Princess Eugenie reveals baby name with Queen tribute

Princess Eugenie has revealed the name of her newborn daughter – Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank – with the royal baby’s middle name paying tribute to her late great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.

The 36-year-old daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson welcomed her third child with husband Jack Brooksbank, 40, at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 3.

Adelaide, the couple’s first daughter after sons August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, five, and Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, three, weighed 6lb 9oz and was born at 6.20pm.

Announcing her daughter’s full name on Instagram two weeks after the birth, Eugenie said: “2 weeks ago today we welcomed our girl to the world.

“And since then we’ve had the most special, cosy and love-filled time.

“Named after three people we love and admire past and present, including her Great-Grandmother who we hold close in our hearts.

“Her name is part of English and Portuguese history, two places we love and call home.

Eugenie accompanied the announcement with new photographs of Adelaide, including an image of the newborn with her two older brothers.

Another showed Eugenie and one of her sons holding hands with the baby.

The name has several royal and historical connections. Adelaide was the name of Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV, while Elizabeth directly honors Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 in 2022. People reported that Eugenie had another connection to Queen Adelaide at her 2018 wedding to Jack, when she wore a wheat-ear brooch originally commissioned for the 19th-century queen.

The name also reflects the family’s links to Portugal, where Eugenie and Jack live for part of the year. The couple also maintain a home in Britain.

Adelaide is the couple’s third child following August and Ernest. Eugenie and Jack married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2018 after meeting while skiing in Verbier, Switzerland.

The princess announced her latest pregnancy in May, sharing an image of her sons holding a baby scan and writing: “Baby Brooksbank due 2026!”

Adelaide is 15th in line to the British throne, immediately following her brothers, with Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, 62, moving down one position.