Samuel Chatto makes uncommon look with artist female friend in circle of relatives first

Samuel Chatto made a unprecedented public look along his female friend, Eleanor Ekserdjian, over the weekend.

The couple joined Samuel’s mom, Girl Sarah Chatto, and King Charles, on the Mey Highland Video games in Caithness, Scotland.

Samuel, 28, matched the monarch in a pink and inexperienced tartan kilt for the day trip, whilst Eleanor sported a tweed blazer, a white shirt and a silky black midi skirt.

The pair have been pictured as they explored the grounds and watched the yearly festivities.

The King is spending time in Scotland prior to the royal circle of relatives’s summer season retreat to their Highlands place of dwelling, Balmoral.

Charles, 76, is with regards to his cousin, Girl Sarah Chatto, 61, who’s the daughter of the past due Princess Margaret.

Engagement rumours

Samuel sparked hypothesis of an imminent engagement after Eleanor joined him and his royal kinfolk in Sandringham remaining Christmas.

Eleanor, who describes herself as an “summary painter and picture artist,” fitted proper in as she donned an oatmeal-hued wool coat, a black knitted ensemble and a beret-style hat as she walked together with her beau to the church carrier at St Mary Magdalene.

In addition to Samuel’s oldsters, Girl Sarah and Daniel Chatto, they walked along Samuel’s more youthful brother, Arthur, 26, and the King’s equerry Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Thompson.

Historically, companions don’t sign up for their royal spouses on the carrier until they’re married or engaged to be wed.

Creative couple

Samuel and Eleanor, who’re each College of Edinburgh graduates, are concept to have met in 2021 and feature been pictured in combination at occasions since 2022.

Eleanor has a point in Positive Artwork and in addition studied on the Royal Drawing Faculty. After enterprise a six-week residency in Armenia, she has showcased her paintings in a large number of galleries together with London’s Redfern Gallery, Gallery 286 and Observed Fifteen Gallery.

In the meantime, ceramicist Samuel studied Historical past of Artwork at college in addition to the Royal Drawing Faculty.

He arrange his personal ceramics studio in East Sussex and has exhibited his paintings in Scotland, Japan and Norway.