Princess Eugenie's parenting struggle and 'guilt' over her children as she announces she's pregnant
Eugenie is already a mum to two sonsPrincess Eugenie is a mother to two boys and she recently announced she’s pregnant with her third child.
The youngest daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson has sons August, five, and Ernest, two, with her husband Jack Brooksbank.
On May 4, the couple announced they are expecting baby number three.
Previously, Eugenie, 36, opened up about being a mother and how she can sometimes feel “guilt”.
Princess Eugenie on feeling ‘guilt’ as a mother
Last year, Eugenie appeared on the Lessons From Our Mothers podcast.
Discussing the struggles of parenting, Eugenie admitted: “For me it’s similar, trying to be perfect, not saying that my mum was perfect, but I guess trying to make the perfect world for your children and when you don’t hit the mark, feeling that guilt.
“And so I think that’s something that I struggle with or is definitely a challenge where the guilt of maybe not being there the whole time or missing out on a moment or when I lose my temper.”
Eugenie on her parenting struggles
She added: “I think there’s something to remember that little people are little people. We put a lot of old grown-up things like 34 years of grown-upness onto little people sometimes.
Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your royal news
“At night, for their bath time routine, you know how stressful that is, and it’s because I like to brush my teeth and brush my hair and have a bath and put my moisturiser on because I’m 34. But this three-and-a-half year old little boy does not want to do any of that.
“And it’s to be okay with that the bath might be missed one night or tooth brushing might not happen and to go that’s fine because they are little people who are learning and they can’t be perfect.”
View this post on Instagram
‘The days are so precious’
Eugenie went on to say: “So I think it is just constantly, and that’s what mum always did, she always was the kid as well, and she’d much rather sit and talk to a bunch of kids than she would to talk to grown-ups.
“She always still says now, ‘no grown-ups’. So I think for us, as mums, for me especially, is to, the guilt side of things, not let that consume the days, because the days are so precious.”
Read more: Princess Beatrice has ‘plans’ to ‘welcome another baby’ and pregnant Princess Eugenie isn’t happy
Eugenie will soon be a mother of three. This summer, Eugenie and husband Jack are expecting their third child.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday: “Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer.
“August (aged 5) and Ernest (aged 2) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family. His Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news.”
What do you think of Eugenie’s comments? Leave us a comment on our Facebook page.
