The first major royal wedding since 2020 took place on Saturday, June 6, as Peter Phillips married Harriet Sperling in a private ceremony in Gloucestershire.
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of the late Queen Elizabeth II, married Harriet Sperling in a private ceremony on Saturday, June 6, at All Saints' Church in the village of Kemble, Gloucestershire.
The Ceremony
The wedding took place in a village church located between Gatcombe Park and the Sperling family home in South Cerney.
After the ceremony, guests threw rose petals as the couple left the church. The congregation wore summer attire.
The Bride's Attire
Harriet Sperling wore a bespoke Emilia Wickstead wedding dress. The design features a square-neck column underdress with a cropped over-jacket and a three-meter train inspired by early 19th-century silhouettes.
- Fabric: Italian ivory crêpe overlaid with French Leavers lace featuring a prairie flower motif.
- Details: Hand-applied lace with scalloped lace appliqué extending across the neckline and cuffs. Dome buttons allow scalloped edges to meet along the center back.
The dress required 140 hours to make. It was fitted in the brand's private salon on Sloane Street and crafted by the in-house team at the West London atelier. Photographs were taken by Mark Nicholson.
Attendees
Over 100 guests attended the ceremony. Notable attendees included:
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla
- Prince William and Princess Catherine
- Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips (the groom's parents)
- Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall (the groom's sister and brother-in-law)
- Princess Eugenie
- Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
- The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
Princess Beatrice wore a green floral print Emilia Wickstead dress previously worn to Royal Ascot in 2024.
Notable Absences
Princess Beatrice's parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, did not attend. Prince Andrew has faced scrutiny over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office; he denies wrongdoing.
Reception
A reception is scheduled to be held at The Conservatory at Princess Anne's Gatcombe Park. Gatcombe Park was purchased by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976 for Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. It is a Grade II-listed property where both Peter Phillips and his sister Zara Tindall were raised.
Background
Peter Phillips, 48, is the son of Princess Anne and her first husband Mark Phillips. He is the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. He divorced his first wife, Autumn Kelly, with whom he has two children. His engagement to Harriet Sperling, a pediatric nurse and freelance writer, was announced last year.
This wedding was the first major royal wedding in the family since Princess Beatrice's marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July 2020, which was held at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge in Windsor with COVID-19 restrictions. Other recent weddings of Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren include Princess Eugenie's marriage to Jack Brooksbank in October 2018 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.