Tatler beauty’s beau runs rings round her
TATLER cover girl Sabrina Percy, who has complained of being wrongly referred to as a ‘Lady’ (as the daughter of the Duke of Northumberland’s second cousin, Richard Percy, she has no such prefix), will soon have a title of which she can be proud. I can reveal the 29-yearold illustrator is to be a ‘Mrs’ after getting engaged on Christmas Day to the genial Phineas Page, 37, whose family co- owns restaurant chains Franco Manca and The Real Greek. ‘Inside my stocking were three small and beautifully wrapped gifts. The first was an emerald ring,’ she tells me. ‘I asked Phineas if it was an engagement ring and he said no.
‘I opened the second, a sapphire and diamond ring, and asked again if this was an engagement ring. He again said no.
‘I opened the third box, a beautiful ruby and diamond ring. I asked: “Is this an engagement ring?” Phineas again said no. It was an emotional rollercoaster.
‘He then said: “There’s one more present.”
‘He handed me quite a large box. Inside was an elegant mini Cinderella pumpkin princess carriage — I love Disney — and inside the carriage was a beautiful diamond eternity ring [below].’