Rod and Penny to tie the knot
Rock star Rod Stewart is to wed girlfriend Penny Lancaster, it emerged today.
The 60-year-old singer proposed during a romantic break in Paris.
He got down on bended knee, popped the question and produced a diamond engagement ring at the Eiffel Tower.
Rod told his model girlfriend: “I love you – will you marry me?”
Penny, 33, told The Sun: “I was stunned, threw my arms around him and burst into tears. I opened the box and he had bought me the most amazing Princess cut diamond engagement ring – classic and striking.”
Rod had whisked Penny to Paris on a private jet, along with her parents, ahead of her 34th birthday.
The couple have been together for more than five years and plan to wed either this summer or at Christmas.
Twice-married Rod told The Sun: “I left it this long to propose because I want to get it right this time.”
