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He also underwent a further period of rehabilitation at an institution in Roehampton. "George came back home to us the other day, so happy and as the miracle man, as he called himself," she wrote.Īfter a tracheotomy, his condition gradually improved and he was moved to a ward at the Royal Brompton Hospital which specialised in heart and lung conditions in people recovering from Covid-19. In June last year, Eugenie thanked NHS staff for saving Mr Brooksbank's life after he fell ill with Covid-19.Īt the time, Eugenie, her husband, mother-in-law Nicola and brother-in-law Tom were warned to prepare for the worst when Mr Brooksbank was put on a ventilator for five weeks. He had been ill for some time and is said to have never fully recovered after catching coronavirus last year.Īugust was baptised in a rare double royal christening in Windsor with his second cousin, Lucas, the son of Mike and Zara Tindall, in the presence of the Queen, who has been under doctors' order to rest for more than a month. The poignant reference to his grandchildren comes after he was able to meet baby August, who was born in February.īut the family suffered heartbreak when Mr Brooksbank died in the run-up to the family gathering on Sunday. "Private family cremation, memorial details to be announced." "Loved all the good things in life but especially his wife, friends, boys, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. Mr Brooksbank, 72, died on Thursday, just three days before the christening of his nine-month-old grandson August - the son of the Queen's granddaughter, Eugenie, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank.Ī notice placed in Tuesday's The Daily Telegraph by the Brooksbank family read: "Brooksbank, George. The family of Princess Eugenie's father-in-law, George Brooksbank, have paid a touching tribute to him as having "loved all the good things in life" especially his close family and friends.