Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne of England and the eldest son of the late Elizabeth II, announced his engagement to nurse Harriet Sparling on Friday.
“The daughter of Princess Royal’s son Peter Phillips and the late Mark Phillips tain, Captain Mark Phillips and the late Rupert Sanders and Mrs. Mary Sanders of Gloucestershire have confirmed their official involvement,” a couple’s spokesman told CNN in a statement.
“Both families were co-informed about the announcement and were delighted with the great news of their engagement. Their king and queen, princes, princes and princesses have been informed of the announcement.
“There is no official date for the wedding,” the statement added.
The couple first came up with the British celebrity magazine Hello! We have announced our engagement to a photo shoot at.
They were a couple since at least since May 2024 when they were portrayed together at the trial of a badminton horse alongside Phillips’ daughter and Queen Camilla.
Sperling is a pediatric nurse and freelance author at the UK National Health Service, according to an online biographer attached to an article written for women in Christian Magazine Woman last year.
Phillips, 47, was previously married to Fall Kelly, born in Canada. He shared two daughters (age 14) with 13-year-old Isla. They announced their decision in 2020 to share “friendly” divorce and custody of their children.
