Princess Eugenie enjoys sun-soaked holiday with A-lister 'brother she never had'

While many royals are enjoying their summer holidays away from the UK, Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank are hosting their A-list friends Robbie Williams and his wife, American actress Ayda Field, for a sun-soaked holiday at their second home in Portugal.

Eugenie, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, splits her time between her home in Kensington Palace home, Ivy Cottage, and the second holiday home the family own in Portugal.

The celebrity couple and the princess shared a series of snaps on Instagram, as Ayda posted images of the friends bare-faced and smiling after a day in the sunshine. It comes after reports of William and Kate Middleton's fears over move with kids after Royal Family 'bad blood'.

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Ayda captioned her post: 'Obrigada', which means 'thank you' in Portuguese - again suggesting that Eugenie was playing hostess. The families were snapped seeing the sights of the Portuguese town, playing time at the beach and indulging in a spot of golf.

Eugenie has been close with Robbie and Ayda for many years, with the couple’s daughter Teddy even being picked as a flower girl at Eugenie’s 2018 wedding to Jack.

Eugenie and her husband are said to know the Williams family very well, with the princess reportedly viewing Robbie Williams as “the brother she never had”.

Robbie and Ayda were first introduced to Eugenie by her mother, Sarah Ferguson, in 2011 after Fergie and Ayda reportedly bonded during a shopping day in St. Barts.

The two women got on well enough for the Williams clan to invite Fergie and her daughters to their house in Los Angeles, and by May of 2011 the family was on close enough terms with the Royals to watch the Eurovision Song Contest at Robbie's house in Wiltshire.

Eugenie and Jack own a luxurious villa at the exclusive CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club in Comporta, located on the Alentejan coastal strip, where prices start from a staggering £3.6 million. The couple moved there when Jack began working as a marketing, sales and promotion expert for the super stunning resort.

The princess, who has previously shared family photos from their time in Portugal, opened up about her sons' love of the ocean in an exclusive interview with HELLO! last year, as she spoke of August and Ernest, saying: "They love swimming."

"The sea in Portugal's a little bit rougher. So we've got our feet in, but Augie is a fish. He literally loves it and we have whales and dolphins all across the walls."