Royals to gather for rural wedding of King's nephew
PAMembers of the royal family are to come together to celebrate the wedding of the Princess Royal's son.
Peter Phillips is set to marry NHS nurse Harriet Sperling during a private ceremony at All Saints Church in Kemble, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on Saturday.
The King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and his sister Zara and her husband Mike Tindall are among those expected to attend.
The late Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grandson announced his engagement in August after the couple began dating in 2024.
Son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, the 48-year-old is 19th in the line of succession to the British throne.
All Saints Church, with its tall spire and quaint brickwork, sits in the heart of the rural village.
Phillips, who is the King's nephew and first cousin to Prince William and Prince Harry, lives nearby on his mother's Gatcombe Park estate in Minchinhampton.
PAAlso expected to attend the nuptials are Phillips' children Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14, as well as Sperling's teenage daughter Georgina.
Phillips' half-sister Stephanie, who was a bridesmaid at his first wedding, is also reported to be joining the congregation, along with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
The wedding falls on the same day as the Epsom Derby, with the King and Queen expected to dash from the ceremony to the racecourse, ready to watch the highlight of the racing season and present the trophy to the winner.
Phillips divorced his first wife Autumn Phillips in 2021 and shares custody of their two children.
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