Inside Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling’s royal blended family: After their Easter service debut, how their daughters showed a close bond – and the NHS nurse was inspired by Kate

Peter Phillips and his blushing bride-to-be, Harriet Sperling, officially began a new chapter in their relationship at the Royal Family‘s Easter Sunday service at Windsor.

King Charles and Queen Camilla led senior members of The Firm, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, for the traditional service at St George’s Chapel on April 5.

While Princess Beatrice and Eugenie were notably absent in the wake of their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s disgrace, there was a welcome new addition as Peter Phillips’ soon-to-be stepdaughter made her royal debut.

Ahead of their nuptials in June, Peter, 48, and his NHS nurse fiancée introduced Harriet’s daughter, Georgina, for the first time at yesterday’s high-profile outing.

Harriet shares Georgina, 13, with her former husband, fitness instructor Antonio St John Sperling.

The teenager has never been seen publicly before Easter Sunday, when Peter’s daughters from his first marriage walked alongside Georgina in a touching display of sisterly solidarity.

Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14, whom Peter shares with his ex-wife, Autumn Kelly, flanked Georgina protectively as they walked past photographers – just days after Princess Anne’s son and Harriet revealed they will tie the knot on June 6.

The joint appearance sent a strong message of unity and support for the upcoming wedding as a new royal blended family stepped into the spotlight after Princess Beatrice broke the mould following her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

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Peter Phillips and his blushing bride-to-be, Harriet Sperling, officially began a new chapter in their relationship at the Royal Family’s traditional Easter Sunday service at Windsor

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Ahead of their nuptials in June, Peter, 48, and his NHS nurse fiancée publicly introduced Harriet’s daughter, Georgina (centre), at yesterday’s high-profile outing. She is seen alongside Peter’s daughters from his first marriage to Autumn Kelly as Georgina walked in with Savannah and Isla Phillips

Beatrice has described Edo’s 10-year-old son, Christopher ‘Wolfie’ Woolf, with ex-fiancé Dara Huang as her ‘bonus’ child. American architect Dara is on good terms with her ex and Beatrice, who also share two daughters, Sienna Elizabeth, four, and one-year-old Athena Rose.

Now, Harriet and Peter are set to bring their families together after their wedding in June.

Despite divorcing Peter in 2019, his first wife, Autumn has remained close to the royals and resided at Anne’s Gatcombe Estate for some time after the split, in the interests of their daughters, Savannah and Isla.

After Peter’s whirlwind romance, the family of four will welcome two others: Harriet, 45, and her daughter, Georgia, who was born in 2012.

While Peter introduced Harriet to Savannah and Isla shortly after they started dating in May 2024, it is understood that Georgina met the royal family at Balmoral last year.

Harriet has previously spoken candidly of her struggles as a single mother.

In a moving first-person essay for Women Alive, she revealed how she and Georgina survived ‘against the odds’ as they ‘journeyed 10 years with only each other’ while she juggled parenting with working on the NHS frontline.

She also confessed that it ‘has often felt hard to imagine’ anyone else coming into their lives in the piece that was published in March 2024.

Soon after, however, Harriet met Peter when their paths crossed at a sporting event.

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Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling will tie the knot in a private ceremony at All Saints Church in Kemble, Cirencester, on June 6

The late Queen’s ‘favourite grandson’ had just broken up with Scottish businesswoman Lindsay Wallace and quickly became besotted with Harriet.

They confirmed their relationship in May 2024 when they were seen strolling hand-in-hand at the Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire.

Born Harriet Eleanor Sander to Mary Hoskins and Rupert Sanders, the 46-year-old has three siblings, Nicholas, Louisa, and Rebecca.

According to an online bio, the NHS nurse is ‘passionate about early brain development in babies and seeing children thrive’, Tatler reported.

She has previously reflected on being a single mother in a poignant essay for Woman Alive, a Christian monthly magazine for women, in which she admitted ‘resources were scarce and the future was uncertain’ at the beginning.

Harriet wrote: ‘In the earlier years of my journey as a single mother to my daughter, resources were scarce, and the future was uncertain.

‘Yet, 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.’

She added: ‘This extraordinary bond between a single mother and her daughter, marked by a mix of joy, challenges and unwavering love, is a testament to the strength of the human spirit.

‘It’s a reminder that sometimes, when we think “we have nothing, we actually have everything” we need.’

Shortly after, she met Peter as the Daily Mail’s Editor-at-large Richard Kay reported friends of the couple saying, ‘This is a romance moving at pace.

‘They are so comfortable together, they look like they have known each other for ages.’

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Harriet chatting with her soon-to-be mother-in-law Princess Anne as they attended Royal Ascot together last June

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Harriet also chatted with King Charles and Queen Camilla

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Harriet and Peter recently enjoyed a race day double date with Zara and Mike Tindall, when they attended day four of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival together

High society bible Tatler reported that Peter introduced his then-girlfriend to his daughters, Savannah and Isla, during their second date at the Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire.

Eyewitnesses reported the girls joined Harriet and Peter for lunch during their second public date at the Beaufort Polo Club, after the couple were photographed looking absolutely smitten with each other.

Harriet, now set to become the first single mother to marry into the royal family, has been warmly welcomed into the fold by Princess Anne and Peter’s sister Zara.

Ahead of their engagement last August, Harriet was seen laughing with King Charles and chatting with Zara Tindall, as well as Princess Beatrice, when they attended Royal Ascot.

She was given the ultimate seal of approval as Harriet arrived at the racecourse in Berkshire in the official carriage procession with senior royals.

Now a regular at Wimbledon and Cheltenham alike, Harriet has also earned praise for her fashion choices that appear to be inspired by the Princess of Wales’s immaculate royal style.

For her first royal Easter service, Harriet took a leaf out of Kate’s playbook as she wore pieces from four of her favourite brands.

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From left to right: Isla Phillips, Georgina, and Savannah Phillips at yesterday’s Royal Easter service

She picked a cornflower blue polka dot co-ord designed by Beulah London, a label Kate has worn for everything from polo matches to overseas visits.

Harriet paired the set with earrings from one of Kate’s most-worn jewellery brands, Kiki Mcdonough, and pumps from Emmy London – a staple in the princess’s shoe cupboard.

She finished the glamorous look with a hat from royal-approved Jane Taylor. The milliner has designed some of Kate’s most famous headpieces, including ones worn at Prince Louis’s christening in 2018 and the Duchess of Kent’s funeral last year.

This isn’t the first time Harriet has turned to the Princess for style inspiration.

When she joined her future sister-in-law Zara at the Cheltenham Festival last month, Harriet channelled Kate in Suzannah London’s Winchester coat dress – a favourite of the princess.

She picked a handbag from Anya Hindmarch, one of Kate’s go-to designers, and finished the look with black suede boots by Penelope Chilvers.

Kate has a soft spot for a pair of brown tasselled boots from the brand that she was first photographed wearing in 2004.

One year after they began dating, Peter and Harriet announced their engagement last August. Earlier this month, the couple revealed they would exchange vows during a private ceremony at All Saints Church, Kemble, on June 6.

Former royal butler Grant Harrold previously told the Daily Mail that he is almost certain the pair will not be restrained by traditional royal protocol.

Acknowledging that times are ‘very different’ now, he said: ‘Historically, yes, royal weddings, if you’re divorced and you got married again, it was always a much more low key affair.’

Yet, while Peter is seemingly unlikely to abide by all of the traditions of the Firm on the big day, Mr Harrold is confident that Peter and Harriet will likely enjoy an ‘all-white wedding’.

He adds: ‘I think he’ll still want to do things even though he’s the divorcee. I still think it will be a full-blown white wedding affair. I think it’s very different times, so they can either go for a low key or a high profile. It’ll be entirely up to them at the time.’

It is also thought that Princess Anne’s ex-husband and Peter’s father, Captain Mark Phillips, will be in attendance.

Mark – who got divorced from the Princess Royal in 1992 – was seen at Peter’s first wedding to Autumn Kelly in 2008 and even posed for a family portrait alongside his former wife.