Princess Eugenie has shared a sweet photograph featuring her youngest son to mark Easter Sunday.
The picture shows Eugenie, 35, crouched down next to two-year-old Ernest on the bank of a lake in a luscious garden, as mother and soon look out to the water.
While the pair have their backs to the photographer – and were perhaps unaware that they were being captured on camera – the idyllic image highlights the bond that the princess and her youngest child share.
Wearing a flowing yellow dress with puffed sleeves and a cinched waist, Eugenie appears to be holding her son’s hand.
Ernest, meanwhile, is dressed in an adorable outfit of dark trousers, a white shirt and a navy jumper.
Captioned ‘Happy Easter’ with an emoji of a hatching egg, the photo, by focusing on the natural world as seen through a child’s eyes, reflects Easter themes of new life and spring.
While neither Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, 38, nor the couple’s eldest son, August, four, appears in the picture, it is quite likely that one of them was holding the camera.
The post attracted more than 10,000 likes in less than an hour, along with tens of comments and well-wishes from royal fans.
Princes Eugenie and her youngest son Ernest, two, peer out onto a lake in a picture posted to Instagram to mark Easter Sunday
Earlier today, Princess Eugenie donned a cream ensemble to attend the Royal Family ‘s traditional Easter Sunday service in Windsor
Earlier today, Princess Eugenie, along with her sister Princess Beatrice, donned her Easter best at the Royal Family‘s traditional Easter Sunday service in Windsor.
Princess Beatrice, 36, was seen making a striking fashion statement in a stylish gold patterned headband as she chatted with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in the grounds of St George’s Chapel ahead of the seasonal service.
The mother-of-two, who’s stepmother to husband Edoardo’s son from a previous relationship, looked stunning in the gold and black headpiece, which kept her famous auburn hair neatly pinned back for the religious service.
It also featured a black-coloured bow which was fixed towards the back of the accessory, and made for a stylish touch. The princess teamed the striking headgear with a form-fitting forest green midi dress that cinched at the waist courtesy of a wide-set belt.
The dress was contrasted by a block of white pearl buttons placed across its front and along its sleeves.
And the royal accessorised the look with a pair of green satin Mary Jane heels and a dark blue clutch bag with a decorative jewelled handle.
She was pictured arriving at the Easter service hand in hand with her husband Edo, 41, who donned a suave blue linen suit and yellow tie.
Meanwhile, Princess Eugenie looked elegant in all white and a matching veiled headpiece.
Princess Beatrice, 36, was seen making a striking fashion statement in a stylish gold headband as she arrived at the royal Easter service with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Princess Eugenie, 35, looked elegant in all white and a matching veiled headpiece on the grounds of St George’s Chapel
Eugenie also opted for a bold choice for today’s engagement as the elaborate headgear, whose veil covered a large portion of her face, was sure to capture attention at the service.
The royal fashionista completed the ensemble with a white longline belted coat, nude suede pointed pumps and a nude tote bag.
She appeared to be in high spirits as she smiled and chatted away with her husband Jack Brooksbank, 38, and her mother Sarah, Duchess of York.
At one point before the service she was spotted entering the grounds with her uncle, Prince Edward, along with his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and their 17-year-old son, James, Earl of Wessex.
The daughters of Prince Andrew looked delighted as they were captured in various photographs with their family members.
Princess Beatrice is no stranger to sporting distinct head pieces at the traditional Sunday service, as she marked Easter in 2019 in an equally elaborate headpiece.
She matched her Claire Mischevani pink floral embroidery dress with a a copper cocktail hat by London milliner Juliette Botterill, which was typically elaborate for the princess famed for her love of extravagant headgear.
This time in 2023, Princess Eugenie attended the Easter service with a blossoming baby bump on full display, while joined by husband Jack Brooksbank for the gathering at St George’s Chapel.
The daughters of Prince Andrew impressed onlookers with their bold headpiece choices
The mother-of-two, and stepmother of Edoardo’s son from a previous relationship, looked stunning in the gold and black speckled headpiece
The princess teamed the bold headgear with a form fitting forest green midi dress that cinched her waist courtesy of a wide-set belt
The princess was pregnant with her second child, son Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, and wore a £159 black and blue printed midi dress from Whistles for the occasion, paired with a matching headband.
Her father, Prince Andrew, also attended today’s Easter service alongside King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family.
