The BBC Breakfast presenter Kate Silverton announced that she has been engaged to security expert Mike Heron. The couple got engaged in Rome where Mike got down on one knee in the Piazza del Popolo and popped the question. Mike Heron is a security expert.

A spokesman said that Mike has got Kate’s father approval before proposing Kate and he visited Kate’s father in Essex to ask his approval. He also made a ring especially for Kate as he knew the diamond would ethically source.

The wedding date has not been decided by the couple yet but they want to get married as soon as possible.