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It’s Roland Mouret for the Princess of Wales and the Bride Wore Emilia Wickstead

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It’s Roland Mouret for the Princess of Wales and the Bride Wore Emilia Wickstead

The Princess of Wales chose a Roland Mouret dress for today’s wedding of Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling. 

Mr. Phillips is Princess Anne’s son and the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. Below, the King and Queen as they arrived at All Saints Church, Kemble, Circenster, about 90 minutes from Windsor.

A wider shot of the Prince and Princess of Wales as they arrived for today’s nuptials. 

Chris Ship of ITV shared a video of the couple as they arrived. 

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

The mother of the groom, the Princess Royal. 

The groom’s father, Captain Mark Phillips (right), and Florence Standaert, a Belgian equestrian. 

The groom’s sister, Zara Tindall, her husband, Mike, and their daughters, Mia and Lena, are greeted upon arrival. 

The groom’s cousins, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, with their husbands, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (2nd from right) and Jack Brooksbank (far left).

David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (Princess Margaret’s son), and Isabelle de La Bruyère.

Lady Sarah Chatto (Princess Margaret’s daughter) as she arrived. 
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie with the Tindall girls.

And now for a look at the bride, NHS pediatric nurse, Harriet Sperling. 

She is followed by her bridesmaids, her daughter, Georgina, and Peter Phillips’ daughters, Savannah and Isla Phillips. 

More from the BBC’s coverage. 

There were shouts of “hip hip hooray” as bride Sperling arrived along with her three bridesmaids, Phillips’ children Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14, as well as Sperling’s teenage daughter Georgina.

Phillips and Sperling began dating in 2024 after he split with his first wife, Autumn Kelly, in 2020. The pair’s engagement was announced in August last year.

ITV’s Chris Ship posted a video of the bride arriving. 

A closer view of the bride, wearing an Emilia Wickstead gown, and the bridesmaids, also in Emilia Wickstead.  

This is the second marriage for both the bride and groom. We learn more from this Telegraph story. 

It has been just two years since the paediatric nurse, a devout Christian, made her public debut at the Badminton Horse Trials, hand in hand with her new beau, the Princess Royal’s 48-year-old son Peter Phillips. The pair had only recently met, through their daughters, at a local sports fixture in Gloucestershire, but it was immediately clear this was no fleeting romance.

And details about the ceremony come from this Hello article.

Her bridal bouquet, created by florist Millie Richardson, included sweet peas, myrtle – a tradition in Ms Sperling’s family and for the royal family – and lily of the valley.

She was walked down the aisle by her brother Nicholas Sanders, in honour of their late father Rupert Sanders. Her mother, Mary, was at the church, along with her sisters Rebecca and Louisa.

The bridesmaids’ headpieces were also made with Lily of the Valley.

Below, the couple after they exchanged vows.

More about the bride’s gown by Emilia Wickstead from this British Vogue piece.

The white column dress featured a square neck and a delicate lace overjacket fitted above the waist adorned with delicate wildflower embroidery across its long sleeves and sheer high neck, culminating in a captivating, almost 10 foot-long scallop-hemmed train.

“We aligned on something authentic, traditional, and modern,” the designer told British Vogue of the dress, which was crafted across several months and hundreds of hours of atelier work. It is imbued with personal symbolism and exquisite historical references: the lace pays tribute to the local florals where the bride and groom both grew up, and the train was inspired by a 19th century silhouette. As noted by Wickstead, the dress is made of Italian ivory crepe, which, while not so often seen in bridal designs, beautifully “moulds to the body.”

The Telegraph posted a video of the couple after the ceremony. 

Her tiara and earrings are by Pragnell, the family-run London jeweler that designed her engagement ring.

More on the tiara via the Pragnall site. 

This intricate tiara dazzles the eye by showcasing a design typical of both the Edwardian and Deco periods – which is very rare in all jewellery. Diamonds highlight a festoon of glittering laurel leaves and articulated floral motifs, bearing great resemblance to the tiara owned by The Princess Royal, in the official photograph celebrating her fiftieth birthday in 2000.

Favoured as a bridal headpiece and owned by the Pragnell family, this delicate tiara has been worn by generations of Pragnell family members and was present at the Coronation of both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.

The bride’s custom ivory satin heels are by Jimmy Choo.

Below, the Princess of Wales is partially sheltered by an umbrella her husband holds over her after the ceremony wrapped up. 

Now for a quick look at some of the ensembles worn by guests at today’s wedding, beginning with the Queen. She was in a cream ensemble with a scalloped coat atop a coordinating dress. 

The mother of the bride, seen below with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. The Princess Royal’s floral yellow dress dates back to 1986; it was topped by a gold jacket and cream shawl.

Write Royalty’s Patricia Treble points out that her hat was worn at Zara Tindall’s christening in 1981.

We learn details about the hat from The Telegraph’s column.

The hat is simple by royal standards but charming nevertheless with a slim but floppy brim with matching cord bow detail. Back in 1981, for the ceremony held at Windsor Castle, the Princess Royal, now 75, matched her yellow hat with a sweet strawberry printed dress.

The Duchess of Edinburgh wore Beulah London, the Yahvi Dress (a style the Princess of Wales has worn in green), with Prada pumps, a Jane Taylor hat, and a Sophie Habsburg bag.  

Zara Tindall wore a design by the Australian brand Rebecca Vallance, the label’s ‘Violeta’ Bow Midi Dress ($795) in Periwinkle Blue, accessorized with a Camilla Rose Millinery headband, an Anya Hindmarch clutch and Emmy London pumps.  

Thank you to Ellie at Royal British Fashion and Royal Fashion Police for sharing ID information. 

Now for our look at what the Princess of Wales wore: a creamy tonal palette, beginning with the Roland Mouret Folded Collar Belted Bouclé Dress ($910, now sold out).

It is crafted from a boucle-knit (bouclé is a textured, nubby fabric) blend of polyester and acrylic. The dress features a faux-buttoning front, a folded collar with fringed trim, inverted pleats, belt loops and self-belt, slip pockets at the side seams, and a hidden back zipper. It is still available on the Roland Mouret site ($1100).

The Princess debuted a new boater-style hat by Jane Taylor London. The Hera Hat ($2217) showcases a bow worn in the back, by the Princess, and in the front on the milliner’s site. It is described as being “crafted from fine straw and elegantly trimmed with a luxurious Italian satin bow. Combining refined structure with feminine detail…this lightweight headpiece is secured with a discreet comb and hair-coloured elastic…”. Thank you to Laura and Kate Middleton Style for this ID.

We saw the return of the Rupert Sanderson Malory heels in kid leather (no longer available), with thanks to Middleton Maven for pointing this out. 

The Princess carried her Forever New Lily Woven Clutch made of vegan-certified material with gold-tone hardware.

The Princess repeated her Kiki McDonough Morganite Earrings and triple-strand Nigel Milne pearl bracelet. The earrings were first noted at the 2017 wedding of the Princess’s sister, Pippa Middleton, and James Matthews. The bracelet originally belonged to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

The Princess also wore a necklace that we’ve not seen before. Carly at Kate Middleton Style notes its similarity to Kiki McDonough’s ‘Grace’ necklace, which showcases a round-cut white topaz gemstone surrounded by a diamond halo. The version online is shown on a chain with diamond spacers, and the Princess’s chain is plain without any adornment or embellishment. I think this is a good possibility. 

I will leave you with one more photo of the bride and groom as they left the church and headed to their reception at Gatcombe Park, Princess Anne’s estate.

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Susan

Saturday 6th of June 2026

I'm not a huge fan of the folded collar on this dress, but it's very much in her wheelhouse. I agree the hair desperately needs a change.

Hate to be a negative Nancy about the bride, but I find her dress very unflattering. There's nothing to break up the long column silhouette going all the way up her neck. The square neckline covered by high-necked lace just doesn't work. It's almost like two different dresses that should never have been put together. But I like the bridesmaids' dresses!

Amy De Rosa

Saturday 6th of June 2026

Always beautiful is Kate. But the hair needs a change.

Emilie

Saturday 6th of June 2026

Catherine looks beautiful as usual. But can we all just take a moment to appreciate the fact that Margaret is wearing a hat nearly half a century later, and this isn’t the first time she’s reached WAY back in her wardrobe, donning an item that is 50-60 years old, talk about putting a spotlight on sustainability!!!

Bev

Saturday 6th of June 2026

@Emilie, I think you meant to say Anne, the Princess Royal…

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