Princess Eugenie's mother today tweeted a picture of her royal wedding outfit at the exact moment the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were having a baby.
Kensington Palace officially revealed the pregnancy at 8.40am this morning, on what is the 59th birthday of Eugenie's mother Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.
And at that exact time of the announcement, Sarah posted a tweet thanking the designer of her dress for the outfit worn on her daughter's big day last Friday, Daily Mail reported.
Thank you so much @emanuelungaropr for my amazing dress @JadGhandour pic.twitter.com/GDIKSx8g17
— Sarah Ferguson (@SarahTheDuchess) October 15, 2018
She then posted three further messages saying how "proud" she was of her daughter and new son-in-law Jack Brooksbank - but made no mention of Harry and Meghan.
Eugenie's father the Duke of York, who wished his ex-wife Sarah a "very happy day" on her birthday today, also retweeted one of Sarah's tweets featuring Eugenie and Jack.
So proud of Eugenie and Jack #wedding pic.twitter.com/HOS0oazLhz
— Sarah Ferguson (@SarahTheDuchess) October 15, 2018
So proud of Eugenie #wedding @TheDukeOfYork pic.twitter.com/K9BD9NJQcu
— Sarah Ferguson (@SarahTheDuchess) October 15, 2018
Andrew and I are proud to welcome Jack to the York family #wedding @TheDukeOfYork pic.twitter.com/L6Jrf3NOQX
— Sarah Ferguson (@SarahTheDuchess) October 15, 2018
Prince Andrew also made no mention of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's news.
Happy birthday to @SarahTheDuchess. Wishing you a very happy day! pic.twitter.com/ACu1ab2Qis
— The Duke of York (@TheDukeOfYork) October 15, 2018
But the Clarence House Twitter account - which represents the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall - did retweet the Kensington Palace baby announcement.
Senior royals attending Eugenie's wedding at Windsor Castle last Friday were told by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that they were expecting their first child.
It comes after Prince Andrew rejected calls from within Buckingham Palace for a more modest wedding for Eugenie and Jack amid concerns about the public cost.
Eugenie and Jack's wedding last Friday was a lavish and star-studded affair, with celebrities from Robbie Williams to Demi Moore and Naomi Campbell to Pixie Geldof.
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