The King’s nephew Peter Phillips is dating again – just a month after The Sun revealed he had ended his previous three-year romance.
The King’s nephew and Harriet Sperling spent the entire weekend playing badminton, walking arm in arm through the crowd and rarely leaving each other’s side.
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Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling walk hand in hand through the crowd at Badminton Credit: ©Kelvin Bruce
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Peter and Harriet looked ‘enthralled’ as they joined the royal family at the fancy horse trials Credit: ©Kelvin Bruce
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Peter with Lindsay Wallace at Derby 2022 Credit: PA
Harriet, a pediatric specialist nurse and freelance writer in her 40s, glowed in a pink maxi dress and shades on Saturday.
The pair watched the horse ride from the sponsorship tent before leaving in a vehicle with Peter’s daughters Savannah, 13, and Isla, 12.
They returned to the lavish event in Gloucestershire yesterday, where Peter shared a warm greeting with Queen Camilla.
The two royals chatted briefly as glamorous mum Harriet looked on.
It is not clear whether she was officially presented to the Queen or to Peter’s mother Princess Anne and stepfather Sir Tim Laurence.
Peter’s father is Captain Mark Phillips.
His sister Zara Tindall, 42, and her husband Mike, 45, were also at the equestrian party this weekend.
A witness said of Peter and Harriet: “They looked completely charmed and he was grinning from ear to ear.
“He looked like a cat that had been given cream and acted without a care in the world.
“He didn’t seem to mind who saw them together.
The king’s nephew Peter Phillips is divorcing his partner
“She looked very happy and relaxed in his company and pleased to be featured at one of the biggest social events in the equestrian world.
“His love life has certainly had some very public twists and turns in recent years.
“But they seemed very close and it seemed like they had known each other for a while.
“They certainly seemed very happy and seemed to have gotten over any issues from past relationships.”
Peter’s friend confirmed that the king had recently met someone and that they had been spending time together, stressing that it was too early for anything more.
It comes just weeks after divorced Peter, 46, who is 18th in line to the throne, split from his partner of three years, Lindsay Wallace, 43.
‘It ran its course’
Sources told The Sun that the relationship had simply “run its course”.
Harriet bears a striking resemblance to both Lindsay and Peter’s ex-wife Autumn Kelly, 46.
He and Autumn, a Canadian native and mother of their two girls, announced their engagement in 2007 and married in 2008.
But in February 2020, they confirmed that they had divorced the previous year.
Their 13-year marriage ended in divorce in June 2021.
Peter met Lindsay, Zara’s former classmate, at the £45,000-a-year Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland.
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Peter, with his two daughters Savannah and Isla, gestures towards Harriet as he talks to Queen Camilla Credit: Jason Dawso
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Peter and daughter Savannah enjoy the last day of badminton Credit: Reuters
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Queen Camilla holds a book celebrating the 75-year history of the badminton horse competition on the final day of the eventCredit: Reuters
They reconnected at a 2019 reunion and The Sun revealed they started dating in March 2021.
The relationship became so serious that Lindsay was introduced to his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, at Windsor Castle in January 2022.
Later that year, Peter and Lindsay appeared together as a couple at Royal Ascot and the Epsom Derby.
They were also clearly loving each other in a Vogue Australia photo shoot with the Tindalls.
Last summer, Lindsay appeared in the royal box at Wimbledon with Peter and Queen Camilla.
But the couple broke up earlier this year.
No one else is believed to have been involved and the end of their relationship has been described as “amicable”.
Despite being the eldest grandson of the late Queen, Peter was not given the royal title at birth as his parents wanted him and Zara to lead as normal a life as possible.
Peter kept the peace at Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021, standing between his warring cousins William and Harry.
He did not join the other royals at Sandingham last Christmas.
Away from the royal life, he ran several companies, and last year he reportedly wanted to open an ice rink in Kensington Palace.
Peter’s spokesman declined to comment last night.
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Autumn Kelly and Peter reveal their engagement in 2007. Credit: Getty
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