Michael Jackson’s firstborn son Prince has joyfully announced that he is engaged to his girlfriend of eight years Molly Schirmang.
Prince, 28, started dating Molly in 2017, and although they have kept their romance largely private, they have walked the occasional red carpet together.
He fired up his Instagram page this Tuesday to ecstatically reveal to the public that he and Molly are now planning to walk down the aisle.
In his caption, he wrote: ‘8 years down [infinity] to go. Molly and I have spent a lot of time together and made incredible memories.’
Alongside an album that included a picture of them celebrating his college graduation, he wrote: ‘We’ve traveled the world, graduated and grown so much together.’
The suite of images included one of Molly and Prince sitting together with his grandmother – Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson, 95.
Michael Jackson ‘s firstborn son Prince has joyfully announced that he is engaged to his girlfriend of eight years Molly Schirmang
Prince, 28, started dating Molly in 2017, and although they have kept their romance largely private, they have walked the occasional red carpet together
Prince concluded his caption by writing: ‘I’m excited for this next chapter in our lives as we continue to grow and make great memories. I love you babs.’
His cousin Taryll Jackson – son of Michael’s brother Tito of the Jackson 5 fame – leapt into the comments and exclaimed: ‘Congrats!!!’
Prince’s celebratory album was filled with photos of him and Molly through the years, kayaking together, enjoying a rainbow and posing at red carpet events
A couple of the events were for the foundation named after Tito’s late ex-wife Dee Dee Jackson, whose last boyfriend Don Bohana was convicted of her drowning.
Prince started dating Molly when he was 20 years old, and one year later he gave an interview gushing over her, although at that stage he did not reveal her name.
‘I think in everything there’s an important balance. I think that I’m a certain way, and she’s very — I don’t want to say opposite — but complementary in a way that we balance each other out. I’m more aggressive, she’s a little softer,’ he told People.
He added that their relationship ‘helps us stay well-rounded’ in that she urged him to ‘see things through a different light’ and he did the same for her.
Three years ago, Prince marked his fifth anniversary with Molly by posting a string of Instagram images and rhapsodizing in the caption: ‘Lots of trips, miles, smiles, meals, desserts and all kinds of adventures in between. Love you babs.’
The suite of images included one of Molly and Prince sitting together with his grandmother – Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson, 95
His songstress aunt La Toya Jackson commented: ‘Sending you guys much love!!!’ while his cousins Taryll and TJ reacted with heart emojis.
Michael welcomed Prince and his younger children Paris, 27, and Bigi, 23, with his second wife Debbie Rowe, whom he met when she was working for his dermatologist Arnold Klein during his treatments for his skin condition vitiligo.
Debbie carried Prince and Paris herself, while Bigi – who was formerly known as Blanket and whom Michael infamously once dangled over fourth-floor hotel balcony when he was a baby to show him off to fans below – was born via surrogacy.
Arnold Klein, a top Hollywood doctor known as the ‘father of Botox,’ heavily hinted in public on multiple occasions that he was actually Prince and Paris’ biological father.
