Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their third child later this year, Buckingham Palace says.

The King was “delighted” with the news, while the couple’s sons August, five, and Ernest, two, were “very excited” to welcome a younger sister or brother to the family, the palace said on Monday (local time).

In a photograph shared on Instagram by Eugenie, 36, Ernest, wearing a Chelsea football kit, and August, wearing a long-sleeved grey T-shirt, can be seen holding a picture of a baby scan.

“Baby Brooksbank due 2026!” Eugenie wrote, followed by red heart emojis and one of a baby.

In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer.

“August (aged five) and Ernest (aged two) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family.

“His Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news.”

The baby will be born 15th in line to the throne, with their great uncle, the Duke of Edinburgh, moving down to 16th place.

He or she will also be the 15th great-grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and the third to be born since her death in 2022.

The new arrival will be the fifth grandchild of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, following the birth of Princess Beatrice’s daughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi in January last year.