Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie
The couple were introduced through friends while skiing in Switzerland in 2010 and have been together for eight years. On Jan. 22, 2018, the two posed for engagement photos at the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London after announcing their engagement, which occurred earlier this month while vacationing in Nicaragua. Brookshank padparadscha sapphire surrounded by diamonds. and Jack proposed while vacationing in Nicaragua earlier this month.
Jack manages the Mayfair club Mahiki, a hotspot with celebs in London. He is now brand ambassador of Casamigos Tequila, co-founded by George Clooney.
Jack's parents are George Brooksbank and Nicola Brooksbank, who said they were "completely over the moon" and "very excited" for the couple's engagement. "We could not be more delighted with the news of the engagement."
Unlike other royals, Eugenie will have the option to take Jack's surname.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
The unlikely pair have defied the odds.Meghan is an American actress, who has been divorced, and Harry is the prince of England—and yet the two have found love. The former Suits star met her Prince Charming while filming her USA Show in . Their first meeting in 2016 was not by chance, but rather thanks to a mutual friend who played cupid. In their first joint interview together that aired directly following their engagement announcement, Harry admitted: "We were introduced by a secret friend, who we will protect her privacy." The friend later turned out to be Harry's childhood pal Violet von Westenholz.
Meghan's mother is a yoga teacher named Doria Ragland and her father is Tom Markle, a former television lighting director, who worked on shows like Married With Children and General Hospital. The pair were married in 1979 but divorced in 1988.
Kate Middleton & the Duke of Cambridge
Kate Middleton first met Prince William at St. Andrews University in Scotland, where they were both students, and dated on-and-off for almost a decade. They eventually married in 2011, and Kate became the Duchess of Cambridge.
Diana Spencer & the Prince of Wales
Diana Spencer was only 19-years-old when she met Prince Charles but they got married in 1981 and she became the Princess of Wales, although their marriage became laced with scandalous tales of illicit affairs. They ultimately divorced in 1996, then sadly Diana passed away in a car crash just a year later.
Jetsun Pema & the King of Bhutan
The pair first met when they were young—Jetsun Pema was 7 and Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutanese was 17, and he told her that if he was still single when she grew up, he would marry her. Alas, she was, and the pair married in 2011, making Jetsun the Queen of Bhutan!
The Actress & the Prince
It was the storybook romance: movie star Grace Kelly met Rainier, The Sovereign Prince of Monaco during a photo shoot, and they eventually married in 1956 and had three children together. Grace became the Princess of Monaco, but sadly, she died in a tragic car accident in 1982.
Christopher Thomas & the Princess of Uganda
Christopher Thomas was an accountant who met Princess Ruth Komuntale of Uganda while she was studying at American University in Washington DC. He eventually proposed and became the Prince of Uganda.
Rania Al Yassin & the King of Jordan
Rania Al Yassin worked at the Apple office in Amman, then attended a dinner party that was thrown by Prince Abdullah II's sister. They fell in love at first sight and became engaged within two months, marrying a month after Abdullah II ascended the throne and became the King of Jordan, which made Rania the Queen of Jordan.
Tatiana Blatnik & the Prince of Greece/Denmark
Tatiana Blatnik originally worked as an event planner for Diane von Furstenberg, then she met Prince Nikolaos during a ski vacation in 2003. The long-time royal bachelor married the young beauty in 2010, and she became Her Royal Highness Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark.
Charlene Wittstock & the Prince of Monaco
Charlene Wittstock, a South African Olympic swimmer, met Prince Albert II of Monaco during a swimming competition when she was in his country. They married in 2011, making Charlene Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco.
Silvia Sommerlath & the King of Sweden
Silvia Sommerlath was working at the 1972 Summer Olympics as an interpreter/host at the games when she met King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The two hit it off and married in 1976, and she earned the title of Her Majesty The Queen Silvia of Sweden.
Lalla Salma & the King of Morocco
Lalla Salma was just a female engineer until she met King Mohammed VI of Morocco during a private party. Eventually the two married in 2001 and had two children together, and she is known as Her Royal Highness Princess.