Royal weddings are typically a chance to see the complicated dynamics of the different members of the royalty. But when a family is in the middle of a feud, they can also be a place to draw some lines in the sand. For example, if you invite one person and not the other, it’s clear where you stand. And that’s what seems to be happening with the upcoming wedding of Peter Phillips, Prince William and Prince Harry’s cousin.
According to reports, Phillips has left Harry off the guest list, and it’s because his loyalties lie with Prince William. Royal commentator Emily Nash told Page Six, “I think it comes down to interpersonal relationships, doesn’t it?” Nash explained. “What we were told was that Peter hadn’t spoken to Harry for the last few years. And so it sort of has been a natural cooling off and he wasn’t invited as a result.”
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He is, however, reportedly “very close” to the Prince of Wales.
“[Peter is] very loyal; he’s very protective. He’s been a very good sounding board to his cousin over the years,” Nash said. “So it absolutely makes sense that I think had both Wales brothers been there, it would have put a completely different slant on the whole event.”
“And that’s not what you want on what should be the happiest day of your life, right?” she added.
That much is true. You don’t want to be thinking about keeping the peace during your wedding day. After all, Nash said that Phillips was the “peacemaker” between his cousins during Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021.
“Peter was positioned between the two warring brothers,” Nash said. “He was sort of put right in the middle of them as the older cousin, and that must have been a really difficult moment for him.”
She added, “Of course, a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then.”
Nash even called the move “smart,” saying it would just have drawn too much attention. “If that had been the case, that would have become the absolute focal point for Peter and Harriet’s special day, and there have been enough distractions, I think, from the good things about the royal family over the past year,” Nash said. “Hopefully, they can just have this one day to come together and celebrate someone’s happy news for a change.”
Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton are expected to attend the wedding, which will take place on June 6. King Charles is also expected to make an appearance. Princess Beatrice and Eugenie will reportedly also be there, but neither Andrew nor Fergie is expected to be present.
In a May 2026 interview with Sky News, TalkTV host Mark Dolan confirmed that Harry and Meghan Markle were not on the guest list for the wedding. “It’s a royal snub; it’s the royal wedding of the year, and it is Princess Anne’s son, Peter … and the bottom line is that Harry has not been invited,” Dolan revealed, saying that Harry is actually “banned” from the event.
A friend of Peter and his fiancée, Harriet Sperling, told Hello! magazine there was a reason Harry wasn’t invited. “Peter and Harry haven’t spoken for several years and have simply lost touch, so he hasn’t been invited,” they explained.
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