Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips marries Harriet Sperling in royal ceremony

Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling married in a tightly controlled royal ceremony at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire, drawing the King, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales and Princess Anne’s immediate family into a rainy village setting that contrasted with the scale of the occasion.

The private service, held on 6 June 2026 near Cirencester, marked a notable moment for the British royal family: Peter Phillips is Princess Anne’s eldest child and the eldest grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, making him the first of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren to remarry. The reception afterward was held at Gatcombe Park, Princess Anne’s estate, turning the family’s Gloucestershire base into the center of the day’s celebrations.

The guest list reflected the close royal circle around Peter Phillips. Alongside the King and Queen were Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall with their daughters Mia and Lena, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh with their son James, Earl of Wessex. Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie also attended, while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not. Barriers and road closures were in place around the church as the ceremony unfolded without a public guest list.

Harriet Sperling, an NHS nurse, wore a custom Emilia Wickstead gown with a high-neck style, lace details and a full veil that included a three-meter train. She paired the dress with Pragnell earrings, the Pragnell family tiara and Jimmy Choo shoes. The couple arrived under umbrellas in the rain, underscoring the understated tone of the day even as royal photographers captured a scene of polished formality against a damp Cotswolds backdrop.

Sperling entered the church with her three teenage bridesmaids, including Peter Phillips’ daughters Savannah and Isla, and her daughter Georgina, all wearing floral crowns. Phillips, who was previously married to Autumn Kelly for 13 years, has two daughters with her. The wedding came after the couple had dated for just over a year and announced their plans publicly in the spring, adding another carefully managed family milestone to a monarchy increasingly presenting its major private moments with restraint rather than pageantry.

After the ceremony, villagers in Kemble were later invited into the church to see the flowers used in the decoration, and some of the arrangements were set to go home with residents or be donated to local groups, giving the day a limited but visible community afterlife beyond the royal household.