Princess Eugenie’s two sons, August Brooksbank and Ernest Brooksbank, have no royal titles, and her third child will not inherit one either. That leaves Eugenie with a princess style of her own while her children remain outside the title line.
In May 2026, Eugenie announced on Instagram that she was expecting a third child with Jack Brooksbank, and the image showed August and Ernest looking down at a sonogram photo. The moment pulled fresh attention to a simple rule: in the United Kingdom, only the children of the reigning monarch and male-descendant grandchildren of the monarch can receive prince or princess titles.
Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie
Eugenie became Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank when she married Jack Brooksbank. Her own title stayed in place, but marriage did not create a new title for her husband, who is a private citizen and marketing executive.
August and Ernest are styled as Master August and Master Ernest Brooksbank, and the same approach applies to the baby on the way. In practical terms, that means the family’s public styling stays consistent even as the household grows, with no title transfer waiting at birth.
Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice were born princesses because their paternal grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the reigning monarch when they were born and bestowed honorary titles on them. Princess Beatrice’s children fit in neither category, and she cannot pass her title down to them.
That split is the whole point of the story. Eugenie kept her princess title, but her children and unborn third child will not inherit royal titles, because the rule runs through the reigning monarch and male-descendant grandchildren, not through the mother’s styling alone.
Master August and Master Ernest Brooksbank
The cleanest reading is also the least romantic: August and Ernest Brooksbank will stay untitled, and the new baby will begin life the same way. For readers trying to understand the family tree, the answer is already there in the rule itself rather than in any later announcement about the child’s name or styling.
