Senior members of the royal family gathered on a rainy June day to celebrate the marriage of Peter Phillips to NHS nurse Harriet Sperling in a small and intimate wedding ceremony. The King and Queen were among the distinguished guests who attended the wedding of Princess Anne’s son at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire. The beautiful bride wore a floor-length lace gown designed by Emilia Wickstead from London, complemented by the Pragnell family tiara.
Also present at the wedding were the Prince and Princess of Wales, Zara and Mike Tindall with their daughters, while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were notably absent. Despite maintaining a low public profile due to controversies surrounding their father, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice arrived at the wedding accompanied by their husbands, Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
As the King and Queen arrived, members of the public cheered, and the bride, accompanied by her three bridesmaids – Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14 (Mr. Phillips’s children), and Georgina (Ms. Sperling’s teenage daughter), received a warm welcome with shouts of “hip hip hooray.”
The newlyweds were captured posing for photographs outside the church in the rain, sharing a kiss in their car after the ceremony. Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were seen arriving at the church, while King Charles acknowledged royal fans with a wave. Harriet Sperling arrived at the church with her bridesmaids, and Kate Middleton was spotted stepping out of a car upon her arrival.
Queen Camilla greeted members of the public before the ceremony, and flowers adorned All Saints Church after the wedding. Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice arrived with their respective husbands, and Princess Anne was dressed in yellow for the occasion. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were also in attendance, and the newly married couple departed with smiles on their faces.
Zara Tindall, the groom’s sister, and a local resident who climbed a ladder to catch a glimpse of the royal guests added to the joyful atmosphere surrounding the wedding celebration.