{"id":323894,"date":"2025-08-07T00:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T00:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323894\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T00:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T00:51:18","slug":"a-royal-engagement-could-be-on-the-way-for-another-one-of-prince-william-and-prince-harrys-cousins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323894\/","title":{"rendered":"A Royal Engagement Could Be on The Way For Another One of Prince William and Prince Harry’s Cousins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Love is in the air for the Windsors and the Spencers this summer, with two of Prince Harry<\/a> and Prince William<\/a>‘s cousins getting engaged in August. Both Peter Phillips<\/a> and Lady Eliza Spencer<\/a> announced their engagements on Friday, August 1, with Princess Anne’s son proposing to girlfriend Harriet Sperling<\/a> and Princess Diana’s niece<\/a> accepting a ring from longtime boyfriend Channing Millerd. But fans are looking to another royal love match for the next big wedding: Princess Margaret’s 28-year-old grandson, Samuel Chatto<\/a>, and his girlfriend, Eleanor Ekserdjian.<\/p>\n

Engagement rumors began in December 2024 when Ekserdjian walked with Chatto<\/a> and the rest of the Royal Family to church on Christmas Day at Sandringham<\/a>\u2014an unusual move for a royal girlfriend. While Meghan Markle joined the family for church just after her 2017 engagement<\/a> to Prince Harry, Princess Kate and Duchess Sophie didn’t get to attend the Christmas service<\/a> until they were married.<\/p>\n

And Ekserdjian attended another Royal Family outing over the weekend, joining Sam, his mother, Sarah Chatto, and The King at the Mey Highland Games in Scotland. In a photo published in Hello!<\/a>, the couple is pictured wearing coordinating brown tweed blazers while Sam sports a red and green kilt.<\/p>\n

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Ekserdjian is pictured on Christmas Day 2024. <\/p>\n

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Princess Margaret’s daughter, Sarah Chatto, is Sam’s mother. <\/p>\n

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The couple\u2014who are said to have been dating since 2021\u2014both attended the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Drawing School. Samuel and Eleanor share a mutual passion for the arts, with Ekserdjian’s website<\/a> bio describing her as “a painter and film artist whose practice blends moving images with rapid mark-making.”<\/p>\n

Per Tatler<\/a>, Samuel’s girlfriend was “born to an illustrious artistic pedigree,” as her father, David Ekserdjian, is a well-known art historian and professor, and her mother, Susan Moore, is an art critic for the Financial Times.<\/p>\n

As for Samuel, he comes from an equally creative background. His mother, Sarah, is a trained artist and regularly exhibits her paintings and sketches at London’s Redfern Gallery, while dad Daniel is also a painter. And of course, Princess Margaret<\/a>‘s ex-husband, Lord Snowdon<\/a>\u2014Sam’s grandfather\u2014was a renowned photographer.<\/p>\n

Samuel has carried on the family tradition by specializing in ceramics, often sharing pieces from his West Sussex studio on Instagram<\/a>. And although he keeps his relationship with Ekserdjian private, her appearance at another royal event shows this relationship is certainly going strong.<\/p>\n

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