Senior royals attended the wedding of Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling. The event occurs amid public controversy over a report revealing Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie lived rent-free in royal palaces.
Senior British royals, including King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, and Kate, gathered for the wedding of Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anne, to paediatric nurse Harriet Sperling. The private ceremony was also attended by Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice. Their attendance occurs amidst public controversy stemming from a National Audit Office report that revealed Beatrice and Eugenie lived rent-free in royal palaces for years. Peter Phillips, the late Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grandson, is 19th in line to the throne and works in sports management, undertaking no official royal duties. His first marriage to Autumn Kelly ended in divorce in 2021.
The attendance of senior royals at a wedding while facing public scrutiny over their living arrangements highlights ongoing questions about royal finances and public perception.