Michael Jackson’s firstborn son Prince has joyfully announced that he is engaged to his girlfriend of eight years Molly Schirmang.

Prince, 28, began his relationship with Molly in 2017, and although they have mostly kept their romance under wraps, they have made a few red carpet appearances 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.’

In a photo album that included an image of them celebrating his college graduation, he commented: ‘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, began his relationship with Molly in 2017, and although they have mostly kept their romance under wraps, they have made a few red carpet appearances together.

To conclude his caption, Prince wrote: ‘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 commemorative album was filled with photos capturing him and Molly over the years, from kayaking to enjoying a rainbow and attending red carpet events.

Some of these events were connected to a foundation named after Tito’s late ex-wife Dee Dee Jackson, whose last boyfriend, Don Bohana, was found guilty 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

In his caption, he wrote: ‘8 years down [infinity] to go,’ adding that: ‘Molly and I have spent a lot of time together and made incredible memories’

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

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,’ and: ‘I love you babs’

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.

‘Arnie’ Klein, a top Hollywood doctor known as the ‘father of Botox,’ hinted multiple times in public that he was actually Prince and Paris’ biological father.

In 2015, Prince responded to the rumors about his paternity that were circulating on Twitter by writing: ‘The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb … I was raised by my dad with my brother and sister.’ 

Michael died at the age of 50 in 2009 from a cardiac arrest he suffered after having had the powerful anesthetic Propofol administered as a sleep aid.

His legacy has fallen under renewed scrutiny in recent years because of the long-running allegations that he was a child molester.

Although Michael was acquitted of the claims in court in 2005, the accusations have persisted in the public square, including in the 2019 docuseries Leaving Neverland.