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i5 Media/PA MediaKing Charles’s nephew Peter Phillips has announced his engagement to NHS nurse Harriet Sperling.
A photo showing Ms Sperling showing off her engagement ring as she embraces the son of the Princess Royal, Princess Anne has been released to mark the occasion.
A statement released on behalf of the couple said: “Both families were informed jointly of the announcement and were delighted with the wonderful news of their engagement.”
A date for the wedding has not been set.
Mr Phillips has two daughters, Savannah and Isla Phillips, from his first marriage to Autumn Phillips. They had married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in 2008 and divorced in 2021.
“Mr Peter Phillips, 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 Gloucestershire, have today confirmed their official engagement,” the statement said.
The King, Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have also been informed of the announcement.
PA MediaSpeculation around Mr Phillips and Ms Sperling’s relationship began more than a year a go when they were spotted together at social events.
Most recently Mr Phillips and Ms Sperling attended Royal Ascot in June as guests of the King and Queen.
The couple took part in the traditional carriage procession the Royal Family make onto the racecourse to signal the start of the day.
Last month they were also present at Prince William’s charity fundraising polo matches and in the Royal Box at Wimbledon last month.
Princess Anne rejected royal titles for her son and his sister Zara, and they are not “working royals”.
