Queen Elizabeth Shares Sweet Message In Honor Of Princess Eugenie's 31st Birthday — See Photo!
March 23 2021, Published 12:21 p.m. ET
Happy birthday, Princess Eugenie! Queen Elizabeth II shared a sweet message in honor of her granddaughter's big day.
"🎂🎈 Wishing Princess Eugenie a very happy birthday today!" The Royal Family's official Instagram account captioned a photo of the 31-year-old — who welcomed son August in February — wearing a green top and hat.
Of course, fans couldn't get enough of the note. One person wrote, "Happy birthday to Her Royal Highness! Have a lovely day! 💖💖," while another said, "Wishing happy birthday to such an amazing person who inspires a lot of people. Thank you to Princess Eugenie for her amazing work😍 it's also very nice that this is for the first time she celebrates her birthday with August."
A third user added, "Happy birthday Eug! First birthday as a Mumma!"
The brunette beauty has been laying low ever since she welcomed her bundle of joy, whom she shares with husband Jack Brooksbank.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie was safely delivered of a son today, February 9 2021, at 8.55am at The Portland Hospital. Jack Brooksbank was present,” the Palace said in a statement at the time. “The baby weighs 8lbs 1oz.”
The statement continued, "The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of York, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Mr. and Mrs. George Brooksbank have been informed and are delighted with the news. This is Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's first child, The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York's first grandchild, and the ninth great-grandchild for The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well."
The mom-of-one then shared her son's moniker on February 20, writing, "We wanted to introduce you to August Philip Hawke Brooksbank. Thank you for so many wonderful messages. Our hearts are full of love for this little human, words can't express. We are excited to be able to share these photos with you."
Earlier this month, Eugenie gushed about her new tot. "I'm so excited to be August's mum and as you can see I'm enjoying my first Mother’s Day," she captioned a photo of August sprawled out in a field of daffodils, in addition to a throwback photo of her mom holding Eugenie as a baby.
She added, "I'm also celebrating my beautiful Mumma with this picture of us from March 1990. You’ve taught me so much. Happy Mother’s Day to all 💐."