Tragic Abigail Hall, 18, collapsed and died on Wednesday night after less than a week at university.
The devastating news was broken to her boyfriend Josh Thompson, 22, while he was working as a tennis coach in Corfu. He immediately flew home.
After asking her parents for permission for the unusual gesture, he put a ring on her finger and announced online: 'Abigail Hall and I are now engaged. She is my life.'
He added: 'Words cannot express the love that I have for her, she was the reason I would wake up in the morning.
'We connected so well, from the moment she tripped on an escalator in the Shard after one too many, to having the most hilarious sunburn after driving through France with the roof down.
'Everything we did felt real, she would always be there with a smile on her face, and she could never do enough for me.'
Josh said he had planned to propose to Abigail next year
He told how he dashed home to Sheffield in the early hours of the morning to be with his sweetheart's family.
He added: 'Yesterday myself and Joshua Hall went to select an engagement ring for Abbie, the plan was to do this next year after her first year at University.
'Josh chose well and I was able to have my moment with Abbs which I was so grateful for.
'Thank you to everyone for the support you have given Abbie's family and myself. Life will never be the same again, we need to continue to support each other.
'There was no reason for Abbie to leave us. She had everything to live for. We had plans for Turkey, Dubai and then Paris for New Years Eve.
'There's no one else I would want to share my life with. I love you Panda. I will always love you baby.'
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