The royal family have gathered in a Cotswold village today to celebrate the wedding of Princess Anne's son son Peter Phillips to Harriet Sperling, with Kate, William, Charles and Camilla all present
The royal family have gathered in a Cotswold village today to celebrate the wedding of Princess Anne's son son Peter Phillips to Harriet Sperling, with Kate, William, Charles and Camilla all presentThe late Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grandson is tying the knot with NHS nurse Harriet in a ceremony at All Saints Church in the small village of Kemble, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire.
Bride Harriet looked beautiful as she was seen arriving in a sleek white wedding gown with a huge flowing veil that was carried by her bridesmaids - her teenage daughter Georgina and Peter's daughters Savannah, 15, and 14-year-old Isla. The King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Zara and Mike Tindall, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, are among the royals who are in attendance.are not on the guest list.
It is not known whether an invitation was extended to Peter's cousin Harry, Meghan and their children, amid reports the Sussexes were left off the guest list. Harry and Peter were close when younger but it is reported they have lost touch, with the duke, who has a longstanding rift with his brother William, moving to the US, from where he has criticised members of his family and the royal institution.
Peter's half-sister Stephanie, who was a bridesmaid at his first wedding, is also reported to be joining the congregation. All Saints Church, with its tall spire, sits in the heart of Kemble, with its congregation described as "very much involved in village life". The 48-year-old is the King's nephew, William and Harry's first cousin, the brother of Zara, and the son of Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips.
He split from his first wife Autumn in 2020 after 12 years of marriage and shares custody of their two children. The pair married in a grand royal wedding in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 2008. Mr Phillips's engagement to Ms Sperling, who he began dating in 2024, was announced in August last year.
The couple were guests of Charles and Camilla at Royal Ascot in June, and invited to take part in the traditional carriage procession theThe wedding falls on the same day as the Epsom Derby, with the King and Queen set to dash from the ceremony to the racecourse, ready to watch the highlight of the racing season and present the trophy to the winner. Members of the public and media have gathered in the Gloucestershire village.
Rain was forecast in the area on Saturday, with those waiting in the morning standing under sunshine and showers.
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