Is this the moment Princess Eugenie let slip that she was pregnant? trends now
Princess Eugenie today announced she was expecting a second child with her husband Jack Brooksbank this summer - but it appears she had already dropped a hint about what was to come.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday, the 32-year-old said giving birth to her son August in 2021 'totally changed' her outlook on the environment, but referred to 'they' rather than 'him'.
She said: 'My son's going to be an activist from two years old, which is in a couple of days. Everything is for them, right? Every decision we now make has to be about how August is going to be able to live his life.'
In an interview with Reuters IMPACT and Arctic Humanity at Risk Basecamp, Eugenie said educating her son about the environment is a 'battle'
Eugenie, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, gave birth to her first son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, who is 13th in line to the throne, at London's Portland Hospital in February 2021.
Announcing the news today, Buckingham Palace said in a statement: 'Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are pleased to announce they are expecting their second child this summer.
'The family are delighted and August is very much looking forward to being a big brother.'
Moments later, Eugenie shared an adorable snap on her Instagram page, taken by her husband Jack, showing her young son kissing her stomach, writing: 'We’re so excited to share that there will be a new addition to our family this summer.'
Shortly afterwards, Fergie shared a snap of her grandson August splashing about in the puddles, writing she was 'in Granny heaven.'
Princess Eugenie is pregnant with her second child and due to give birth in the summer, it has been announced (pictured, with her son August)
The royal shared an adorable snap on her Instagram page showing her young son kissing her stomach, and taken by her husband Jack (pictured, the caption on the image)
Yesterday, Eugenie gave an interview to Reuters editor-at-large Axel Threlfall and Arctic Humanity founder Gail Whiteman, in which she spoke of her concerns about global warming.
'My son's going to be an activist from two years old, which is in a couple of days. So, everything is for them,' she said.
'I talked to Peter Thomson, the UN Special Envoy for Oceans and all he says to me is that I do this for my grandchildren. And that's the same.
'Every decision we now make has to be for whether August, what he's going to be able to look at and do and how he's going to live his life.
'But I think also as a mother, you all of a sudden, totally you change, your hormones change, everything changes.
'Like now I'm scared of flying and things like that and I would never be before.'
Her comments echo interventions by her cousin Prince Harry, 38, who has described how 'everything changed' when he became a father because he started to question 'what is the point in bringing a new person into this world when they get to your age and it's on fire?'
Princess Eugenie said her one-year-old son, August, is the focus of her climate change activism (pictured with her son at the late Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022)
Harry, who has described how 'everything changed' when he became a father because he started to question 'what is the point in bringing a new person into this world when they get to your age and it's on fire?'. He's seen with Meghan and Archie in 2019 during their trip to South Africa
Harry has also praised child protesters – led by Swedish activists Greta Thunberg – for refusing to attend school as part of a 'climate strike'.
On a visit to Botswana in 2019, he said: 'This week, led by Greta, the world's children are striking. There's an emergency. It's a race against time, and one which we are losing.'
The Duke of York's daughter said that becoming a mother has made her more concerned for communities vulnerable to climate change in a discussion with Reuters IMPACT and Arctic
