Princess Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice (who Buckingham Palace announced last week that she’s expecting her second child) are each other’s go-to person when it comes to sharing parenting advice.
Princess Eugenie, 34, revealed that her siblings exchange parenting tips “all the time”, telling Hello! Magazine on Tuesday, Oct. 8, “I call her a lot about meltdowns and what we’re doing and this and that.”
This includes her Oct. 1 post about Beatrice’s happy news, where she wrote, “We’re even more looking forward to this journey of motherhood together. And we’re excited to welcome another little one to the gang.” I look forward to joining.”
“When I was posting that photo on Instagram, I called her and said, ‘What do you want me to say? “Eugenie said hello! “She said, “I can’t wait to talk about the trials and tribulations of motherhood.”
“I posted about our parenting journey because it’s really like being part of a club, a mothering club. And if your kids are the same age and going through the same experiences… , that’s the luckiest thing in the world.” …And Bea is my older sister, so I tell her everything,” Eugenie continued.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
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The photo in question was taken of Eugenie and Beatrice, 36, on the beach with Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank, Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and the sisters’ two children. We used to share family photos.
“I couldn’t find a single group shot of us 🤦🏻♀️. So this photo from Christmas 2022 will suffice. XXXX,” she added in the caption.
The Instagram post also featured a sister photo of the duo.
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Eugenie has sons August, 3, and Ernest, 1, with Brooksbank, 38, while Beatrice is mum to daughter Sienna, 3, with Ed from a previous relationship. She is also stepmother to son Christopher Wolfe, 8.
Although she is happy about her sister’s pregnancy, her preschool-age sons are not too aware that they will soon have a new cousin.
“Maybe Auggie will notice when he sees his tummy getting bigger, but no, they don’t get it. Not yet,” she told Hello!
Princess Beatrice and Ed Mapelli Mozzi.
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Beatrice and Eugenie’s mother Sarah Ferguson also told the outlet that she was “delighted” with the news.
“Mum is funny, she loves her grandchildren so much and you can see the pride she has in her two daughters,” Eugenie told Hello! “She was like, ‘My babies!'” Being a grandma makes her proud of her babies and hers, but she has a double problem. ”
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Buckingham Palace announced the news of Beatrice’s pregnancy on October 1st.
“Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child early in the new year. He will be a sibling to Wolfie and Sienna,” the royal family said in a statement. “His Majesty the King has also been informed and both families are delighted with the news.”
On October 3, Beatrice, 36, appeared in all black at the 10th anniversary celebrations at Chiltern Fire Station in London, her first public appearance since the news was announced.
In keeping with the costume party theme, King Charles’ niece wore a white Venetian-style masquerade mask with an oversized ribbon tied over her growing baby bump.
