Princess Eugenie, who first became a mother in February 2021 to a baby boy named August Philip Hawke, baptized her baby. An event organized in a small committee, in a private setting, on November 22 in Windsor. A few days earlier, she was mourning the death of a loved one.
As reported by Mail Online, the christening ceremony of little August – 13th in the order of succession to the throne of England – therefore took place at the All Saints Chapel located in the grounds of the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park (Berkshire). Sovereign Elizabeth II, who has been sparing herself since the multiplication of health problems including a back pain that forced her to limit her movements in the field, was present and would not have missed it for the world. The baby is the monarch’s 9th great-grandchild. A heartwarming presence for Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank who have been in mourning for a few days.
The couple learned of the death of George Brooksbank, the father of Jack, taken away at 72 years. “George was admitted to hospital after contracting Covid [en avril 2020, NDLR] and was not the same after that. He had been feeling bad for some time. It was a very hard time for Jack to lose his father just before the baptism.“, said an anonymous relative. Another source said it was however”a miracle“That George survived the virus last year because he had spent five weeks on a ventilator and thus had time to see the birth of August.
During this ceremony in Windsor, the queen also attended at the same time the baptism of her other great-grandson, Lucas Tindall, the son of Zara and Mike Tindall. At 95, the sovereign will have had the immense joy of seeing her clan grow and ensure the future of the British crown.