All About Peter Phillips' Wife Harriet Phillips

Mark Phillips and Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips, debuted his romance with his now-wife Harriet Phillips (née Sperling) at the May 2024 Badminton Horse Trials. The couple enjoyed their rather low-key date as they donned casual clothes and strolled around holding hands. Peter and Harriet's happiness caught the eye of several attendees, one of whom disclosed to The Sun: "They looked completely smitten and he was grinning from ear to ear." The onlooker also stated that Harriety was equally loved-up and neither of them seemed keen to hide their newfound love. Ultimately, they surmised, "They looked extremely close and seemed like they had known each other for some time." The couple was equally content when they attended the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo the following month. In photos obtained by Hello! magazine, they shared several hugs and kisses.

It appeared like their relationship was getting more serious too, as Peter's two daughters, Isla and Savannah, who come from Peter's marriage to ex-wife Autumn Kelly, were also in attendance. An eyewitness noted that Harriet already seemed quite close to the girls and even snapped photos with them. The source also recounted a sweet display of their growing bond as the NHS pediatric nurse specialist cheered Savannah up when she looked upset, unsurprisingly gushing, "They're a tight unit, very quickly, they seem to be a bit of a family. Harriet seems very motherly and very good with the kids." Here's everything we know about the new Mrs. Phillips.

Given Harriet Phillips' work experience as an National Health Service pediatric nurse specialist, it's no wonder that she managed to quickly form a strong bond with her beau, Peter Phillips', children. According to her Woman Alive profile, which is under her maiden name, Sanders, Harriet also works as a freelance writer. In March 2024, she put her talents to good use and penned an essay for Woman Alive detailing her life as a single mom. The pediatric nurse specialist admitted that she initially felt terrified about the prospect of raising her daughter alone because she didn't have much to rely on elsewhere. However, she eventually found a silver lining in the situation, pointing out, "In the absence of material security, I discovered the strength and life that comes from true selfless love. A love that is able to be solely devoted to your child." 

Harriet also gushed about how the highs and lows had equally helped reinforce her bond with her kid, noting, "My daughter and I journeyed 10 years with only each other. I liken us to an island and it has often felt hard to imagine anyone joining that island." Later in the essay, she also confirmed that her experience as a single mother had strengthened her Christian faith. The article seems to have been a rare occasion of Harriet affording the world a glimpse into her ultra private life as she keeps an incredibly low profile on social media. In fact, her personal Instagram account has been removed completely, perhaps with the intention of updating it to reflect Harriet's new life within The Firm.

Peter Phillips and Harriet Phillips debuted their romance a mere month after he got out of a 3-year-long relationship with Lindsay Wallace. According to the Daily Mail, Wallace and Peter's connection goes way back as the former couple first met when they attended Gordonstoun School, where he was three years her senior. Their paths crossed again at a 2021 reunion, and Wallace and Peter started dating shortly afterward. At the time of their split, in April 2024, an insider divulged to Hello! magazine: "Peter and Lindsay made the difficult decision to separate as they were spending less time together with work and family commitments." Despite the short gap between the two relationships, Peter and Harriet's love appears to be the real deal. In fact, even body language expert Judi James informed the Daily Mail that they appeared to be completely infatuated with each other at the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo. 

After viewing photos of them from the event, which took place in June 2024, she asserted, "Harriet seems so emphatically keen to get Peter's undivided attention here at a very public event, almost as though she wants to mark her territory by showing off how besotted they are with each other." The body language expert believed that the royal had also expressed affection for his partner through his facial features. Likewise, James reckoned that the couple was in the honeymoon stage of their relationship as they, once again, weren't shy with their PDA. Ultimately, it seems like the third time might be the charm when it comes to Peter's busy love life.

June of 2026 was an event-filled month for the British royal family. First and foremost, there was the much-anticipated Trooping the Colour parade, during which Queen Camilla proved that rewearing an outfit doesn't have to be boring, and where spectators marveled at how much Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis had grown. Just a week earlier, King Charles III, Camilla, and other family members gathered for the wedding of Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne, to Harriet Sperling. Alas, Prince William and Prince Harry didn't reunite at Peter's wedding. Despite the groom's past efforts to bring the warring brothers together, he opted not to invite the royal defector. 

The beautiful, low-key event marked the first-ever remarriage of one of the late Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren. Peter Phillips was formerly married to Autumn Kelly, with whom he still shares a friendly relationship. This was also Harriet's second marriage, having split from first husband Antonio St. John Sperling some time earlier. Their blended family now consists of Peter's two daughters, Savannah and Isla Phillips, and Harriet's daughter, Georgina, all of whom served as her bridesmaids (the royals typically have young family members as their wedding attendants). 

Like his mother and uncle before him, Peter seems to have found true love second time around. He and Harriet have been virtually inseparable from the time they met, and the couple's engagement was notably short — just a little under 10 months from popping the question to walking down the aisle. 

Not even a spot of typical British rain could spoil the day for Peter Phillips and Harriet Phillips when they wed on June 6, 2026, in an intimate ceremony at All Saints Church in the charming Cotswolds town of Cirencester. The bride was radiant in a lace-detailed gown by Emilia Wickstead, which she accessorized with a Pragnell diamond tiara and earrings and Jimmy Choo pumps. Harriet's wedding band joined the engagement ring on which Princess Anne's son dropped some serious coin: Diamond expert Mike Fried of The Diamond Pro told The List exclusively that the sparkler easily cost at least $100,000. In a lovely sentimental touch, Harriet carried a bouquet that included lilies of the valley, a special favorite of the late Queen Elizabeth II. 

As Princess Catherine and Meghan Markle could tell you, marrying into The Firm means making certain concessions to royal protocol. In this case, one of them involved getting permission from a vicar of the Church of England to remarry within the church. Harriet not only took her new husband's name, but also kept to much older tradition when the couple attended Royal Ascot just days after the wedding. Her name badge notably read "Mrs. Peter Phillips" rather than "Mrs. Harriet Phillips." She arrived at the event in grand style, riding in an open carriage next to her mother-in-law, Princess Anne.

Harriet is sure to enjoy many such royal privileges in the years to come, but sadly, one in particular is destined to elude her. As of this writing, Peter is a far-distant 19th in the line of succession to the throne, way behind even his disgraced uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. So Harriet will never live in the palace, but her new husband is sure to treat her like a queen nonetheless.