1. Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank is a member of the British royal family.
31 Facts About Princess Eugenie
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Princess Eugenie is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York.
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Princess Eugenie was born by Caesarean section at Portland Hospital in the West End of London on 23 March 1990, the second child of the Duke and Duchess of York, and sixth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Princess Eugenie was baptised Eugenie Victoria Helena at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, by Peter Nott, Bishop of Norwich, on 23 December 1990.
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Princess Eugenie 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.
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In October 2002, the 12-year-old Princess Eugenie underwent back surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London to correct scoliosis; two 300-millimetre titanium rods were put in her back.
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Princess Eugenie began her schooling at Winkfield Montessori from 1992 to 1993.
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Princess Eugenie attended Coworth Park School from 1995 to 2001, and then St George's School, near Windsor Castle until 2003.
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Princess Eugenie achieved three A-Levels: an 'A' in Art, an 'A' in English Literature, and a 'B' in History of Art.
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Princess Eugenie undertook a gap year before continuing her education in 2009.
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Princess Eugenie graduated in 2012 with a 2:1 degree in English Literature and History of Art.
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In January 2022, it was reported that Princess Eugenie had lost her taxpayer-funded police security in 2011, supposedly after her uncle Charles III intervened.
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In July 2023, Princess Eugenie joined the advisory board of Goals House, a community aimed at making progress towards UN's sustainable development goals.
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Princess Eugenie chose to show her scar to honour those that helped her, and to inspire others with the condition of scoliosis.
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Princess Eugenie gave birth to a second son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, on 30 May 2023.
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Princess Eugenie is named after his great-great-great-grandfather George V, whose third given name was Ernest, his grandfather George Brooksbank and his great-grandfather Major Ronald Ferguson.
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Princess Eugenie does undertake occasional public engagements, which are usually connected with the charities she supports, including the Teenage Cancer Trust and Children in Crisis.
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In 2018, Children in Crisis merged with Street Child, a children's charity active in multiple countries, with Princess Eugenie still serving as an ambassador.
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On 2 June 2011, Princess Eugenie visited the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital with her father as one of her first official engagements.
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In 2014, Princess Eugenie re-opened the children's unit at the RNOH.
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Princess Eugenie became patron of the RNOH Charity in March 2019.
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Princess Eugenie is Patron of the Coronet Theatre, the European School of Osteopathy, the Tate Young Patrons and, alongside her mother, the Elephant Family, of which her uncle and aunt, the King and Queen, are joint presidents.
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In 2017, Princess Eugenie became the ambassador for the Artemis Council of the New Museum, a by-invitation membership initiative focused solely on supporting female artists.
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Princess Eugenie 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.
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In July 2018, in her capacity as co-founder and director of the Anti-Slavery Collective, Princess Eugenie spoke at the NEXUS Global Summit at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss ending modern slavery.
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In October 2020, Princess Eugenie became patron of the Scoliosis Association UK.
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In June 2021, Princess Eugenie became an ambassador for the Blue Marine Foundation, and met with environmentalists at Somerset House.
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In October 2021, Princess Eugenie visited The Salvation Army's outreach hub as part of her work with the Anti-Slavery Collective.
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Princess Eugenie took part in an art therapy class alongside modern slavery survivors.
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In June 2022, Princess Eugenie launched the Ocean Advocate Series, which features conversations with ocean advocates and experts on how to preserve the seas and the environment.
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On 17 September 2022, during the period of official mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Eugenie joined her sister and six cousins to mount a 15-minute vigil around the coffin of the late Queen, as it lay in state at Westminster Hall.