The daughter of philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates, Jennifer, has announced she has got engaged to her Egyptian partner, Nayel Nassar.

Ms Gates and Mr Nassar have been dating since 2017 and their engagement happened while on a skiing trip.

The couple enjoy show jumping and have been together at several shows across the world.

Ms Gates in her Instagram announcement said, "I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives learning, growing, laughing and loving together."

Ms Gates in a past interview with CNN said her boyfriend supported her and described their shared love for horse sports as "incredible".

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Nayel Nassar, you are one of a kind. Absolutely swept me off my feet this past weekend, surprising me in the most meaningful location over one of our many shared passions. I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives learning, growing, laughing and loving together. Yes a million times over. ???? AHHH!!!

A post shared by Jennifer Gates (@jenniferkgates) on Jan 29, 2020 at 12:29pm PST