EXCLUSIVE: She said YES! Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are engaged - after a swoon-worthy proposal on his superyacht and a GINORMOUS diamond to seal the deal
![It’s official. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are engaged. Launching their lives together, the Amazon boss has popped the question to his Emmy Award winning journalist girlfriend on board his $500 million superyacht, sources tell DailyMail.com. The couple was seen kissing and canoodling on board ‘Koru’ across the weekend, while Sanchez, 53, struggled to conceal the rock the size of a Balearic Island that glinted on her ring finger - sparkling proof that she said, ‘Yes.’ The newly minted fiancées were pictured off the coast of Cannes, where they are enjoying a Mediterranean odyssey and the inaugural voyage of Bezos’s half a billion-dollar superyacht.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/21/71275341-12112593-It_s_official_Jeff_Bezos_and_Lauren_Sanchez_are_engaged_Launchin-a-239_1684787371534.jpg)
It’s official. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are engaged. Launching their lives together, the Amazon boss has popped the question to his Emmy Award winning journalist girlfriend on board his $500 million superyacht, sources tell DailyMail.com. The couple was seen kissing and canoodling on board ‘Koru’ across the weekend, while Sanchez, 53, struggled to conceal the rock the size of a Balearic Island that glinted on her ring finger - sparkling proof that she said, ‘Yes.’ The newly minted fiancées were pictured off the coast of Cannes, where they are enjoying a Mediterranean odyssey and the inaugural voyage of Bezos’s half a billion-dollar superyacht.
![At 417 ft long and 230ft tall, Koru is one of the world’s largest sailing yachts complete with 250 ft support vessel that boasts its own helipad. The pair flew into Europe by private jet and were first seen on the deck of the superyacht last weekend. Never knowingly understated, the man who built his own space rocket, gave a less than subtle clue that this voyage would be all about Sanchez, as Bezos, 59, commissioned a curvaceous figurehead for the boat’s prow. It is unclear when the gold burnished, polished wood sculpture became part of the vessel’s design, but the yacht was commissioned in 2018, a year before Bezos and Sanchez’s affair was exposed by the National Enquirer in a flurry of scandal that ended both their marriages.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/21/71262399-12112593-At_417_ft_long_and_230ft_tall_Koru_is_one_of_the_world_s_largest-a-235_1684787371523.jpg)
At 417 ft long and 230ft tall, Koru is one of the world’s largest sailing yachts complete with 250 ft support vessel that boasts its own helipad. The pair flew into Europe by private jet and were first seen on the deck of the superyacht last weekend. Never knowingly understated, the man who built his own space rocket, gave a less than subtle clue that this voyage would be all about Sanchez, as Bezos, 59, commissioned a curvaceous figurehead for the boat’s prow. It is unclear when the gold burnished, polished wood sculpture became part of the vessel’s design, but the yacht was commissioned in 2018, a year before Bezos and Sanchez’s affair was exposed by the National Enquirer in a flurry of scandal that ended both their marriages.
![The story was published on January 9, 2019. Earlier that same day Bezos and his then wife, Mackenzie Tuttle, 53, published an announcement on Twitter that they were separating and that the split after 25 years of marriage was ‘amicable.’ Around that same time, Sanchez told her then husband, Patrick Whitesell, 58, the truth of her affair with Bezos and revealed that she had been approached for comment by the Enquirer. Bezos was introduced to Sanchez, then a long-time anchor of Fox’s ‘Good Morning LA,’ in 2016 by his friend, her husband, Whitesell, co-CEO of Hollywood talent agency WME. As couples Bezos and Mackenzie and Sanchez and Whitesell socialized together, with the unwitting spouses each considering the other’s a friend.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/21/71276631-12112593-The_story_was_published_on_January_9_2019_Earlier_that_same_day_-a-238_1684787371533.jpg)
The story was published on January 9, 2019. Earlier that same day Bezos and his then wife, Mackenzie Tuttle, 53, published an announcement on Twitter that they were separating and that the split after 25 years of marriage was ‘amicable.’ Around that same time, Sanchez told her then husband, Patrick Whitesell, 58, the truth of her affair with Bezos and revealed that she had been approached for comment by the Enquirer. Bezos was introduced to Sanchez, then a long-time anchor of Fox’s ‘Good Morning LA,’ in 2016 by his friend, her husband, Whitesell, co-CEO of Hollywood talent agency WME. As couples Bezos and Mackenzie and Sanchez and Whitesell socialized together, with the unwitting spouses each considering the other’s a friend.
![In the wake of the revelation of the affair Bezos’s and Sanchez’s marriages imploded Novelist, Tuttle, walked away with a $35.6 billion settlement, the bulk of which she has vowed to give away to charitable causes. She went on to marry Seattle science teacher Dan Jewett, though the marriage ended in September 2022. But while the start of their relationship may have been stormyit looks like it’s smooth sailing for Bezos and Sanchez these days. Pictured on the deck of Koru, a name which is Maori for ‘coil’ or ‘loop’ and refers to the unfurling of a fern frond, the two appeared more in love than ever. Fittingly the koru design which is common in traditional Maori art is meant to symbolize new life, growth and peace. Photographs taken of Bezos and Sanchez as they lap up the sun, surf and luxury of life on the high seas show them kissing and affectionately touching as they bask on board their personal love boat. Casually dressed, with Bezos looking buff in swim shorts and Sanchez trim in bikini or casual vest top and pants, the couple appear intent on keeping their vacation as ‘low key’ as a multimillion-dollar experience taking in some of the most beautiful coastline in the world can be considered.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/21/71276573-12112593-In_the_wake_of_the_revelation_of_the_affair_Bezos_s_and_Sanchez_-a-236_1684787371531.jpg)
In the wake of the revelation of the affair Bezos’s and Sanchez’s marriages imploded Novelist, Tuttle, walked away with a $35.6 billion settlement, the bulk of which she has vowed to give away to charitable causes. She went on to marry Seattle science teacher Dan Jewett, though the marriage ended in September 2022. But while the start of their relationship may have been stormyit looks like it’s smooth sailing for Bezos and Sanchez these days. Pictured on the deck of Koru, a name which is Maori for ‘coil’ or ‘loop’ and refers to the unfurling of a fern frond, the two appeared more in love than ever. Fittingly the koru design which is common in traditional Maori art is meant to symbolize new life, growth and peace. Photographs taken of Bezos and Sanchez as they lap up the sun, surf and luxury of life on the high seas show them kissing and affectionately touching as they bask on board their personal love boat. Casually dressed, with Bezos looking buff in swim shorts and Sanchez trim in bikini or casual vest top and pants, the couple appear intent on keeping their vacation as ‘low key’ as a multimillion-dollar experience taking in some of the most beautiful coastline in the world can be considered.
![The Koru was handed over to Bezos just last month. It underwent sea trials in February and is the second largest sailing ship in the world – surpassed only by the Philippe Starcke designed Sailing Yacht A, which is owned by Russian fertilizer billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. Last year, before Koru had even been launched, the vast size of her masts sparked an international controversy when Rotterdam announced that the middle section of the 100-year-old Koningshaven Bridge would be removed so the superyacht could make its way into the North Sea. According to reports, Bezos had said he would pay to have the bridge dismantled and rebuilt again - but his request was refused. Furious locals also created a petition to pelt the boat with rotten eggs on its maiden voyage - which garnered thousands of signatures.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/21/71274559-12112593-The_Koru_was_handed_over_to_Bezos_just_last_month_It_underwent_s-a-240_1684787371541.jpg)
The Koru was handed over to Bezos just last month. It underwent sea trials in February and is the second largest sailing ship in the world – surpassed only by the Philippe Starcke designed Sailing Yacht A, which is owned by Russian fertilizer billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. Last year, before Koru had even been launched, the vast size of her masts sparked an international controversy when Rotterdam announced that the middle section of the 100-year-old Koningshaven Bridge would be removed so the superyacht could make its way into the North Sea. According to reports, Bezos had said he would pay to have the bridge dismantled and rebuilt again - but his request was refused. Furious locals also created a petition to pelt the boat with rotten eggs on its maiden voyage - which garnered thousands of signatures.
![In response to the backlash, Rotterdam's mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said no permit had been applied for, and the masts were eventually attached downstream in Rotterdam harbor. The three-masted schooner yacht was finally delivered at the end of April and was sailed from the Netherlands to Mallorca via Gibraltar. Along with a private submarine, Koru sails with a smaller 250ft support vessel that has been kitted out with a helipad and is stocked with a collection of speedboats and supercars for Bezos and Sanchez to enjoy. The main ship, which is painted midnight blue and has gold accents, boasts three decks, a pool and a huge sun terrace – the same one Bezos and Sanchez were seen using earlier this week. The interior is reportedly inspired by Eos, a 305ft yacht owned by former Fox CEO Barry Diller, and the megaboat costs $25m-a-year to maintain. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12111649/She-said-YES-Jeff-Bezos-Lauren-Sanchez-engaged-GINORMOUS-diamond-seal-deal.html?ito=msngallery](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/22/21/71276639-12112593-In_response_to_the_backlash_Rotterdam_s_mayor_Ahmed_Aboutaleb_sa-a-237_1684787371532.jpg)
In response to the backlash, Rotterdam's mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said no permit had been applied for, and the masts were eventually attached downstream in Rotterdam harbor. The three-masted schooner yacht was finally delivered at the end of April and was sailed from the Netherlands to Mallorca via Gibraltar. Along with a private submarine, Koru sails with a smaller 250ft support vessel that has been kitted out with a helipad and is stocked with a collection of speedboats and supercars for Bezos and Sanchez to enjoy. The main ship, which is painted midnight blue and has gold accents, boasts three decks, a pool and a huge sun terrace – the same one Bezos and Sanchez were seen using earlier this week. The interior is reportedly inspired by Eos, a 305ft yacht owned by former Fox CEO Barry Diller, and the megaboat costs $25m-a-year to maintain. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12111649/She-said-YES-Jeff-Bezos-Lauren-Sanchez-engaged-GINORMOUS-diamond-seal-deal.html?ito=msngallery
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