Jack Brooksbank

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Jack Brooksbank
Brooksbank in 2022
Born
Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank

(1986-05-03) 3 May 1986
St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, London, England
EducationStowe School
University of Bristol (no degree)
OccupationMarketing professional
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children2

Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank (born 3 May 1986) is a British marketing executive and a member of the British royal family who is married to Princess Eugenie, a niece of King Charles III.

Early life and family

Arms of the Brooksbank baronets: Azure two bars wavy Argent within a bordure Or. Crest: A hart's head couped Argent attired Or charged on the neck with two bars wavy Azure.

Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank was born on 3 May 1986 at St Thomas' Hospital in Lambeth, London, the first son of George Edward Hugh Brooksbank (1949–2021), a company director and chartered accountant,[1][2] and his wife Nicola (née Newton; born 1953), great-granddaughter of Sir Frederick Charlton Meyrick, 2nd Baronet.[3] He was christened at Guards' Chapel in Wellington Barracks.[4] He is in remainder to the Brooksbank baronetcy.[5] Jack has a younger brother, Thomas.[6]

A half-third cousin twice-removed of Princess Eugenie through Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester,[7][notes 1] Brooksbank's great-grandfather was Sir John (Jack) Spencer Coke, a Gentleman Usher to King George VI and Extra Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II, and his great-uncle was the 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell.[8][9][10]

Education and career

Brooksbank was educated at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire,[11] and the University of Bristol, which he left without earning a degree.[12] His first job in the bar industry was as a bartender,[13] before becoming the general manager of Mahiki, a nightclub in Mayfair that was often visited by his wife's cousins Prince William and Prince Harry in their youth.[12] He later worked as a brand ambassador for Casamigos tequila.[14] He was also reported to have his own wine wholesale business.[15] In 2022, he began working in marketing, sales and promotion for property developer Michael Meldman's Discovery Land Company in Portugal.[16]

Marriage and family

Brooksbank (rear left) in 2018, on the Royal Albert Hall balcony with members of the Royal Family including his father-in-law and Princess Alexandra

In 2011, Brooksbank began dating Princess Eugenie, the younger daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson. They had met in 2010 when Brooksbank was 24 and Eugenie was 20.[17] On 22 January 2018, the Duke of York's office at Buckingham Palace announced their engagement.[18] In April 2018, the couple moved from their residence at St James's Palace to Ivy Cottage, in the grounds of Kensington Palace.[19] Their wedding took place on 12 October 2018, at St George's Chapel, Windsor.[20] Contrary to press speculation that Brooksbank would be created "Earl of Northallerton", he has not been elevated to the peerage after marrying into the royal family, following a trend in recent years for a male commoner not to be awarded one upon marriage to a princess.[21][22]

The couple's first son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, was born on 9 February 2021 at the Portland Hospital in London.[23] At his birth, he was 11th in line to the throne.[23][24] August was christened on 21 November 2021 at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park in a private service attended by Queen Elizabeth II alongside Lucas Tindall, son of Eugenie's cousin Zara Tindall.[25] The couple's second son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, was born on 30 May 2023.[26] In May 2026, it was announced that Brooksbank and Eugenie are expecting their third child.[27]

Honours

Date Appointment Ribbon
6 February 2022 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[28]
6 May 2023 Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Notes

  1. Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, is Princess Eugenie's maternal great-great-great-great-grandfather (via his first marriage, to Juliana Whitbread) and Brooksbank's great-great-grandfather (via his second marriage, to The Honourable Georgina Cavendish).

References

  1. Petit, Stephanie (22 November 2021). "Princess Eugenie's Father-in-Law Dies Just Days Before Grandson August's Royal Christening". People. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. Starbuck, Lydia (22 November 2021). "Family tragedy – Princess Eugenie's father in law, George Brooksbank, dies just days before double Christening". Royal Central. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. Debrett, John (1973). Debretts. Debretts - Kelly's Directories. Retrieved 31 January 2022. Sir Frederick Charlton Meyrick, 2nd Baronet...Giles Fendall Newton. M.B.E. ...Michael Newton...[Nicola Newton]...
  4. Petit, Stephanie (29 October 2018). "Jack Brooksbank Wins for Most Unique Royal Bio Ever on Princess Eugenie's Family Website". People. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  5. Dangremond, Sam (10 October 2018). "6 Things to Know About Jack Brooksbank's Family Ahead of His Wedding to Princess Eugenie". Town and Country. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. Kidd, Charles (June 1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Peerage – 1 June 1990. ISBN 9780312046408. Retrieved 21 September 2018. B 130 – Brooksbank [1919]... George Edward Hugh (b. 1949), educ. Eton, m. 1985 ... Jack (b. 1986), Thomas (b. 1988) ...
  7. Silverman, Rose (22 January 2018). "Who is Jack Brooksbank, the wine merchant fiancé of Princess Eugenie?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. Kidd, C. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 1990. Debrett's Peerage. ISBN 9780333388471. Retrieved 25 October 2018. ... Rosemary Olive, Baroness Hamilton of Dalzell (b. 1910), m. 1935 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell. Residence – Garden Cottage, Snowdenham House, Bramley, Guildford — Celia Dorothy (b. 1919), m. 1942 Stamp Godfrey Brooksbank, Capt. ...
  9. Burgess, K. (22 January 2018). "Princess Eugenie to marry in autumn". The Times. Retrieved 11 October 2018. He is a descendant of the Brooksbank baronets and his ancestors include Stamp Brooksbank, a governor of the Bank of England in the 18th century, Thomas Coke, second Earl of Leicester, and Sir John (Jack) Spencer Coke, who was Gentleman Usher to King George VI.
  10. Black, A and C (1961). "Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who". A. & C. Black, 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2018. COKE, Major Hon. Sir John (Spencer), K.C.V.O. 1953 (C.V.O. 1946); Scots Guards, retired; Extra Gentleman Usher to the Queen since 1952 (Gentleman Usher in Ordinary, ...)
  11. "Meet the bride and groom". BBC News. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  12. Silverman, Rosa (24 November 2020). "Meet Jack Brooksbank, the newest member of the Royal family". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. Puente, M. "Princess Eugenie's groom: Who is Jack Brooksbank? And how does he know George Clooney?". USA TODAY – 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018. But unlike Eugenie, who graduated from Newcastle University in 2009 with a degree in art and English literature, Brooksbank left Bristol University and went into the restaurant and bar industry, working first as a bartender.
  14. Canada, HELLO!. "Princess Eugenie's fiancé Jack Brooksbank has a connection to George Clooney". ca.hellomagazine.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  15. "Britain's Princess Eugenie marries wine merchant Jack Brooksbank in star-studded royal wedding". South China Morning Post. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  16. Tominey, Camilla (30 May 2022). "Princess Eugenie and husband Jack move to Portugal as Sussexes renew Frogmore Cottage lease". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  17. "Who Is Princess Eugenie's Husband, Jack Brooksbank?". Townandcountrymag.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  18. Boyle, Danny; Furness, Hannah (22 January 2018). "Princess Eugenie engaged to Jack Brooksbank: Couple 'float with laughter and love', says Duchess of York in gushing tweets". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  19. Perry, Simon (1 May 2018). "Princess Eugenie and Her Fiancé Jack Brooksbank Just Moved Next Door to Harry and Meghan!". People. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  20. Davies, Gareth (12 October 2018). "Princess Eugenie's royal wedding to Jack Brooksbank: Live updates from the Windsor Castle celebrations". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  21. "Jack Brooksbank Royal Title – Why Princess Eugenie's Fiancé Won't Get a Title". Townandcountrymag.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  22. "Why didn't Princess Eugenie's commoner groom get a title?". USA Today. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  23. "Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank celebrate birth of son name Arthur Brooksbank". Sky News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  24. "Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank name baby son". BBC. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  25. "Queen attends royal double christening at Windsor". BBC News. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  26. "Princess Eugenie gives birth to baby boy named Ernest George Ronnie". BBC News. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  27. Zakir-Hussain, Maryam (4 May 2026). "Princess Eugenie expecting third child this summer, Buckingham Palace announces". The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  28. "Platinum Jubilee". Getty Images. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.