Overview

• Gerard Franklin, Peter’s spokesman, confirmed the engagement in an official communiqué on August 1.
• King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Prince of Wales and the Princess of Wales were informed of the engagement and gave their blessing.
• Peter Phillips, 47 and 19th in line to the throne, will marry for a second time and bring his two daughters from his previous marriage.
• Harriet Sperling, a 45-year-old NHS pediatric nurse and mother of a 13-year-old, has spent the past year integrating into royal circles.
• The couple’s discreet courtship first became public at May 2024’s Badminton Horse Trials and details of the ceremony remain unscheduled.