Inside ‘smitten’ Peter Phillips’ relationship with Harriet Sperling who bears resemblance to his ex-partner and ex-wife
THE King’s nephew is in a new relationship with a nurse who looks very similar to his ex partner and wife.
Peter Phillips was revealed by The Sun just a month ago to have ended his previous three-year romance with Lindsay Wallace, 43.
The 46-year-old businessman – son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips – spent the weekend strolling hand-in-hand at Badminton with girlfriend Harriet Sperling.
Harriet, a paediatric specialist nurse and freelance writer in her 40s, beamed in a pink maxi dress and shades on Saturday.
A friend of Peter confirmed to The Sun that the royal has met someone recently and they were spending time together, stressing it was too early to be anything more.
Sources said his relationship with Lindsay simply “ran its course”.
STRIKING RESEMBLANCE
Harriet bears a striking resemblance to both Lindsay and Peter’s ex-wife Autumn Kelly, 46.
All three women sport long blonde hair and dark eyes.
Peter and Harriet watched the cross-country horse riding from a sponsor’s tent before leaving in a vehicle with Peter’s daughters Savannah, 13, and Isla, 12.
Yesterday they were back at the swish Gloucestershire event, where Peter shared a warm greeting with Queen Camilla.
It is unclear whether Harriet has been formally introduced to the Queen, or Peter’s mum and stepdad Sir Tim Laurence.
He and Canadian-born Autumn, mum to their two girls, announced their engagement in 2007 and wed in 2008.
But in February 2020 they confirmed they had split the previous year.
Their 13-year marriage ended with divorce in June 2021.
Peter met Lindsay, an ex-classmate of sister Zara, at £45,000-a-year Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland.
They reconnected at a 2019 reunion and The Sun revealed they had started dating in March 2021.
The relationship became so serious that Lindsay was introduced to his gran, the late Queen Elizabeth II, at Windsor Castle in January 2022.
A witness said of Peter and Harriet: “They looked completely smitten and he was grinning from ear to ear.“He looked like the cat that got the cream and acted without a care in the world.“He didn’t seem to mind who saw them together.
“She looked very happy and relaxed in his company and pleased to be shown off at one of the biggest social events in the equestrian world.
“His love life has certainly taken some very public twists and turns in recent years.
“But they looked extremely close and seemed like they had known each other for some time.
“They certainly seemed very happy and appeared to be over any past relationship woes.”
NO ROYAL TITLE
Despite being the eldest grandchild of the late Queen, Peter was not given a 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 by standing between his cousins, warring William and Harry.
Last Christmas he did not join the other royals at Sandingham.
Away from royal life he has run several firms and last year reportedly wanted to open an ice rink at Kensington Palace.
A spokesman for Peter declined to comment last night.