Peter Phillips shows off new NHS girlfriend at Wimbledon as Royal Family comes out in force

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips enjoyed their first outing at Wimbledon this year

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Dorothy Reddin

By Dorothy Reddin


Published: 10/07/2024

- 18:14

Princess Anne's son recently went through a breakup

Peter Phillips showed off his new NHS girlfriend at Wimbledon as the Royal Family came out in force on Wednesday.

Phillips, 46, was joined by his step-aunt Queen Camilla, his sister Zara Tindall, and his cousin-in-law's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton at the SW19 tennis competition.


This followed a week and a half with no appearances from senior members of the Royal Family at Wimbledon, except for Princess Beatrice on Tuesday.

Sperling, 44, looked gorgeous in a silk waterlily-print maxi dress from the designer brand Me + Em.

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips step out at Wimbledon

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The dress retails for a whopping £375, and comes with a "detachable bandeau top", according to the product description.

Phillips, the eldest child of Princess Anne, began dating Sperling, an NHS nurse, earlier this year.

The royal had recently broken up with a woman named Lindsay Wallace, whom he began dating in 2022.

In addition, he was previously married to Autumn Phillips, 46, before the couple split in 2020 with their divorce being finalised the following year.

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips began dating this year

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The ex-couple continues to share co-parenting duties with their two children, Savannah, 13, and Isla, 12.

Peter and Autumn initially tied the knot in 2008, with the royal becoming the first grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II to get married.

His mother, Princess Anne, loaned a stunning royal tiara to Autumn for the special day at St George's Chapel.

Phillips's appearance at Wimbledon on Wednesday follows his outing at the Grand Prix over the weekend.

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips was previously married to Autumn Phillips who he divorced in 2021

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Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips

Sperling looked lush in a £375 dress from Me + Em

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His outing at the Grand Prix was his first public appearance since the Princess Royal was discharged from hospital following a concussion.

Princess Anne, 73, suffered a blow to the head from a horse on her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire last month.

She is now resting at her home and being cared for by her two children and her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence.

Anne and Timothy tied the knot in 1992, the same year the princess's divorce from her ex-husband Captain Mark Phillips was finalised.

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