Three and a half thousand miles away in New York, Princess Eugenie could be forgiven for thinking that her 25th birthday might pass unnoticed in the UK. But the Queen’s granddaughter wasn’t reckoning on her father, Prince Andrew, who was determined, literally, to trumpet it from the roof tops. In the middle of a Palace function, Andrew whipped out his iPad and used it to video call his daughter, who currently lives in Manhattan. Scroll down video Delighted: Princess Eugenie, centre, with her mother Sarah Ferguson, left, and sister Beatrice in Manhattan All together now: Andrew conducts the 400-strong crowd in a sing a cheery rendition of Happy BirthdayPrincess Eugenie is three and a half thousand miles away in New YorkHer father Prince Andrew video called mid-way through a Palace functionThe prince even got everyone at St James’s Palace to sing Happy Birthday
He then turned to the lance corporal and added: ‘If you will lead us in _ please...’ There were cheers from the crowd as the song came to an end, while plenty of others waved and tried to capture the moment on their camera phones.