Don Jr and Bettina Anderson to wed over Memorial Day weekend as they ditch lavish White House dream

By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR and ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 12:42, 19 May 2026 | Updated: 12:48, 19 May 2026 Donald Trump Jr and Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson are set to wed over Memorial Day weekend as they abandon their plans for a lavish White House wedding. The President's eldest son, 48, and Anderson, 39, had delayed their nuptials over concerns that holding an extravagant wedding amid the Iran war would present an optics problem for his father. But as the war has dragged on the couple has decided to instead hold a more intimate wedding for close family and friends in the Bahamas, a source told the Daily Mail. Don Jr and Anderson started dating in late 2024, just as he broke off his engagement to former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, now the US Ambassador to Greece. The Trump scion popped the question to Anderson, daughter of philanthropists Harry Loy Anderson Jr. and Inger Anderson, at Camp David on December 13 while they were celebrating her birthday. Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson on the 18th green after the final round of LIV Golf Miami at Trump National Doral in April 2025 (L-R) Lara Trump, Bettina Anderson, Tiffany and Ivanka Trump at Anderson's bridal shower last month  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.