James Middleton Confirms He is Engaged to Alizee Thevenet
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James Middleton is formally off the market!
The 32-year-old entrepreneur and youthful brother of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and Pippa Middletonconfirmed on Sunday he’s engaged to Alizee Thevenet, following current reviews that stated they had been set to marry.
“❤️She stated OUI ❤️,” James wrote on Instagram, alongside a pic of him and his fiancée at Lake District in northwest England. ‘Our secret is out however we could not be happier to share the information #jalizee.”
Within the picture, Alizee is sporting a sapphire ring surrounded by tiny diamonds—barely related to Kate’s well-known engagement ring, which as soon as belonged to Prince William‘s late mom Princess Diana.
So far as the origins of James and Alizee’s love story go, British tabloids report James and the French monetary analyst met in a bar final yr and have been collectively ever since. Relatable, no? In January, the lovebirds had been photographed making out throughout a Middleton household trip on St. Barts.
“My daughter Alizee could be very pleased with James,” her father informed The Day by day Mail on the time. “They’re very a lot in love.”
Only a few months in the past, James and Alizee made their official debut as a pair whereas attending the Could 2019 marriage ceremony of Prince Harry and Prince William‘s cousin, Girl Gabriella Windsor, to Thomas Kingston.
Solely inside the final yr has the sometimes non-public James started to embrace life within the highlight. Impressed his sister and brother-in-law’s charity Heads Collectively, he wrote a poignant essay about his personal psychological well being struggles earlier this yr.
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“I do know I am richly blessed and stay a privileged life. But it surely didn’t make me resistant to despair,” he penned. “It’s difficult to explain the situation. It’s not merely unhappiness. It’s an sickness, a most cancers of the thoughts.”
Regardless of the plain pitfalls of being linked to such high-profile people, James stated he does not resent the “public scrutiny” that has come along with his affiliation to the royal household.
As he described, “…I would not have discovered a voice or an outlet for my story if it hadn’t been for the folks I am associated to. And that places me in a novel place of privilege and belief. I really feel I’ve an obligation to talk out, so I will help others who’re struggling as I did.”
For now, James and Alizee will possible shift their focus to marriage ceremony planning. Fingers crossed the groom’s beloved pack of pups get to play a particular half within the occasion!
Previous to Alizee, James dated British persona Donna Air for a number of years up till 2017.
Congratulation to the long run newlyweds!
The Day by day Mail was first to report the information.