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Harriet Sperling discussed her June 6 wedding to Peter Phillips in an interview with Hello! magazine. She described a reception at Gatcombe Park with live music, lamb raised on the estate and tiramisu instead of a traditional wedding cake.
Harriet Sperling has discussed her June 6 wedding to Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne, describing a reception at Gatcombe Park with live music, champagne and tiramisu instead of a traditional wedding cake. In an interview with Hello! magazine, reported by Marie Claire, Sperling said the sun came out for the garden gathering after rain earlier in the day.
Sperling said the couple held their reception in the garden of Princess Anne’s estate. “We had the reception in the garden of Gatcombe, and the sun came out; it was amazing,” she told Hello!. She described it as a family gathering and said the event focused on the couple rather than being a formal royal occasion.
The reception included live music, canapes and champagne. Dinner featured lamb raised on the Gatcombe estate, according to Sperling. Instead of a conventional wedding cake, the couple chose “a huge tiramisu.” She said guests danced to a live band and that the party ended at midnight.
Sperling said she did not give a speech; Phillips did. King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the wedding ceremony, she told Hello!, then left for the Epsom Derby. Sperling also discussed her daughter, Georgina, who was present alongside Phillips’s daughters, Savannah and Isla. She said the 14-year-old handled the public attention calmly.
A Reception at Gatcombe Park
The interview provides an account of a private family celebration connected to the wider Royal Family. The couple did not release photographs of the reception, so Sperling’s comments provide details about the gathering after the ceremony.
Her description presents the reception as an informal event at a family home, with food sourced from the estate and dancing. The details concern the celebration and do not indicate a statement about royal policy or protocol. The wedding drew attention because Phillips is Princess Anne’s only son and senior royals attended the ceremony.
Sperling’s comments about the children provide context about the family gathering, but do not establish how the family will approach future public appearances. The interview shares some details of a reception the couple had otherwise kept private.
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From Church Ceremony to Garden Reception
Phillips and Sperling married on June 6 at All Saints’ Church in Kemble, England. Marie Claire’s report describes rainy weather during the day and says the sun appeared by the time guests gathered at Gatcombe Park for the reception. The couple was photographed outside the church with Sperling’s daughter and Phillips’s daughters.
Sperling wore a gown by Emilia Wickstead for the ceremony, according to the report. King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the service before departing for the Epsom Derby. The source describes the reception as private and says the couple did not release photographs from it; Sperling’s Hello! interview provides her account of the celebration.
Sperling has a daughter, Georgina, from her first marriage. Phillips has two daughters, Savannah and Isla. Sperling’s account describes the wedding as a gathering that included their children, without providing further details about the private arrangements beyond her comments.
“We had the reception in the garden of Gatcombe, and the sun came out; it was amazing.”
— Harriet Sperling, speaking to Hello! magazine
Details Not Included in the Interview Report
The report includes Sperling’s recollections but does not provide the full guest list, the number of attendees or a detailed reception schedule. It also does not give the interview’s publication date, beyond identifying it as her first interview about the wedding.
The couple did not release reception photographs, and the reported details are based on Sperling’s account to Hello!, as summarized by Marie Claire. The source does not provide independent confirmation of the menu, entertainment or end time. It includes no additional comments from Phillips about the reception.
No Further Wedding Plans Reported
The interview is the latest public account of the wedding in the supplied material. Neither the source report nor Sperling’s quoted remarks announce another event or a planned release of photographs. The couple has not said in the material whether they will share further details about the reception.
The public details available here are the June 6 ceremony and Sperling’s account of the gathering at Gatcombe Park. Further information about the guest list, reception arrangements or family plans would require additional statements from the couple or their representatives.
Key Questions
When did Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips marry?
They married on June 6 at All Saints’ Church in Kemble, England, according to the source report.
Where was the wedding reception held?
Sperling said the reception took place in the garden at Gatcombe Park, Princess Anne’s estate.
What did the couple serve instead of a traditional wedding cake?
Sperling said they served a huge tiramisu instead of a conventional wedding cake.
Did King Charles and Queen Camilla attend?
Yes. Sperling told Hello! that King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the ceremony and then left for the Epsom Derby.
Were photographs of the reception released?
The report says the couple did not release photographs of the private reception. Sperling’s interview provides the reported details about the gathering.
Source: marieclaire.com
