Photo:CHRIS SETIAN/Jordanian Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images
CHRIS SETIAN/Jordanian Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images
Princess Beatriceknows how to keep a secret!
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter and her husband,Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, attended theroyal weddingofCrown Prince HusseinandRajwa Alseifin Jordan last Thursday, but kept mum about a very big event in her family: a brand-new addition!
Just two days before the dazzling wedding in Amman, Princess Beatrice’s younger sister,Princess Eugenie,welcomed her second childwith husbandJack Brooksbank, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
The news was kept quiet for almost a week, with Buckingham Palace sharing their statement confirming the birth on Monday, nearly a week after Ernest’s big debut. Princess Eugenie, 33, also shared photos of her second son on Instagram after the news broke.
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Princess Eugenie also shared a sweet photo of her first son, August, cradling the newborn’s head andrevealed the originof the newest royal’s name.
“Jack and I wanted to share the news that we had our little boy, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank on 30th May 2023 at 8.49 weighing 7.1lbs,” she wrote. “He is named after his great great great Grandfather George, his Grandpa George and my Grandpa Ronald. Augie is loving being a big brother already."
Buckingham Palace first announced Princess Eugenie’s pregnancy with astatementin January.
But becoming an aunt again wasn’t the only reason Princess Beatrice was glowing at the royal wedding in Jordan. The royal, 34, wore her motherSarah Ferguson’sYork tiarafor the first time at the celebration’s glamorous evening banquet at Al Husseiniya Palace.
Princess Beatrice at the royal wedding in Jordan.Royal Hashemite Court/Youtube
Royal Hashemite Court/Youtube
It was only the second time Princess Beatrice has worn a tiara in public, as she is not a working royal and therefore does not generally attend formal events such as state visit banquets, where tiaras are usually worn.
Princess Beatrice and Edo, as her husband is known, made a surprise appearance earlier in the day at the Islamic marriage ceremony of Crown Prince Hussein and the newly-titled Princess Rajwa at Zahran Palace.
The couple held hands as they made their way through the gardens to the ceremony, with Princess Beatrice sporting a light blue maxi dress and Edo matching in a blue tie.
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Also in attendanceat the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa were Princess Beatrice’s cousin Prince William and his wife,Kate Middleton. The Princess of Wales stepped out in her go-to headpiece for the evening banquet: Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot tiara.
It was asignificant tiara momentfor Kate as well, as the wedding marked the first time she’s worn a tiara outside of the U.K.
source: people.com
