Photo: Princess Eugenie/Instagram
Princess Eugenieis marking her lastMother’s Dayas a mother of one.
Over the weekend, the 32-year-old royal posted a new photo with sonAugust Philip Hawke, 2, in honor of Mothering Sunday. The annual holiday was celebrated in the U.K. this year on March 19.
“I love being your Mumma! Happy Mothers Day! Xx,” Eugenie captioned the snap, which showed her and August holding hands in a frosty field.
Princess Eugenieand husbandJack Brooksbankwelcomed their son in February 2021, and the family of three will become four later this year. In January, Buckingham Palace announced that Eugenie waspregnantwith her second child.
“Princess Eugenieand Mr. Jack Brooksbank are pleased to announce they are expecting their second child this summer,” the palace said in a statement. “The family are delighted and August is very much looking forward to being a big brother.”
Eugenie also shared the happy news on herInstagrampage, posting a photo where August kissed her belly and wrapped his arms around her legs.
“We’re so excited to share that there will be a new addition to our family this summer,” she wrote of the photo.
Sarah Fergusonalso voiced her joy in seeing her daughters become mothers in her ownMothering Sunday tributeover the weekend. The Duchess of York, 63, shares Princess Eugenie andPrincess Beatricewith ex-husbandPrince Andrew, and posted a throwback photo of the princesses from childhood.
“I’m so proud of my girls and the beautiful women and mothers they have grown up to be. I feel extremely blessed to call them mine. My darlings, you are my sunshine always & forever.#happymothersday,” she wrote onInstagram.
Princess Beatrice, Sarah Ferguson and Princess Eugenie.Sarah Ferguson Instagram
Beatrice, 34, and husbandEdoardo Mapelli Mozziare parents to daughterSienna Elizabeth, 18 months. Beatrice is also a stepmother toChristopher Woolf, affectionately known as Wolfie, who Edo shares with his ex Dara Huang.
While appearing at The 92nd Street Y, New York earlier this month to discuss her new novelA Most Intriguing Lady,the Duchess revealed that August and Sienna “look like my girls.”
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The Duchessrecently told PEOPLEthat she’s loving life with her grandchildren, who “just follow me around like Peter Pan.”
“I’m ‘Super Gran Pan!’ " she said, adding that the little ones “think I’m very funny.”
Becoming a grandmother came naturally to the longtime children’s book author, whose bestsellingBudgie the Little Helicopter series became a popular animated show and whose enduringLittle Redcharacter also inspired a series of books. She also hosts a YouTube series for children,Storytime with Fergie and Friends.
“Everyone says, ‘Oh, has it changed your life?’ And I go, ‘No, because I live [in the mindset of ] 3- to 6-year-olds.’ So I’ve now got another audience that likes me,” Sarah told PEOPLE.
source: people.com
