Peter Phillips married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling in a private wedding at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire, on Saturday, but the scene outside was anything but private.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were greeted by cheers as they arrived, joining the Prince and Princess of Wales, Zara and Mike Tindall, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh for the ceremony. Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice were also pictured arriving with their husbands, Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, while people travelled from around the world to be there.
Phillips, 48, is the son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips and is 19th in line to the throne. He and Sperling began dating in 2024 after his split from Autumn Kelly in 2020, and their engagement was announced in August 2025. The venue sat in the heart of the rural village, where metal barriers went up around the church and road closures were put in place as well-wishers gathered outside.
That contrast was clear in Kemble. Inside All Saints Church, the ceremony was private; outside, the village was preparing for a royal moment that had been known about for months. Zoe Fraser, one local resident, said it was “very exciting having the royal family coming to your village,” and said there had been “lots of bell-ringing practice” as local ringers were used. She also said the village had held a special litter pick to clean it up.
The royal turnout gave the wedding a public scale that matched the interest around it, even before the King and Queen were due to leave for the Epsom Derby later on Saturday to present the trophy to the winner. Kemble got the ceremony it had been waiting for, and the rest of the day was still set to belong to the racecourse.
