Peter Phillips and NHS nurse Harriet Sperling have married in an intimate wedding attended by senior members of the royal family.
The King and Queen were cheered as they arrived at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire, to see Mr Phillips, 48, the Princess Royal’s son, and Ms Sperling tie the knot.
They were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the groom’s sister and brother-in-law Zara and Mike Tindall with their daughters Mia and Lena, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh with their son James, Earl of Wessex.
Also in the congregation were the groom’s cousins Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, accompanied by their husbands Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not in attendance.
Members of the public, who had travelled as far afield as Ireland, cheered as Charles and Camilla and William and Kate arrived.
The well-wishers shouted “hip hip hooray” as the bride appeared with her three bridesmaids – Mr Phillips’s children Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14, as well as Ms Sperling’s teenage daughter Georgina.
Ms Sperling, who will now be known as Mrs Phillips, wore a dress designed by Emilia Wickstead, earrings by Pragnell and the Pragnell family tiara, with shoes by Jimmy Choo.
Her bridal bouquet, created by florist Millie Richardson, included sweet peas, myrtle – a tradition in Ms Sperling’s family and for the royal family – and lily of the valley.
She was walked down the aisle by her brother Nicholas Sanders, in honour of their late father Rupert Sanders.
Her mother, Mary, was at the church, along with her sisters Rebecca and Louisa.
The bridesmaids’ dresses were also designed by Emilia Wickstead, with the girls wearing earrings from Aspinal London.
Mr Phillips had his longtime childhood friend Andrew Tucker, from Gloucestershire, as his right-hand man, a spokesman for the couple confirmed.
The Reverend Dr Steve Bullock led the service at All Saints, while the marriage blessing and address was given by the Reverend Nicky Gumbel.
Locally sourced flowers filled the church, which was full at its capacity of 150 people, with tissues in a Cath Kidston print provided for guests.
Following the ceremony, guests held umbrellas in heavy rain to throw cream rose petals over the bride and groom as they left the church.
Family and close friends headed to Gatcombe Park, the home of the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, for the reception.
However, Charles and Camilla had to make a dash by helicopter to the Epsom Derby, where they were due to present the trophy to the winner.
The reception and wedding have been organised by event planners Peregrine Armstrong Jones and Caroline Armstrong-Jones of Bentleys Entertainments, assisted by Flora Williams-Ellis.
They have organised other events and parties for the royal family, including the 40th, 50th and 60th birthday celebrations for Anne, as well as Mr Phillips’ 21st birthday at Windsor Castle in 1998.
Bentleys Entertainments has also worked on several of Zara Tindall’s birthdays, as well as her wedding to Mike Tindall at Holyrood Palace in Scotland in 2011, and the wedding of David and Victoria Beckham in 1999.
Floral archways and displays at the church were installed by Millie Richardson, with villagers invited to help themselves to the pieces after the regular service on Sunday.
Mr Phillips lives on the Gatcombe Park estate, in nearby Minchinhampton.
The 48-year-old, the son of Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips, is the King’s nephew, William and Harry’s first cousin, and the brother of Zara.
Mr Phillips split from his first wife Autumn in 2020 after 12 years of marriage and shares custody of their two children.
They married in a grand royal wedding at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in 2008.
Mr Phillips’s engagement to Ms Sperling, who he began dating in 2024, was announced in August last year.
The couple were guests of Charles and Camilla at Royal Ascot in June and were invited to take part in the traditional carriage procession the royal family makes on to the famous Berkshire racecourse to signal the start of the day.
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