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They’re engaged! Inside the world of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez

The billionaire Amazon founder and his girlfriend have arrived in Cannes on their superyacht — with a large diamond ring. Damian Whitworth reports

Bezos credits Sánchez, who has held a pilot’s licence for years, with helping him to overcome a fear of flying
Bezos credits Sánchez, who has held a pilot’s licence for years, with helping him to overcome a fear of flying
THE MEGA AGENCY
The Times

When you’re planning to ask someone for their hand in marriage, location and timing are everything, even if you’re one of the richest men in the world. Jeff Bezos, who has been in a relationship with his girlfriend, Lauren Sánchez, for five years, knew where he wanted to pop the question: on board the world’s largest sailing yacht in the Mediterranean. And as for the timing, well, he had to wait for the builders to deliver the boat to him last month.

After that, he clearly didn’t hang around. The Amazon founder and his fiancée told guests of their engagement when they came ashore from the Koru to attend a Vanity Fair party at the Cannes Film Festival, where she was wearing a ring he