=Hello!|date=12 July 2012|accessdate=24 April 2022}}</ref> In 2013, she moved to [[New York City]] for one year to work for the online auction firm [[Paddle8]] as a benefit auctions manager.<ref name="Job">{{cite web |url= https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/princess-eugenie-moves-to-new-york-city-walks-to-work-every-day-20132210/ |title= Princess Eugenie Moves to New York City, Walks to Work Every Day |date= 22 October 2013 |work= US Magazine |access-date= 15 March 2018 | first=Allison | last=Corneau }}</ref> In July 2015, she moved back to London to work for the [[Hauser & Wirth]] art gallery as an associate director and was promoted to director in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/people-may-be-surprised-to-learn-i-have-a-job-princess-eugenie-t/ |title = 'People may be surprised to learn I have a job': Princess Eugenie talks Netflix, Zara and walking in heels with Harper's Bazaar US | work= The Telegraph | first = Bethan | last = Holt | date = 9 August 2016 |access-date = 15 March 2018 |url-access = subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2017041838201/princess-eugenie-promoted-job-art-gallery/|title=Princess Eugenie promoted to role of director in job|publisher=Hello!|first=Ainhoa|last=Barcelona|date=18 April 2017|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> Speaking on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] documentary ''Beatrice and Eugenie: Pampered Princesses'', royal commentator Richard Kay claimed Eugenie enjoyed [[taxpayer]]-funded security when she travelled the world during her gap year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/401482-prince-andrew-used-tax-payer-money-to-fund-princess-eugenie-security|title=Prince Andrew used taxpayer money on Princess Eugenie vacation, wrote note to Queen|work=Geo TV|date=25 February 2022|accessdate=26 February 2022}}</ref> In January 2022, it was reported that Eugenie had lost her taxpayer-funded police security in 2011, supposedly after her uncle [[Charles III]] (then Prince of Wales) intervened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/prince-charles-intervened-to-strip-princess-beatrice-and-eugenie-of-their-security-leaving-prince-andrew-very-angry/|title=Prince Charles 'intervened' to strip Princess Beatrice and Eugenie of their security, leaving Prince Andrew very 'angry'|author1=Emma Shacklock|date=19 January 2022|website=Woman and Home Magazine}}</ref> In July 2023, Eugenie joined the advisory board of Goals House, a community aimed at making progress towards UN's sustainable development goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1095362-princess-eugenie-sets-tongues-wagging-with-her-new-plan|title=Princess Eugenie sets tongues wagging with her new plan|work=The News International|date=29 July 2023|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> ==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}}</ref> <!-- Eugenie and Jack are distantly related, as they both descend from [[Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester]].<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/how-princess-eugenie-and-new-fiance-jack-brooksbank-are-related-2018-1</ref> --> The [[Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank|wedding]] took place at [[St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]], on 12 October 2018. [[Wedding dress of Princess Eugenie of York|The wedding dress]] was designed by the British fashion designer Peter Pilotto and Belgian Christopher de Vos of British-based label Peter Pilotto,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2018/10/12/princess-eugenies-royal-wedding-jack-brooksbank-live-updates/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2018/10/12/princess-eugenies-royal-wedding-jack-brooksbank-live-updates/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Princess Eugenie's royal wedding to Jack Brooksbank: Live updates from the Windsor Castle celebrations|last=Davies|first=Gareth|date=12 October 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=12 October 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and was designed to display her surgical scar. Eugenie chose to show her scar to honour those that helped her, and to inspire others with the condition of scoliosis.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Holt|first1=Gerry|last2=Browne|first2=Kesewaa|date=12 October 2018|title='I wanted wedding dress to show my scar'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45835711|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|date=12 October 2018|title=Eugenie's Wedding Dress Showed Her Scars from Scoliosis Surgery|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a23734263/princess-eugenie-scars-royal-wedding-dress/|access-date=30 June 2020|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|language=en-US}}</ref> 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 his mother's 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 thirteenth. 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.com/uk/royal-family/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 was born thirteenth in line to the throne and is now fourteenth. From November 2020 to May 2022, the couple's main residence was [[Frogmore Cottage]], which was leased to Eugenie's cousin [[Prince Harry]]. In May 2022, it was reported they had moved to Portugal, where Brooksbank works for [[Michael Meldman]], and that they would once again stay at Ivy Cottage while in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tominey |first1=Camilla |title=Princess Eugenie and husband Jack move to Portugal as Sussexes renew Frogmore Cottage lease |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/30/princess-eugenie-husband-jack-move-portugal-sussexes-renew-frogmore/ |website=The Telegraph |date=30 May 2022 |access-date=30 May 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> ==Activities== [[File:Princess Eugenie of York.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Eugenie at her first engagement, opening [[Teenage Cancer Trust]]'s unit in [[Leeds]], October 2008]] Eugenie receives no allowance from the [[Privy Purse]].<ref>{{cite web|title=How is The Queen paid? The 2015/16 cost of Monarchy|url=https://www.thecrownchronicles.co.uk/royal-finance/how-is-the-queen-paid-201516-cost-monarchy-royal-finances/|website=The Crown Chronicles|date=21 November 2016 |access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> She does, however, undertake occasional public engagements, which are usually connected with the charities she supports, including the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] and [[Children in Crisis]]. In 2018, Children in Crisis merged with Street Child, a children's charity active in multiple countries, with Eugenie still serving as an ambassador.<ref name="Standard-Essay">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/street-child-can-take-the-work-i-started-25-years-ago-to-even-more-children-a3886696.html|title=Sarah Ferguson: Street Child can take the work I started 25 years ago to even more children|last=Ferguson|first=Sarah|date=13 July 2018|work=Evening Standard|access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref> Eugenie and her sister represented their father at a service of thanksgiving for her aunt, [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], in 2007. In 2008, she performed her first solo public engagement, opening a [[Teenage Cancer Trust]]'s unit for young cancer patients in [[Leeds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20081024359455/eugenie-first-event/|title=Eugenie opens cancer ward for teens on first royal engagement|work=Hello!|date=23 October 2008|accessdate=12 August 2023}}</ref> On 2 June 2011, Eugenie visited the [[Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital]] (RNOH) with her father as one of her first official engagements. In April 2012 she agreed to be patron for the hospital's Redevelopment Appeal,<ref name="Hospital-Patronage"/> which was her first patronage. In 2014, Eugenie re-opened the children's unit at the RNOH.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2014040217935/princess-eugenie-opens-childrens-hospital/|title=Princess Eugenie returns to UK to open children's hospital unit|magazine=Hello!|date=2 April 2014|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> In 2014, she partnered with [[Daisy London]] Jewellery to create a limited edition charity bracelet to benefit the RNOH's Appeal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/princess-eugenie-collaborates-with-jewelry-designer-for-charity-201497|title=Princess Eugenie Collaborates With Jewelry Designer For Charity|work=Us Weekly|date=10 July 2014 |access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref> Eugenie became patron of the RNOH Charity in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/news/hrh-princess-eugenie-visits-prosthetic-rehabilitation-unit-rnoh-charity-launches-its-impossible-possible-campaign|title=HRH Princess Eugenie visits Prosthetic Rehabilitation Unit as RNOH Charity launches its "Impossible, Possible" campaign|work=Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital|date=28 February 2023|accessdate=8 March 2023}}</ref> In the same year she was named patron of Horatio's Garden, a charity that creates gardens for patients in [[National Health Service|NHS]] spinal injury centres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.horatiosgarden.org.uk/hrh-princess-eugenie-of-york-casts-thumbprint-for-rhs-chelsea-flower-show-at-horatios-garden-london-south-east/|title=HRH Princess Eugenie of York casts thumbprint for RHS Chelsea Flower Show at Horatio's Garden London & South East|work=Horatio's Garden|date=6 March 2023|accessdate=8 March 2023}}</ref> [[File:Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.JPG|thumb|left|Princess Eugenie (left) with her sister Beatrice at [[Trooping the Colour]] in 2013]] In January 2013, Eugenie and her sister promoted Britain overseas in Germany.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9808976/Princesses-Beatrice-and-Eugenie-drive-mini-through-Berlin-streets.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9808976/Princesses-Beatrice-and-Eugenie-drive-mini-through-Berlin-streets.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie drive mini through Berlin streets|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=17 January 2013|access-date=16 March 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2016, Eugenie, along with her mother and sister, collaborated with British contemporary artist [[Teddy McDonald]]. The painting on canvas, titled Royal Love, was painted at Royal Lodge and exhibited in London prior to being sold with all proceeds from the sale of the painting donated by McDonald to the charity Children in Crisis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/teddy-m-royal-love|title=Teddy M on The Creation of 'Royal Love' with The Duchess of York and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie|work=GQ Magazine|date=3 June 2016|access-date=15 January 2017|first=Conrad|last=Quilty-Harper}}</ref> Eugenie and her sister became Patrons of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teenage Cancer Trust unit celebrates 2nd birthday with Eugenie & Sarah|url=https://www.thecrownchronicles.co.uk/royal-news/teenage-cancer-trust-unit-celebrates-2nd-birthday-eugenie-sarah/|website=The Crown Chronicles|date=13 September 2017 |access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> She is also Patron of the Coronet Theatre, the European School of Osteopathy, the Tate Young Patrons and, alongside her mother, the [[Elephant Family]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thedukeofyork.org/about-the-duke/princess-eugenie/|title=Princess Eugenie|work= The Duke of York|date=26 October 2015 |access-date= 2 February 2018|last1=Goodey |first1=Emma }}</ref> of which her uncle and aunt, the [[Charles III|King]] and [[Queen Camilla|Queen]], are joint presidents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles and Camilla joined by Princess Eugenie at Elephant Family event|url=https://www.thecrownchronicles.co.uk/royal-news/prince-charles-and-camilla/charles-and-camilla-joined-by-princess-eugenie-at-elephant-family-event/|website=The Crown Chronicles|date=July 2015 |access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> In 2016, Eugenie visited a safe house run by [[The Salvation Army]] and met with victims of sexual abuse and modern slavery.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-eugenie-secretly-visits-safe-house-for-slavery-survivors/|title=Princess Eugenie Secretly Visits Safe House for Slavery Survivors|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=20 October 2016|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713124835/https://people.com/royals/princess-eugenie-secretly-visits-safe-house-for-slavery-survivors/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Eugenie became the ambassador for the Artemis Council of the [[New Museum]], a by-invitation membership initiative focused solely on supporting female artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newmuseum.org/leadership|title=Leadership|website=www.newmuseum.org|language=en|access-date=3 August 2018|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713125847/https://www.newmuseum.org/leadership|url-status=live}}</ref> Eugenie also became an ambassador of Project 0 in 2018, a charity which in partnership with Sky Ocean Rescue, focuses on protecting the ocean from [[plastic pollution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/princess-eugenie-we-want-a-plastic-free-wedding-11457227|title=Princess Eugenie: 'We want a plastic-free wedding'|publisher=Sky News|first=Bethany|last=Minelle|date=2 August 2018|access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weareprojectzero.org/ambassadors/|title=Ambassadors|website=PROJECT ZERO|language=en-US|access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref> In July 2018, in her capacity as co-founder and director of the Anti-Slavery Collective, Eugenie spoke at the [[NEXUS (non-profit)|NEXUS]] Global Summit at the [[UN]] headquarters in New York to discuss ending [[modern slavery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a22574938/princess-eugenie-rewore-royal-ascot-dress/|title=Princess Eugenie Rewore Her Royal Ascot Dress to an Important Meeting Today|publisher=Harper's Bazaar|first=Lauren Alexis|last=Fisher|date=27 July 2018|access-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713130144/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a22574938/princess-eugenie-rewore-royal-ascot-dress/|url-status=live|archive-date=13 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nexusglobal.org/global2018/|title=2018 NEXUS Global Summit {{!}} NEXUS|work=NEXUS|access-date=30 July 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713130854/https://nexusglobal.org/global2018/|url-status=live|archive-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> She and Julia de Boinville founded the collective in 2017 after a trip to [[Kolkata]] in 2012, where they first became familiar with the subject.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220225134029/princess-eugenie-shares-first-photo-since-us-trip/|title=Princess Eugenie shares first photo since trip to the US|work=Hello!|first=Danielle|last=Stacey|date=25 February 2022|accessdate=27 August 2022}}</ref> In September 2018, she travelled to Serbia to visit ASTRA and ATINA, two grantees of the UN Trust Fund which fight against the issues of human trafficking and violence against women.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-eugenie-travels-to-serbia-to-help-fight-human-trafficking-ahead-of-her-royal-wedding/|title=Princess Eugenie Travels to Serbia to Help Fight Human Trafficking Ahead of Her Royal Wedding|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=19 September 2018|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713131141/https://people.com/royals/princess-eugenie-travels-to-serbia-to-help-fight-human-trafficking-ahead-of-her-royal-wedding/|url-status=live|archive-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> In August 2019, it was announced that she would launch a podcast, the first member of the royal family to do so. Together with Julia de Boinville, co-founder of the Anti-Slavery Collective, they highlighted and discussed issues related to modern slavery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-eugenie-launching-podcast/|title=Princess Eugenie Is the First Royal to Launch a Podcast — Here's What to Expect!|magazine=People|first=Monique|last=Jessen|date=1 August 2019|access-date=2 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713131248/https://people.com/royals/princess-eugenie-launching-podcast/|url-status=live|archive-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> The first episode of the podcast, titled ''Floodlight'', was released in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/princess-eugenie-charity-podcast-floodlight-b2066775.html|title=Princess Eugenie unveils new anti-slavery podcast amid royal backlash in Caribbean|work=The Independent|first=Kate|last=Ng|date=27 April 2022|accessdate=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713131426/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/princess-eugenie-charity-podcast-floodlight-b2066775.html|url-status=live|archive-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> In July 2019, Princess Eugenie, with the help of the [[University of Hull]]'s Wilberforce Institute, hosted an event at [[Westminster Abbey]] to understand the scale of the plight of modern slavery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2019/wilberforce-institute-princess-eugenie|website=University of Hull|title=Princess Eugenie has called on the University of Hull's Wilberforce Institute to share the anti-slavery lessons of the past as she took an international delegation to visit the grave of William Wilberforce.|date=19 July 2019|access-date=13 July 2022|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713134745/https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2019/wilberforce-institute-princess-eugenie|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2019, Eugenie became patron of [[Anti-Slavery International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2019101879344/princess-eugenie-become-patron-anti-slavery-international/|title=Princess Eugenie announces exciting new role: 'It's an honour to join them'|magazine=Hello!|first=Jenni|last=McKnight|date=18 October 2019|access-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713131644/https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2019101879344/princess-eugenie-become-patron-anti-slavery-international/|url-status=live|archive-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> In April 2019, Eugenie accompanied her grandmother to the [[Royal Maundy]] service at [[St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Maundy Thursday: Queen joined by Eugenie at Windsor service |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47976044 |access-date=6 June 2023 |work=BBC News |date=18 April 2019}}</ref> In May 2020, it was revealed that Eugenie and her husband were helping [[The Salvation Army]] with packing foods amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/05/13/princess-eugenie-packages-food-bank-parcels-as-salvation-army-volunteer/|title=Princess Eugenie packages food bank parcels as Salvation Army volunteer|newspaper=Shropshire Star|date=13 May 2020|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> In October 2020, Eugenie became patron of the Scoliosis Association UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sauk.org.uk/about-us/latest-news/post/55-the-scoliosis-association-uk-is-delighted-to-announce-a-new-royal-patron|title=The Scoliosis Association UK is delighted to announce a new Royal Patron|website=Scoliosis Association UK|date=15 October 2020|access-date=9 February 2021|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125165456/https://www.sauk.org.uk/about-us/latest-news/post/55-the-scoliosis-association-uk-is-delighted-to-announce-a-new-royal-patron|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2021, Princess Eugenie became an ambassador for the Blue Marine Foundation, and met with environmentalists at [[Somerset House]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Princess Eugenie Shares Adorable New Video Of Son August To Celebrate World Oceans Day |url=https://etcanada.com/news/789647/princess-eugenie-shares-adorable-new-video-of-son-august-to-celebrate-world-oceans-day/ |website=ET Canada |date=8 June 2021 |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609000224/https://etcanada.com/news/789647/princess-eugenie-shares-adorable-new-video-of-son-august-to-celebrate-world-oceans-day/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2021, Princess Eugenie visited The Salvation Army's outreach hub as part of her work with the Anti-Slavery Collective. She took part in an art therapy class alongside modern slavery survivors.<ref>{{cite web |first=Fiona|last=Ward|title=Princess Eugenie makes moving appearance in beautiful blue dress|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/20211029125147/princess-eugenie-blue-whistles-dress-salvation-army/ |website=Hello Magazine |date=29 October 2021|access-date=1 November 2021|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713132055/https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/20211029125147/princess-eugenie-blue-whistles-dress-salvation-army/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022, Eugenie launched the ''Ocean Advocate Series'', which features conversations with ocean advocates and experts on how to preserve the seas and the environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a40251955/princess-eugenie-ocean-advocates-series/|title=Princess Eugenie launches new mini-series around ocean conservation|work=Good Housekeeping UK|first=Bethan Rose|last=Jenkins|date=10 June 2022|accessdate=19 June 2022}}</ref> On 17 September 2022, during the period of [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|official mourning for Queen Elizabeth II]], Eugenie joined her sister and six cousins to mount a 15-minute [[Vigil of the Princes|vigil]] around the coffin of the late Queen, as it [[Lying in state|lay in state]] at [[Westminster Hall]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/queens-grandchildren-stand-solemn-vigil-25045818 |title=Queen's grandchildren stand solemn vigil in Westminster Hall |first=Kirstie |last=McCrum |date=17 September 2022| publisher=walesonline.co.uk |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> On 19 September, she joined other family members at the state funeral.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220920151654/princess-beatrice-eugenie-confusion-leave-queen-funeral-early/ |first=Gemma |last=Strong |title=Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie spark confusion at the Queen's funeral: Details | website=[[Hello!]] | date=20 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> ==Titles, styles and arms== ===Titles and styles=== [[File:Royal Monogram of Princess Eugenie of Great Britain.svg|thumb|right|100px|Royal monogram]] As a male-line grandchild of the sovereign, Eugenie was known as "Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York",<ref name=photos>{{cite news|url=https://www.royal.uk/official-photographs-released-princess-eugenie-and-jack-brooksbanks-wedding|title=Official Photographs released from Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's Wedding|quote=Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York and Mr Jack Brooksbank have released four official photographs from their Wedding day.|date=13 October 2018|newspaper=The Royal Family|access-date=21 November 2018|last1=Minard |first1=Jenny }}</ref> with the territorial designation coming from her father's title, [[Duke of York]]. Since her marriage, she has been styled "Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank" in the Court Circular.<ref name="The Royal Family">{{cite news|url=https://www.royal.uk/court-circular?text=&mrf=&date%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=29%2F05%2F2019&date%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=29%2F05%2F2019&id=|title=Court Circular|date=29 May 2019|newspaper=The Royal Family}}</ref> === Arms === {{Infobox COA wide |image = Coat of Arms of Eugenie of York.svg |bannerimage = Royal Standard of Princess Eugenie of York.svg |badgeimage = |notes = The Princess's personal [[coat of arms]] is the [[lozenge (heraldry)|lozenge]] of the [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|arms of the sovereign in right of the United Kingdom]], with a label for difference. |year_adopted = 5 July 2008 |coronet = [[Coronet]] of a male-line grandchild of the sovereign. |torse = |helm = |escutcheon = Quarterly 1st and 4th gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or 2nd Or a lion rampant gules within a double tressure flory counterflory gules 3rd azure a harp Or stringed argent. The whole differenced by a label of five points argent, the first, third and fifth points charged with a Scottish thistle. |supporters = Dexter a lion rampant gardant Or imperially crowned proper, sinister a unicorn argent, armed, craned and unguled Or, gorged with a coronet Or composed of crosses patée and fleurs de lis a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back also Or. |compartment = |motto = |orders = |other_elements = |banner = The Princess's [[Royal Standard|personal standard]] is that of the sovereign in right of the United Kingdom, labelled for difference as in her arms.<br />[[File:Royal Standard of Princess Eugenie of York (in Scotland).svg|50px]] (in Scotland) |badge = |symbolism = As with the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom. The first and third quarters are the arms of England, the second of Scotland, the fourth of Ireland. The use of thistles in her Arms continues the trend in royal heraldry (cf. the Arms of [[William, Prince of Wales]]) of using charges from the maternal line, as her mother's coat of arms has a thistle as the main charge. |previous_versions = }} ==Authored articles== * {{Cite web |last=HRH Princess Eugenie |date=4 June 2022 |title=I hope my son will inherit the Queen's kindness |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/my-pride-in-grannie |website=[[The Spectator]]}} ==Footnotes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Princess Eugenie}} {{wikiquote}} * {{Instagram|princesseugenie|Princess Eugenie}} * {{IMDb name|4938887}} {{S-start}} {{S-hou|[[House of Windsor]]|23 March|1990}} {{S-other|line}} {{S-bef|before=Athena Mapelli Mozzi}} {{S-ttl|title=[[Succession to the British throne]]|years=12th in line}} {{S-fol|after=August Brooksbank}} {{S-prec|uk}} {{S-bef|before=[[Princess Beatrice]]}} {{S-ttl|title=[[United Kingdom order of precedence|Ladies]]<br />''HRH Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank''}} {{S-fol|after=[[Lady Louise Windsor|Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor]]}} {{s-end}} {{UK Order of Precedence (Ladies)|Beatrice of York, Princess}} {{British princesses}} {{Windsor family}} {{Mountbatten-Windsor}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eugenie, Princess}} [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century English people]] [[Category:21st-century English people]] [[Category:20th-century English women]] [[Category:21st-century English women]] [[Category:Alumni of Newcastle University]] [[Category:British princesses]] [[Category:Brooksbank family]] [[Category:Daughters of British dukes]] [[Category:English Anglicans]] [[Category:English people of Danish descent]] [[Category:English people of German descent]] [[Category:English people of Greek descent]] [[Category:English people of Russian descent]] [[Category:English people of Scottish descent]] [[Category:House of Windsor]] [[Category:Mountbatten-Windsor family]] [[Category:People educated at Marlborough College]] [[Category:People educated at St George's School, Windsor Castle]] [[Category:People from Old Windsor]] [[Category:People from Sunninghill]] [[Category:People from Westminster]] [[Category:Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]
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