Sam and Eleanor announced their engagement with an Instagram post on 13 July. ‘I’m really delighted to say that Ellie and I are engaged. And we couldn’t be happier,’ Sam wrote in a caption alongside a photo of the pair together: ‘I proposed with a porcelain ring which I made.’
Flora Vesterberg, the granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy, was among the first to publicly congratulate the couple, writing: ‘Very happy for you all.’ King Charles was informed of…

