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“You are the ultimate father”: The royals share beautiful tributes to the dads of the family for UK Father’s Day

A new dad joined the royal fatherhood this year.
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When the UK celebrated Father’s Day over the weekend, there was a whole lot of love to go around.

That much was certainly clear when it came to the British royals, who celebrated the day both privately and publicly in their own ways.

In a beautiful new addition to this year’s flurry of royal Father’s Day posts was Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack and son August.

The Princess, who welcomed her baby son in February this year, shared a heartwarming series of images of Jack and their son in celebration of the new dad’s love for his family.

“Happy Father’s Day to you my love,” Eugenie wrote.

“You are the ultimate father to our boy!!”

In the first snap, Jack is seen pushing little August along in his stroller.

In the second, Eugenie and Jack smile for a selfie near the coast, with little August bundled up against his mum.

The third and fourth images capture precious moments between Jack and August as the dad holds his son close.

The last in particular stands out: It captures Jack falling asleep with his son fast asleep on his chest – sneakily snapped by Eugenie in a quiet moment.

Eugenie captured this sweet snap of Jack and August.

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And a dad-selfie!

(Instagram)

Eugenie’s fans were over the moon with the insight into the new parents’ adventures with their newborn.

“Oh, these pictures are just adorable, Eugenie,” one follower wrote adding: “The last one is the essence of peace – so sweet! Thanks for sharing these photographs with us, & hope Jack enjoyed a wonderful first Father’s Day.”

Another fan pointed out a cute comparison: “I hope this doesn’t sound silly, but I can see our Queen in August.”

“Happy first Father’s Day to Jack, I hope he enjoyed his day and thank you Your Royal Highness for sharing these special images,” a follower added.

The family spent an extra special first Father’s Day together.

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The Cambridge family also celebrated dad-of-three Prince William, who celebrated Father’s Day with his children at their country home, Anmer Hall.

In new images, the Prince was seen at the annual Sandringham half marathon with his two eldest children, Prince George, seven and Princess Charlotte, five.

The family also shared a cute graphic to Instagram featuring an unseen picture of Wills and his three kids snapped on the day of Trooping The Colour in 2019.

The Cambridges included this adorable unseen pic of the family from 2019.

(Kensington Palace)

Prince Charles’ official Instagram channel, Clarence House, also shared a heartfelt post with the father’s in his life.

The first featured an old photo of Charles and his dad, Prince Philip who sadly died in April this year.

In another sweet snap, the future King is seen with his own sons Prince Harry and Prince William.

And in two other pictures, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall’s father Bruce Shand is featured – her dad passed away in 2006.

Buckingham Palace also joined the festivities on behalf of The Queen, posting a candid snap from 1951 of Elizabeth with her father, King George VI and her husband Philip and their eldest son George.

“To mark #FathersDay we are sharing this photograph of The Queen with her father, King George VI, and Prince Philip watching a young Prince Charles sitting on a statue at Balmoral,” the Palace captioned the beautiful image.

The royals shared a special snap of Elizabeth and her family from 1951.

(Buckingham Palace)

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