Jack Brooksbank | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (age 39) St Thomas' Hospital,Lambeth, London, England |
| Education | Stowe School University of Bristol (no degree) |
| Occupation | Marketing professional |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank (born 3 May 1986) is a British marketing executive who is married toPrincess Eugenie, a niece of KingCharles III.
Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank was born on 3 May 1986 atSt Thomas' Hospital inLambeth, London. He was christened atGuards' Chapel inWellington Barracks.[1] He is the first son ofOld Etonian George Edward Hugh Brooksbank (1949–2021), a company director and chartered accountant,[2][3] and his wife Nicola (née Newton; born 1953), great-granddaughter of both Sir Arthur Holland (1843–1928)[4][5] andSir Frederick Charlton Meyrick, 2nd Baronet.[6] He isin remainder to theBrooksbank baronetcy.[7]
A half-third cousin twice-removed of Princess Eugenie throughThomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester,[8][notes 1] Brooksbank's great-grandfather was Sir John (Jack) Spencer Coke, aGentleman Usher toKing George VI and Extra Gentleman Usher toQueen Elizabeth II and his great-uncle wasthe 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell.[9][10][11] Jack has a younger brother, Thomas, who is also an Old Etonian.[12][13]
Brooksbank was educated atStowe School inBuckinghamshire,[14] and theUniversity of Bristol, which he left without earning a degree.[15] His first job in the bar industry was as a bartender,[16] before becoming the general manager ofMahiki, a nightclub in Mayfair that was often visited by his wife's cousinsPrince William andPrince Harry in their youth.[15] He later worked as abrand ambassador forCasamigostequila.[17] He was also reported to have his own wine wholesale business.[18] In 2022, he began working in marketing, sales and promotion for property developerMichael Meldman's Discovery Land Company in Portugal.[19]
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In 2011, Brooksbank began datingPrincess Eugenie, the younger daughter ofAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor andSarah Ferguson. They had met in 2010 when Brooksbank was 24 and Princess Eugenie was 20.[20] On 22 January 2018, the Duke of York's office atBuckingham Palace announced their engagement.[21] In April 2018, the couple moved from their residence atSt James's Palace toIvy Cottage, in the grounds ofKensington Palace.[22] Their wedding took place on 12 October 2018, atSt George's Chapel, Windsor.[23] Contrary to press speculation that Brooksbank would be created "Earl of Northallerton", he has not been elevated to thepeerage 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.[24][25]
The couple's first son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, was born on 9 February 2021 at thePortland Hospital in London.[26] At his birth, he was eleventh in line to the throne.[26][27] August was christened on 21 November 2021 at theRoyal Chapel of All Saints inWindsor Great Park in a private service attended byQueen Elizabeth II alongside Lucas Tindall, son of Princess Eugenie's cousinZara Tindall.[28] The couple's second son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, was born on 30 May 2023.[29]
| Date | Appointment | Ribbon |
|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2022 | Recipient of theQueen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[30] |  |
| 6 May 2023 | Recipient of theKing Charles III Coronation Medal |  |
...Godfrey Holland (b. 1872),... son of the late Sir Arthur Holland (1843–1928), of Holmhurst, Wimbledon, and has issue... Joanna Holland (b. 1926), m. Michael Newton... Nicola Newton (b. 1953)...
Sir Frederick Charlton Meyrick, 2nd Baronet...Giles Fendall Newton. M.B.E. ...Michael Newton...[Nicola Newton]...
... 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. ...
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 wasGentleman Usher to King George VI.
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, ...)
B 130 – Brooksbank [1919]... George Edward Hugh (b. 1949), educ. Eton, m. 1985 ... Jack (b. 1986), Thomas (b. 1988) ...
Tom is an Old Etonian, like their father, George, and is believed to be the best man on the big day....The couple split their time between London and France's Bordeaux wine region where they own a three-bedroom stone farmhouse
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.