Given that many of the stories involving the royal family at the moment have a slightly neggy tone (see: Andrew moving into a caravan following his fall from grace and the King being subject to backlash over his upcoming visit to the US, meanwhile Prince Harry’s court case agains the Daily Mail is rolling on), it’s nice to have jolly news on the horizon – and what could be more cheerful that a royal wedding?
Yep, the Palace has confirmed that Peter Phillips, who is Princess Anne’s son (e.g. the King’s nephew/Prince William and Harry’s cousin), will be tying the knot with NHS nurse, Harriet Sperling on 6 June this year.
Their engagement was announced last summer.
According to reports, the couple have confirmed that King Charles and Queen Camilla, along with the Wales family, are all up to speed on the details and that the ceremony will take place in All Saints Church, Kemble, Cirencester.
William and Kate appear to enjoy a close friendship with Peter, and his sister Zara Tindall and her husband, rugby player Mike Tindall, and it’s expected they will attend.
Peter was previously married to Autumn Kelly, with whom he shares daughters Savannah and Isla, from 2008 to 2021.
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The engaged couple chat to the King and Queen at a sporting event
Who is Harriet Sperling?
Harriet Sperling is the NHS nurse and fiancé of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips’ son, Peter. They will marry in June 2026 in the Cotswolds, after seemingly meeting in 2024 at a sporting event.
It’s reported that she is a specialist children’s nurse, who is “passionate about early brain development in babies and seeing children thrive”.
She previously wrote an essay for Woman Alive about her experience of being a single mother to a daughter, saying, “Resources were scarce and the future was uncertain. Yet, in the absence of material security, I discovered the strength and life that comes from true selfless love. A love that is able to be solely devoted to your child.
“My daughter and I journeyed 10 years with only each other. I liken us to an island, and it has often felt hard to imagine anyone joining that island… The unique relationship between a single mother and her child is forged in the fires of struggles and victories. It’s a bond characterised by love and survival against the odds.”
She is a practicing Christian.
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