Shello, walking the streets from central London, sunglasses on, hair tied in an informal bun, comfortable shoes and smartphone in hand. There Princess Eugenie of Yorkin expecting third child with husband Jack Brooksbank, perhaps she hoped to go unnoticed, but the photographers of the English magazine Hello they managed to capture her baby bump first.

Princess Eugenie out and about with her big belly

Dressed in a simple and comfortable maternity ensemble, consisting of a long dark jersey dress and a cream jacket accompanied by a matching tote bag, Eugenia seemed quite lost in thought. Despite the happy news of the third pregnancy, announced on Instagram by the same princess a few days ago, York’s problems they certainly haven’t disappeared.

The happy news broke the negative news cycle for York

Welcomed with enthusiasm by his uncle King Charles, the new one Royal Baby he will be born in the summer months and will be the 15th in line to the throne. However, in her announcement the princess was forced to avoid any mention of her parents Andrea and Sarah Ferguson, removed from court after the Epstein scandal and the removal of their titles. AND doubts arose about the timing of his news.

Did Princess Eugenie calculate everything?

Eugenia And already mother of two children – August Philip Hawke, aged 5, and Ernest George Ronnie, aged 2, portrayed in the announcement post holding and observing the ultrasound of the future Baby Brooksbank. And if the new pregnancy represents happy news for her and her husband Jack, its arrival has raised several discussions and even suspicions among royal observers. Was this a calculated move by any chance?

Eugenie and husband Jack at Ascot horse races, June 2025 (Getty Images)

The Royal Baby comes at just the right time

The new Royal Baby arrives at a particularly difficult moment for the two princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, banned from royal events not through any fault of their own but due to their inevitable involvement in the scandal that caused their parents’ ruin. And it is seen by many as a strategic move to create a sort of diversion from the controversies, shift the media narrative towards more positive headlines and thus raise their image in the eyes of the royal family and the public.

King Charles III is on Eugenie’s side

Rather unexpectedly, the warm support of the sovereign and Buckingham Palace came to the aid of the princess. When the pregnancy was announced, yes And revealed a crucial demonstration of royal support for Eugenie who, together with her older sister Beatrice, has so far been able to maintain the title, which was taken away from her parents. And despite the controversy, it ends up strengthening (at least for now) York’s position as a still highly respected member of the Royal Family, who perhaps can still hope for a return to court.

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