Princess Eugenie, allegedly, confirmed her baby’s name months before birth.
This is the misleading headline used by Woman’s Day while talking about the female royal.
The tabloid claimed that Princess Eugenie’s baby’s name has been revealed. But upon closer inspection, the article was just about the baby name predictions that bookmakers made.
For instance, bookmakers are convinced that if Princess Eugenie’s baby is a girl, she and Jack Brooksbank will name her Alice. The name is a tribute to Prince Philip’s mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg.
If Princess Eugenie and Brooksbank will have a baby boy, bookmakers are convinced that they will name him Arthur or Henry. Both names are part of Prince Harry’s full name.
And since Princess Eugenie and Prince Harry used to be very close, the former could decide to honor the latter with the name.
In the book Finding Freedom, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand examined the extent of the cousin’s close relationship.
They revealed that Princess Eugenie was one of the first people that knew that Prince Harry was dating Meghan Markle.
The authors also said that Prince Harry usually consults with Princess Eugenie when it comes to matters of the heart. After all, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s youngest daughter, reportedly, gives wonderful love advice.
But even though Princess Eugenie was one of the first people that knew that Prince Harry was dating Markle, her relationship with her cousin changed shortly after.
There were claims that Princess Eugenie was upset when Markle stole the limelight from her during her royal wedding.
When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at Windsor Castle, they were seen happily chatting with the members of the royal family. Lip readers claimed that this was the time when Markle told the royal family that she’s pregnant.
The day after, publications across the globe covered stories about Markle’s pregnancy, which was confirmed by the palace. And not much was written about Princess Eugenie’s wedding day.
In the book Royals at War, authors Dylan Howard and Andrew Tillett said that Markle upstaging Princess Eugenie deeply embarrassed Prince Harry.
After all, the Duke of Sussex was aware that his wife committed a huge social gaffe. And what Markle did also, reportedly, left Ferguson enraged.
In fact, Ferguson kept sharing photos from Princess Eugenie’s wedding via her social media account after the ceremony. Royal experts said that this was her way of trying to get the media’s attention away from Markle’s pregnancy.