Princess Eugenie Has Her ‘Heart Set’ on Being in the U.K. More: Report
The U.K. is calling Princess Eugenie’s name. The youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson reportedly wants to be in Britain on a “more permanent basis” after two years of living primarily in Portugal.
Eugenie wants to be in the U.K. more
Expect to see more of Eugenie in England if, as a report from Express says, the 34-year-old is ready to spend more time back home after moving to Portugal in 2022 for her husband’s job.
(Brooksbank runs a hospitality consulting firm specializing in the “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits, and other alcoholic beverages,” per Tatler.)
The couple, who married in 2018, currently splits their time between London, England, and Portugal. However, the success of Brooksbank’s U.K.-based company has them considering moving back to England for good with their two sons, August, 3, and Ernest, 1.
“Eugenie is adamant that she wants to head back to the U.K. on a more permanent basis and use the villa in Portugal as a holiday home,” a source said. “They are very close to their families, and all like spending lots of quality time together with the children.”
“The Discovery Land Company has recently acquired new land next to the CostaTerra resort, so that will be expanding,” they added. “Jack will be working on marketing the projects there but Eugenie has her heart set on more time in Britain.”
The timing is right for a ‘more permanent’ move back to Britain
The insider continued, saying the timing is right given the success Eugenie’s husband has had with his drinks company, which he renamed AEB Consultants Ltd. in honor of their sons.
“Jack’s success has given them the freedom to fly back and forth between two countries and provide the boys with a loving and close-knit family unit,” the source said. His company “doing so well makes it easier for them to head back to England on a more permanent basis.”
“They [the family] are currently spending a lot of time in Portugal. And as the boys get a bit older, they are looking for kindergartens near to their London home and eventually schools in the U.K.”
“They are British through and through,” the insider said of Eugenie and her husband. “There’s no way they would move away from the U.K. on a permanent basis.”
Since relocating to Portugal, Eugenie, Brooksbank, and their two sons have occasionally returned to England. On those visits, they’ve sometimes reportedly stayed at Frogmore Cottage, the former U.K. home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Eugenie previously called living in Portugal ‘the dream’
Portugal is “the dream,” for Eugenie. She said as much on a November 2023 episode of the “Table Manners” podcast. The reason, she explained, is the level of privacy.
“Portugal is the dream as I can go to the supermarket in my exercise gear and my hair piled on top of my head and not care. No one cares,” she said.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are reportedly not as close to Eugenie as they once were, visited them in Portugal after the 2023 Invictus Games wrapped up in Germany (via Vanity Fair).
