The royal family have begun to arrive in the Cotswolds for the wedding of the Princess Royal’s son Peter Phillips.
The King and Queen, the Princess of Wales, Zara and Mike Tindall and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have all been pictured arriving in the small village of Kemble, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, for the private nuptials on Saturday.
Mr Phillips is the late Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest (and, according to some, favourite) grandson.
He is the King’s nephew, William and Harry’s first cousin, the brother of Zara, and the son of Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips.
His engagement to NHS nurse Harriet Sperling, who he began dating in 2024, was announced in August last year.
It is not known whether an invitation was extended to Mr Phillips’s cousin Harry, Meghan and their children, amid reports the Sussexes were left off the guest list.
Harry and Mr Phillips were close when younger but it is reported they have lost touch, with the duke, who has a longstanding rift with his brother William, moving to the US, from where he has criticised members of his family and the royal institution.
Members of the public and media have gathered in the Gloucestershire village.
Metal barriers have been erected and roads closed around All Saints Church, which sits in the heart of the village, about four miles south of Cirencester.
Rain was forecast in the area on Saturday, with those waiting in the morning standing under sunshine and showers.
Local residents gathered at the cordon, with many describing their hopes of seeing senior members of the royal family arriving.
Sarah and Jez Smith came from their home in nearby Poole Keynes to watch the royal wedding with their dog Ziggy.
They joined dozens of other wellwishers at the cordon in Kemble.
Mrs Smith said: “It is something that doesn’t happen normally on your doorstep.
“It’s a great thing to come and watch.
“It’s really important that it is a local church for Harriet.
“I think it’s great that they’ve chosen to come locally.”
