Princess Beatrice was spotted in the same car as a man, and everyone thinks she has a boyfriend

Princess Beatrice, daughter of Sarah, Duchess of York and Prince Andrew has been spotted out and about in the vicinity of a man; and naturally, the world thinks he’s her new boyfriend.

The 28-year-old, who has been single since splitting from former boyfriend of 10 years Dave Clark in 2016, was spotted heading to dinner in LA with a man believed to be British CEO James Williams this week.

According to The Sun, Williams works with former boxer Floyd Mayweather, and the two together are opening a series of gyms around the world. Williams’ personal instagram account is full of images with the former sportsman.

Williams lives in the states now, but studied at the University of Leeds in the UK.

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However, it would seem that Williams has a girlfriend. He uploaded a picture with a woman called Lucinda in October 2017, but she shared one of the couple looking close on 15 February - just over two weeks ago.

US reality TV star Lucinda confirmed their romance, telling The Sun: “Yeah, that’s my boyfriend! We’re just having a really good laugh over all the comments.”

So Princess Beatrice has male friends. Shock.

The new speculation comes as Beatrice was thrust into the limelight when her sister Eugenie announced her engagement to Jack Brooksbank in January

The couple announced they will wed later this year, following Brooksbank's sunset proposal to Eugenie on a trip to Nicaragua.

"I was over the moon," Eugenie told the BBC. "[It was a] complete surprise. But it was the perfect moment, we couldn't be happier."

At the time, people rushed to offer their sympathy for single Princess Beatrice, saying they were “rooting for her to find love”, and calling her “single af”.

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: you should not feel sorry for Princess Beatrice.

Unless, of course, you simply feel sympathetic about the constant intrusion into her private life. Now that would be annoying.