Royal Engagement

Thu., Jan. 7, 1999

After three divorces, a royal wedding. At last. Five years after he began dating public relations executive Sophie Rhys-Jones, Prince Edward, the youngest of Queen Elizabeth II’s four children, has proposed. Her reply “Yes, yes, please” delighted the queen and her divorce-prone family after the ill-fated marriages of Edward’s siblings - Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne, who has remarried. The blond, svelte Rhys-Jones, 33, posed for press photographs Wednesday with her fiance, looking uncannily like the late Princess Diana as she flashed an engagement ring featuring a 2-carat diamond flanked by two smaller heart-shaped ones. Prince Edward, 34, and Rhys-Jones are planning a late spring or summer wedding in Windsor Castle. It will be the first marriage for both.

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.

Royal Engagement

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

He was Matthew Perry's trusted assistant for years. Now he faces prison for the actor's death.

Updated: Obama Center announces public festivities for grand opening weekend

Trump’s 250-foot arch could exact a toll on D.C. region’s traffic, lawmaker says