{"id":2448619,"date":"2026-06-07T10:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2448619"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:35:48","slug":"who-is-harriet-sperling-the-nhs-nurse-turned-royal-who-wed-queens-favourite-grandson-peter-phillips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/who-is-harriet-sperling-the-nhs-nurse-turned-royal-who-wed-queens-favourite-grandson-peter-phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Harriet Sperling? The NHS nurse turned royal who wed \u2018Queen\u2019s favourite grandson\u2019 Peter Phillips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveMorningHeadlines\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM cLEJmn\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM iTZFOX\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM iGYpOF\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was a fairytale <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/wedding\">wedding<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/kate-middleton-royal-wedding-peter-phillips-harriet-sperling-latest-pictures-b2990990.html\">Harriet Sperling<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/peter-phillips\">Peter Phillips<\/a> as they tied the knot in the quaint village of Kemble in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/gloucestershire\">Gloucestershire<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Even the rain couldn\u2019t dampen the smiles of the bride and groom as they emerged from All Saints\u2019 Church as man and wife in front of guests including the King and Queen, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess-of-wales\">Princess of Wales<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/zara\">Zara<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/mike-tindall\">Mike Tindall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Phillips is the late <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/peter-phillips-wedding-royal-wife-harriet-sperling-prince-harry-b2990924.html\">Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s eldest (and, according to some, favourite) grandson<\/a>, King Charles\u2019 nephew, and the son of Princess Anne.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 eYAnqL\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/07\/11\/01KTEPVZE7DP7EEKDXKY20T963.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/07\/11\/01KTEPVZE7DP7EEKDXKY20T963.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/07\/11\/01KTEPVZE7DP7EEKDXKY20T963.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling wed on Saturday\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling wed on Saturday<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about his new wife Harriet Sperling following the pair\u2019s nuptials.<\/p>\n<p><h2>When did they start dating?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The couple were first reported to have begun dating in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Reports in Hello! magazine suggest they met at a sporting event attended by their children, who are from previous marriages. Peter is a father to teenagers Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14, whom he shares with ex-wife Autumn Kelly. Ms Sperling is a mother to Georgina, 13, sharing the teenager with her ex-husband, Antonio St John Sperling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 dCSsVL\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/07\/12\/18\/363c653dd7e184af3412fe780fda2211Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwODg5ODU2-2.76826999.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/07\/12\/18\/363c653dd7e184af3412fe780fda2211Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwODg5ODU2-2.76826999.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/07\/12\/18\/363c653dd7e184af3412fe780fda2211Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwODg5ODU2-2.76826999.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling in 2024 (Jonathan Brady\/PA)\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling in 2024 (Jonathan Brady\/PA)<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Their first public outing as a couple came at the Badminton Horse Trials final day in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Since then they have attended a number of royal events together, including Royal Ascot as guests of King Charles and Queen Camilla in June.<\/p>\n<p><h2>When did they get engaged?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The couple announced their engagement in August 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 kdRLia\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/07\/11\/13\/3c25e64c1f2bd0c7da61dc5ea8bf782cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUyMzIzNjkx-2.80945884.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/07\/11\/13\/3c25e64c1f2bd0c7da61dc5ea8bf782cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUyMzIzNjkx-2.80945884.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/07\/11\/13\/3c25e64c1f2bd0c7da61dc5ea8bf782cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUyMzIzNjkx-2.80945884.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling in the Royal Box (Adam Davy\/PA)\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling in the Royal Box (Adam Davy\/PA)<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A statement said: &#8220;Mr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/peter-phillips\">Peter Phillips<\/a>, the son of HRH The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and Ms Harriet Sperling, daughter of the late Mr Rupert Sanders and Mrs Mary Sanders of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/gloucestershire\">Gloucestershire<\/a>, have today confirmed their official engagement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Who is Harriet Sperling?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ms Sperling is a paediatric nurse for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nhs\">NHS<\/a>, and has previously written publicly about her experiences as a single mother.<\/p>\n<p>A devout Christian, she wrote a column under the name Harriet Sanders for Christian magazine <em>Woman Alive<\/em> on the subject.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 hMowWx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/06\/14\/2026-06-06T132010Z_768217151_RC2DOLAQ232D_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-WEDDING.JPG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/06\/14\/2026-06-06T132010Z_768217151_RC2DOLAQ232D_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-WEDDING.JPG?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/06\/14\/2026-06-06T132010Z_768217151_RC2DOLAQ232D_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-WEDDING.JPG?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Harriet Sperling waves from a vehicle as she sits with Peter Phillips\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Harriet Sperling waves from a vehicle as she sits with Peter Phillips<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Reuters<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is often tough parenting alone but although there is a stigma to endure, God is able to step in and turn it for good,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unique relationship between a single mother and her child is forged in the fires of struggles and victories. It\u2019s a bond characterised by a love and survival against the odds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her biography on the site reads: &#8220;Based in Gloucestershire, Harriet Sanders is a freelance writer and works as a paediatric nurse specialist for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nhs\">NHS<\/a>. She is passionate about early brain development in babies and seeing children thrive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Sperling was accompanied into the church on Saturday by her teenage daughter Georgina.<\/p>\n<\/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 www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email It was a fairytale wedding for Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips as they tied the knot in the quaint village of Kemble in Gloucestershire on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2448620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[27155,465590],"class_list":["post-2448619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-royals","tag-top-picture"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Who-is-Harriet-Sperling-The-NHS-nurse-turned-royal-who-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448621,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448619\/revisions\/2448621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}