Peter Phillips and his NHS nurse fiancée Harriet Sperling announce their wedding date – after informing King and Queen and William and Kate of plans for ‘private ceremony’
Peter Phillips and his fiancée Harriet Sperling announced the date of their wedding.
Princess Anne’s son and the NHS nurse he has been with for two years have announced they will marry in a private ceremony at All Saints Church, Kemble, Cirencester, on July 6, 2026.
The statement said, “Both families were jointly informed of the wedding date via invitation.”
‘Their Royal Highnesses the King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have also been informed of the announcement. Further details will be announced in due course.’
Peter, 48, and Harriet, 45, who have been together since May 2024, announced their official engagement in July last year.
In the statement made to announce the happy news, it was stated that both families were ‘satisfied’.
Peter Phillips and his fiancée Harriet Sperling announced the date of their wedding. taken in March
This won’t be the first time King Charles’ nephew Peter has walked down the aisle. He said ‘I do’ to Montreal-born Autumn Kelly in a fairytale ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in 2008.
The couple, who has two children, Savannah (14) and Isla (13), separated in 2019 and their divorce was finalized in 2021.
Now Peter has found love again with his divorced friend Harriet, who shares his daughter Georgina, 13, from his first marriage.
She is also richly connected and has a relationship with the Duke of Gloucester through her late father, Rupert Sperling.
Peter, who is 19th in the line of succession, popped the question to his beloved grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, whose iconic 1946 ring was designed by the same jeweler behind it. She replied with a sparkling ring, a subtle yet touching tribute to Elizabeth.
There is no doubt that Peter and Harriet’s wedding will be very different to their previous wedding to Autumn Kelly, which left the Royal Family ‘astonished’, according to royal biographer Richard Fitzwilliams.
Harriet herself is known for having strong religious roots; She has previously shared how she drew great strength from her Christian faith as she struggled through the early years of single parenthood, when ‘resources were scarce and the future uncertain’.
He explained in a 2009 interview that ‘he always had faith in me but it was kind of dormant’.
Peter and Harriet, who have been together since May 2024, officially announced their engagement in July last year.
He added: ‘Somehow it didn’t seem to have much to do with my life in London. But the end of a seven-year relationship was the turning point for me. ‘I went to church because I felt something was missing.’
In an essay she wrote for Christian magazine Woman Alive last year, she also admitted that she often found living as a single parent difficult, but found solace after turning to her faith.
Just a few weeks ago Peter and Harriet showed they were indeed happily married by attending the Cheltenham Festival alongside Mike and Zara Tindall.
The couples smiled and huddled together as they posed for photos to kick off the famous Gold Cup Day.
Peter, 48, was smiling with his fiancee on his arm, with his stunning engagement ring on display for all to see.
Suzannah looked ultra-sophisticated in a £2,550 tweed check coat, a stunning black dress and black Penelope Chilvers Sinatra Boots.
For accessories, Harriet, 45, carried a Mortimer clutch in the shade Iceberg and Kiki McDonough’s Signature Green Amethyst earrings. Peter was very stylish in a brown suit and suede shoes; They were all complemented by a fedora hat.
The couple shared sweet looks at the event, looking as loving as ever.
