Royal Wedding
King Charles' Nephew Peter Phillips Marries Harriet Sperling in Royal Family Gathering
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II, married Harriet Sperling on Saturday at All Saints Church in the Cotswolds village of Kemble, drawing King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales to the intimate ceremony AP via Yahoo News. The wedding — attended by roughly 150 guests — marked the first remarriage among the Queen's grandchildren and offered a rare moment of public unity for the royal family after two years of health scares and internal turbulence.
A Cotswolds Church Wedding Brings Royals Together
The ceremony took place at 11:00 AM at All Saints Church, a stone building in Gloucestershire close to both Sperling's childhood home and Phillips' residence on the Gatcombe Park estate WPXI. Despite persistent rain, crowds who had traveled from as far as Canada and Ireland gathered outside the church to catch a glimpse of the family Las Vegas Sun.
Harriet Sperling, 45, arrived in a lace column gown by designer Emilia Wickstead and wore a historic diamond and pearl tiara sourced from jeweler Pragnell WFMZ. The three bridesmaids — Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, and Georgina Sperling, the daughters from both partners' previous marriages — wore matching Emilia Wickstead outfits, a gesture widely read as a symbol of blended family unity Click Orlando.
King Charles Races 100 Miles to Fit in the Derby
King Charles, 75, attended the ceremony before departing to cover roughly 100 miles to Epsom Downs in Surrey, arriving in time for the Betfred Derby at 3:00 PM Local10. The King arrived at Kemble in a BMW and was seen waving to well-wishers before the service Action News Jax. Queen Camilla wore a pale yellow dress and wide-brimmed hat.
The Princess of Wales drew some of the day's biggest international headlines simply by being there. Catherine wore a Roland Mouret tweed midi dress and a Jane Taylor hat News4Jax. One local resident told reporters, "They've had a bad time recently and need a boost" — a sentiment that captured the mood around the family's first major celebration in some time Everything Lubbock.
Who Was Left Off the Guest List — and Why It Matters
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Prince Andrew were all absent from the 150-person guest list WOKV. Observers say the omissions were deliberate. Andrew's exclusion is seen as part of King Charles' ongoing effort to distance the monarchy from the fallout of the Epstein scandal. Harry and Meghan's absence reinforces what analysts describe as a clear boundary around the royal "inner circle" Jones Boro Sun.
Who Are Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling?
Peter Phillips, 48, is the son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. He holds no royal title and is not a working royal, but he has remained close to King Charles WPXI. His first marriage to Canadian Autumn Kelly lasted 12 years before their separation in 2020 and divorce in 2021. The couple met in early 2024 at a sporting event involving their children.
Harriet Sperling works as an NHS Pediatric Nurse Specialist at Evelina London Children's Hospital and is also a freelance writer Las Vegas Sun. She has written about her Christian faith for *Woman Alive* magazine and has distant ties to the Duke of Gloucester and the Courage brewing family. The couple announced their engagement on August 1, 2025, with both families described as "delighted" WFMZ.
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