Uma Thurman and her financier fiancé Arpad Busson have officially announced their engagement. The Times newspaper were delighted to find, discretely placed amongst the other personal announcements, news of the couple's joy.

The declaration, headed: "Mr A. Busson and Miss U. Thurman", read: "The engagement is announced between Arpad, son of Mr Pascal Busson, of Paris, and Mrs Florence Harcourt-Smith of South of France, and Uma, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert A.F Thurman, of New York".