Samuel Chatto girlfriend engagement became public when Sam Chatto said he and Eleanor Ekserdjian are engaged. He added that he proposed with a porcelain ring he made himself, turning the announcement into a very specific kind of royal-adjacent story: one driven less by ceremony than by craft.
Sam Chatto and Eleanor Ekserdjian
Sam Chatto wrote, “I’m really delighted to say that Ellie and I are engaged. And we couldn’t be happier.” He also wrote, “I proposed with a porcelain ring which I made.” The couple are both 29, they have been dating since 2021, and they live together in London. Their plan is to marry next spring.
University of Edinburgh meeting
They met while studying at the University of Edinburgh. Eleanor Ekserdjian is a painter and film artist, which gives the ring detail an extra layer of meaning: this was not a ceremonial purchase, but something made by Chatto himself. For readers tracking the line between personal gesture and public status, that handmade ring is the detail that separates this announcement from the usual engagement post.
Princess Margaret family line
Chatto is Princess Margaret’s grandson and the son of Lady Sarah Chatto and Daniel Chatto. He is 30th in line to the throne and does not have any official royal duties or titles, so the engagement sits in a familiar royal orbit without changing his formal role. The King has been informed, and is reportedly very happy for the couple.
Chatto has also attended the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, the coronation of King Charles III, and the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, placing this announcement in a family story that already has a long public record. The immediate next step is simple: the couple are heading toward a spring wedding, and the one detail readers will still be waiting on is the exact date.
