{"id":2446756,"date":"2026-06-05T18:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2446756"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:43:15","slug":"harriet-sperling-smiles-at-royal-wedding-rehearsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harriet-sperling-smiles-at-royal-wedding-rehearsal\/","title":{"rendered":"Harriet Sperling smiles at royal wedding rehearsal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bride to be Harriet Sperling was seen smiling as she left a<br \/>\nrehearsal for her royal wedding with just hours to go until the big<br \/>\nday.<\/p>\n<p>Harriet was spotted at the Church of All Saints at Kemble, near<br \/>\nCirencester, where she and Peter Phillips will marry on June 6.<\/p>\n<p>The groom was also at the practice run and both looked happy and<br \/>\nrelaxed as they walked along the little path from the church<br \/>\nfollowing the practice run.<\/p>\n<p>Peter\u2019s sister, Zara Tindall, was also spotted at the rehearsal<br \/>\nand left carrying a sheet of paper, perhaps a hint that she\u2019ll be<br \/>\ngiving a reading at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was no sign of Princess Anne.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of the groom is coming to the end of a busy week<br \/>\nwhich has seen her criss cross the country to carry out a string of<br \/>\nengagements.<\/p>\n<p>As Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling were getting ready for<br \/>\ntheir eve of wedding rehearsal, Buckingham Palace shared photos of<br \/>\nthe Princess Royal in Portsmouth where she\u2019d joined in an important<br \/>\nmaritime milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Anne, who is a keen sailor, officially launched the latest<br \/>\nvessel belonging to the Tall Ships Youth Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Challenger 5 has been designed as a \u2018floating classroom\u2019 and<br \/>\nwill be used to help hundreds of young people learn new skills as<br \/>\nwell as develop their confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The Princess Royal was given a tour of the new vessel and<br \/>\nimmediately got to grips with it, joining in as some of the young<br \/>\npeople who will be supported by it started their tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The Tall Ships Youth Trust is a \u00a0youth development and<br \/>\noutdoor learning charity and during her time in Portsmouth,<br \/>\nPrincess Anne met students and teachers as well as volunteers who<br \/>\nhelp run the trust.<\/p>\n<p>It follows a week of engagements for Princess Anne who remains<br \/>\none of the busiest members of the Royal Family. Even she will take<br \/>\na day off to enjoy the wedding celebrations of her only son.<\/p>\n<p>Many members of the Royal Family are expected in the tiny<br \/>\nvillage of Kemble for the wedding of the nineteenth in lie to the<br \/>\nthrone. The King and Queen are expected to attend the wedding<br \/>\nceremony itself but will miss the early part of the reception, at<br \/>\nleast, as they are also due to travel to Epsom for the running of<br \/>\nthe Derby.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales are also on the guest list<br \/>\nalong with their three children. it\u2019s not known whether Prince<br \/>\nGeorge, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11 or 8 year old Prince Louis will<br \/>\nbe among the bridal party as pageboys or bridesmaid.<\/p>\n<p>Zara Tindall\u2019s three children may find themselves holding that<br \/>\nresponsibility, too. Her eldest daughter, Mia, is 12 while her<br \/>\nyounger, Lena, is about to turn 8. Zara\u2019s son, Lucas, is now 5. The<br \/>\nsister of the groom will be in attendance at the wedding with her<br \/>\nhusband, Mike Tindall.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also widely expected that Peter\u2019s cousins, Princess<br \/>\nBeatrice and Princess Eugenie, will attend the celebration. Both<br \/>\nhave hit the headlines again as it was revealed that The King pays<br \/>\ntheir rent on the apartments they both have at palaces in<br \/>\nLondon.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are also thought to be on the<br \/>\nguest list although Sophie has been heavily involved in the design<br \/>\nof a garden at the Royal Windsor Flower Show which runs on June 6<br \/>\nand she may have to make an appearance there as well.<\/p>\n<p>Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips announced their engagement<br \/>\nlast August. Peter Phillips was previously married to Autumn<br \/>\nPhillips with their wedding taking place at St. George\u2019s Chapel,<br \/>\nWindsor in 2008. They divorced several years ago and share two<br \/>\ndaughters, Savannah, 15, and 14 year old Isla. Harriet Sperling has<br \/>\na daughter from a previous relationship. All three girls appeared<br \/>\nto enjoy a harmonious relationship when they attended Easter Sunday<br \/>\nservice with the Royal Family at St. George\u2019s, Windsor.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bride to be Harriet Sperling was seen smiling as she left a rehearsal for her royal wedding with just hours to go until the big day. Harriet was spotted at the Church of All Saints at Kemble, near Cirencester, where she and Peter Phillips will marry on June 6. 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