Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagicJeff BezosandLauren Sánchezare celebrating their engagement in style.The billionaire, 59, and the Emmy Award-winning journalist, 53, had an engagement party aboard the Amazon founder’s yacht on the Amalfi Coast in Italy on Wednesday, a source confirms to PEOPLE.The celebration took place over two months after the couplegot engagedin May.Bezos and Sánchez took their relationship public in January 2019, shortly after Bezos announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott after 25 years of marriage.Sánchez was also divorcing her husband of 13 years, Patrick Whitesell, around the same time. She has two children with him, and a son from a previous relationship with former NFL starTony Gonzalez.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shortly after their engagement, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Bezos and Sánchez “are really in love and happy which makes everyone who knows them happy.““All of her friends say this is her dream come true. She found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with and they felt the time was right,” the source added.In addition toshowing off her engagement ringonboard the$500 million yacht, the couple have been seen spending plenty of quality time together aboard the vessel this summer.Last week, the couple werespotted locking lipswhile traveling in Capri.The boat, named Koru, is believed to be the largest sailing yacht in the world and notably has awooden sculpture that resembles Bezos’fiancée on the prow. The sculpture bears the symbol for Koru — which is Māori for loop or coil and is based on the spiral shape of an unfurling silver fern frond — as a necklace.Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Karwai Tang/WireImageSincestepping downas CEO of Amazon in 2021, Bezos has focused his efforts on conservation and his space exploration company, Blue Origin. Additionally, the pair are both dedicated to their work forthe Bezos Earth Fund, an initiative they launched to help fight climate change, which Sánchez co-chairs.During a joint interview last year, Bezos also said heplans to give away most of his $124 billion fortunein his lifetime, focusing primarily on fighting climate change and supporting others who can help improve the deep divide over social and political issues.“The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” he said of his philanthropic strategy as Sánchez added that they make “really great teammates.”
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Jeff BezosandLauren Sánchezare celebrating their engagement in style.The billionaire, 59, and the Emmy Award-winning journalist, 53, had an engagement party aboard the Amazon founder’s yacht on the Amalfi Coast in Italy on Wednesday, a source confirms to PEOPLE.The celebration took place over two months after the couplegot engagedin May.Bezos and Sánchez took their relationship public in January 2019, shortly after Bezos announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott after 25 years of marriage.Sánchez was also divorcing her husband of 13 years, Patrick Whitesell, around the same time. She has two children with him, and a son from a previous relationship with former NFL starTony Gonzalez.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shortly after their engagement, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Bezos and Sánchez “are really in love and happy which makes everyone who knows them happy.““All of her friends say this is her dream come true. She found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with and they felt the time was right,” the source added.In addition toshowing off her engagement ringonboard the$500 million yacht, the couple have been seen spending plenty of quality time together aboard the vessel this summer.Last week, the couple werespotted locking lipswhile traveling in Capri.The boat, named Koru, is believed to be the largest sailing yacht in the world and notably has awooden sculpture that resembles Bezos’fiancée on the prow. The sculpture bears the symbol for Koru — which is Māori for loop or coil and is based on the spiral shape of an unfurling silver fern frond — as a necklace.Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Karwai Tang/WireImageSincestepping downas CEO of Amazon in 2021, Bezos has focused his efforts on conservation and his space exploration company, Blue Origin. Additionally, the pair are both dedicated to their work forthe Bezos Earth Fund, an initiative they launched to help fight climate change, which Sánchez co-chairs.During a joint interview last year, Bezos also said heplans to give away most of his $124 billion fortunein his lifetime, focusing primarily on fighting climate change and supporting others who can help improve the deep divide over social and political issues.“The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” he said of his philanthropic strategy as Sánchez added that they make “really great teammates.”
Jeff BezosandLauren Sánchezare celebrating their engagement in style.
The billionaire, 59, and the Emmy Award-winning journalist, 53, had an engagement party aboard the Amazon founder’s yacht on the Amalfi Coast in Italy on Wednesday, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
The celebration took place over two months after the couplegot engagedin May.
Bezos and Sánchez took their relationship public in January 2019, shortly after Bezos announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott after 25 years of marriage.
Sánchez was also divorcing her husband of 13 years, Patrick Whitesell, around the same time. She has two children with him, and a son from a previous relationship with former NFL starTony Gonzalez.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Shortly after their engagement, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Bezos and Sánchez “are really in love and happy which makes everyone who knows them happy.”
“All of her friends say this is her dream come true. She found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with and they felt the time was right,” the source added.
In addition toshowing off her engagement ringonboard the$500 million yacht, the couple have been seen spending plenty of quality time together aboard the vessel this summer.
Last week, the couple werespotted locking lipswhile traveling in Capri.
The boat, named Koru, is believed to be the largest sailing yacht in the world and notably has awooden sculpture that resembles Bezos’fiancée on the prow. The sculpture bears the symbol for Koru — which is Māori for loop or coil and is based on the spiral shape of an unfurling silver fern frond — as a necklace.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Karwai Tang/WireImage
Sincestepping downas CEO of Amazon in 2021, Bezos has focused his efforts on conservation and his space exploration company, Blue Origin. Additionally, the pair are both dedicated to their work forthe Bezos Earth Fund, an initiative they launched to help fight climate change, which Sánchez co-chairs.
During a joint interview last year, Bezos also said heplans to give away most of his $124 billion fortunein his lifetime, focusing primarily on fighting climate change and supporting others who can help improve the deep divide over social and political issues.
“The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” he said of his philanthropic strategy as Sánchez added that they make “really great teammates.”
source: people.com
