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Douglas Booth and Bel Powey engaged after beautiful Primrose Hill picnic proposal: ‘Very, very happy!’
Douglas Booth and Bel Powley are engaged after the actor proposed on Primrose Hill (Picture: Instagram / douglasbooth)
Congratulations are in order for Douglas Booth and Bel Powley – the couple are engaged.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies actor Douglas, 28, announced the happy news on Instagram on Saturday.
Sharing a picture of himself alongside fiancee Bel, 29, as she excitedly held up her hand while wearing her ring, Douglas wrote: ‘Very, VERY happy!’
The star also shared a snap of the beautiful picnic setting on London’s Primrose Hill that he had created for the proposal.
Bouquets of flowers could be seen around a blanket which was laid out on the lush green grass.
He had brought with him a number of cushions so they could sit comfortably while the delicious contents of a hamper could be seen set out on plates ready for them to eat.
Douglas set out a beautiful picnic to ask Bel to marry him (Picture: Instagram / douglasbooth)
Bride to be Bel could be seen sitting on the blanket laid out by Douglas for the proposal picnic (Picture: Instagram / douglasbooth)
Douglas posted a picture of Bel as she sat on the blanket wearing a white shirt with a funky print and a pair of blue denim jeans.
The actor’s followers were quick to leave congratulatory messages, with influencer Tanya Burr writing: ‘Congratulations you two!’, while actress Sadie Frost shared a number of heart emojis.
Someone else wrote: ‘CONGRATSSSS i’m so happy for you guys,’ while another follower posted: ‘Aaaaaw!! What amazing news, congratulations, so happy for you both.’
Douglas and Bel met on the set of film Mary Shelley in 2016.
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She told Browns Fashion: ‘He was playing Percy Shelley and Elle Fanning was playing Mary.
‘I played Claire Clairmont, Mary’s stepsister. That’s when we fell in love – ahhh!’
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