Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's love story in photos

Princess Eugenie has announced her engagement to Jack Brooksbank! A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace announced the wonderful news on Monday, writing: "The Duke and Duchess of York are delighted to announce the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Mr. Jack Brooksbank. Her Royal Highness and Mr. Brooksbank became engaged in Nicaragua earlier this month. To celebrate the exciting news, take a look back at the couple's love story here...
Princess Eugenie and her new beau Jack Brooksbank attended the Elephant Parade auction in the summer of 2010, which benefitted London's Royal Hospital Chelsea. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Nightclub manager Jack was already at ease in royal circles as he accompanied Princess Eugenie to Royal Ascot in 2011, where the happy couple shared a laugh. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
The two avid skiiers took in the European premiere of <em>The Dark Night Rises</em> in London in the summer 2012, he in a sharp black suit with no tie and she in a pretty party dress with an edgy leather jacket. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Princess Eugenie and Jack were a dapper pair yet again in June 2013, when they attended the wedding of Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs and Rupert Finch in Cirencester, England. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
One of London society's biggest nights, the Boodles Boxing Ball, saw the smitten duo posing for photos in their black-tie finest in 2013 at Grosvenor House. The couple began a long-distance relationship this year when Eugenie moved to New York to work at Paddle8, an online auction house. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Back at Ascot in 2014, the longtime couple looked happier than ever as they showed their fun side once again. Not often keen to pose together, this candid moment gave a glimpse of the true essence of their relationship. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Looking every inch the stylish duo, Jack and Princess Eugenie toasted Tracey Emin at her birthday party at Mark's Club in 2014 before heading to Loulou's private members club to meet Eugenie's mom, Sarah, Duchess of York. Despite a busy social schedule, Eugenie told <em>Harper's Bazaar</em> that the pair loves watching <em>The Walking Dead</em>. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
It's no wonder the couple appeared so happy - Princess Eugenie had just moved back from New York to London, so their multi-year long-distance stretch had come to an end! And if this isn't the look of love, we don't know what is... <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Jack and Eugenie posed for photographs together inside the well-known nightclub Annabel's, where socialites and celebrities gathered to celebrate the unveiling of GP Nutrition Supplements. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Here comes the bride? The picture-perfect pair gave a glimpse of what their big day could look like while attending the Chelsea Flower Show in May 2016. The couple sparked some serious engagement speculation a few months later when Jack accompanied his lady love to Balmoral, presumably to get the Queen's blessing. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
The Princess first met her husband-to-be when she was still a student, reading politics, art history and English literature at Newcastle University. Eugenie, who had taken a gap year, enrolled in September 2009. <p>It was during one of her university holidays that she was introduced by mutual friends to Jack, who is three years older. Romance blossomed on the slopes of Verbier, the plush ski resort in Switzerland where Eugenie's parents Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew still own a multi-million dollar chalet. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Jack may not hail from aristocracy, but his upbringing was not dissimilar to his royal girlfriend. The nightclub manager was sent to the £12,000-a-year Stowe boarding school in Buckinghamshire by his parents Nicola and George, an accountant and company director. Eugenie, meanwhile, boarded at Marlborough College in Wiltshire for five years. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
While Eugenie was studying at university, her boyfriend Jack was working in London. Despite his family's background in finance, Jack chose to pursue a different career path and with the blessing of his parents, started out in the hospitality trade. <p>He worked in pubs and bars, including the Devonshire Terrace in the City, where he was employed as a meeter and greeter and occasionally waited on tables. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
While Eugenie managed to maintain a relatively low-key profile at Newcastle University, when the Princess was down in London she and Jack caught the attention of royal watchers. <p>One of their first high-profile appearances was in March 2011, when Eugenie and Jack were spotted leaving the now-closed Chelsea nightclub Public, owned by Prince Harry's friend Guy Pelly. Eugenie was on a university holiday and used her weeks off to spend time with Jack. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
The first time Eugenie and Jack walked the red carpet was in June 2012, shortly after the Princess graduated from university with a 2:1. The couple made a sweet appearance at the London premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, attending with Eugenie's cousin Prince Harry. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Over the years Eugenie and Jack have attended the weddings of their high-society friends, such as Lady Melissa Percy and Thomas Van Straubenzee's nuptials in June 2013. The couple arrived with Princess Beatrice and her now ex-boyfriend Dave Clark, as well as Cressida Bonas, Prince Harry's ex. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
That same year Eugenie made the decision to move to New York, where she worked for a couple of years. The Princess secured a job at online auction house Paddle8 as a benefit auctions manager. <p>Despite the 3,000-mile distance, Eugenie and Jack's relationship stayed strong and the couple kept in regular touch over Skype. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Jack, meanwhile, was carving a name for himself in the hospitality industry and furthering his career as a nightclub manager. He is the Brand Ambassador of Casamigos tequila, which was owned by George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman and recently sold to Diageo for $1billion. <p>Jack and Eugenie are regularly spotted making the most of London's lively nightlife, and have been seen leaving Tonteria on Sloane Square (pictured), Groucho and Loulou's private members club. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
The groom-to-be gets on splendidly well with Eugenie's parents, and is often spotted going out for dinner with his girlfriend and her mum the Duchess of York. Sources have said that Prince Andrew and Sarah are "very fond" of the "lovely chap" who is set to marry their younger daughter. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Jack also has a healthy relationship with his future father-in-law Prince Andrew. In January 2015, he was invited to holiday with the Prince and Eugenie in Verbier, the same ski resort where their love story began. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
Jack once again accompanied his girlfriend to Royal Ascot in June 2016, where they joined Eugenie's parents the Duchess of York and Prince Andrew. The Englishman was the perfect gentleman, charming his future in-laws as they watched the races. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
In July 2015, Eugenie moved back to London where she has been working as an associate director at the Hauser & Wirth art gallery. The Princess has recently moved into three-bedroom Ivy Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, where she is neighbours with William and Kate. And while Jack will not officially move in, it's likely that the couple will live together in the near future. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
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