Princess Eugenie Says She Shares Parenting Tips with Pregnant Sister Beatrice 'All the Time'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York attend the officially party celebrating Vogue World: London 2023 at George Mayfair on September 14, 2023 in London, England.

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Revealing that the siblings swap parenting tips “all the time,” Princess Eugenie, 34, toldHello! Magazineon Tuesday, Oct. 8, “I ring her a lot about meltdowns and what we do and this and that.”

This included her Oct.1 post aboutBeatrice’s happy newswhere she wrote “So looking forward to more on this journey of motherhood together. And adding another little one to the gang.”

“When I was Instagramming that photo, I rang her, and I was like, ‘What do you want me to say?’ " Eugenie toldHello!“She said, ‘Can’t wait to talk about the trials and tribulations of motherhood.’ ”

“I posted about our mothering journey, because it really is like you become part of a club — a mothering club. And when your children are the same age and they’re going through the same things, it’s just the luckiest thing in the world … And Bea’s my big sister, I talk to her about everything,” Eugenie continued.

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Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York attend The Anti Slavery Collective’s inaugural Winter Gala at Battersea Arts Centre on November 29, 2023 in London, England

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“I couldn’t find a single group shot of us 🤦🏻‍♀️, so this one from Christmas 2022 will have to do. Xxxx,” she added to the caption.

The Instagram post also featured a sister picture of the duo.

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While Eugenie shares sons August, 3, and Ernest, 1, with Brooksbank, 38, Beatrice is mom to daughterSienna, 3, and stepmother to Edo’s sonChristopher Woolf, 8, from a previous relationship.

Although she is thrilled about her sister’s new pregnancy, her pre-school sons are not quite so aware that they will soon have a new cousin.

“I think maybe Augie will see the tummy growing and realize but no, they don’t get it. Just yet,” she toldHello!

Princess Beatrice and Edo Mapelli Mozzi.Dave Benett/Getty

Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend the inauguration of The OWO, Whitehall on September 26, 2023 in London, England.

Beatrice and Eugenie’s mother,Sarah Ferguson, is also “so happy” about the news, the princess shared with the outlet.

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Buckingham Palace shared news of Beatrice’s pregnancy on Oct. 1.

“Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together early in the new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna,” the royal family said in the statement. “His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.”

On Oct. 3, Beatrice, 36, made her first public appearance since the news was announced when she stepped out in an all-black outfit at the Chiltern Firehouse in London for the venue’s 10th anniversary bash.

source: people.com