Princess Eugenie‘s son, August, will celebrate his first birthday on Wednesday 9
February – and the tot shares a touching connection with Mike and Zara Tindall‘s third child, Lucas.
Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, confirmed their first child’s full name
as August Philip Hawke Brooksbank 11 days after his birth, in honour of
the Duke of Edinburgh.
The following month, Eugenie’s cousin, Zara, welcomed her third child on
21 March 2021, calling him Lucas Philip Tindall, also paying tribute to Prince
Philip. Sadly, the Duke passed away on 9 April 2021 at the age of 99 at Windsor
Castle.
Zara, Eugenie and their husbands were among the Queen‘s family members to attend Prince Philip’s socially
distanced funeral at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
In a BBC documentary, which aired last September, Princess Eugenie
recalled the moment she introduced her baby son to his great-grandfather.
Princess Eugenie recalled: “We named August, August Philip because
grandpa has been such a huge, inspiring character in my life. I brought little
August to come and meet him. I told him that we’d named him after him. It was
such a lovely moment. We were very lucky to do that.”
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Zara and Eugenie held a joint christening for their baby sons
Meanwhile, Zara’s husband Mike shared a previously unseen photo of their
eldest daughter, Mia, with her great-grandfather Prince Philip, on the eve of
the Duke’s funeral.
Taken by the Duchess of Cambridge, it showed Prince Philip and his great-granddaughter
sharing a meal together at a log cabin on the Queen’s Balmoral estate in
Scotland.
Mike wrote in the caption at the time: “It’s been a very
sad week but it has given us time to reflect on great memories and stories both
personal and shared. A devoted family man who we will forever miss but always
love.”
In a rare move, August was christened alongside his second cousin,
Lucas, at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor last November.
