Who loves a bride?

The pale creamy pinks shown upthread are beautiful.

Not impressed by Camilla in yet another variation of off-white as a wedding guest.
royalwatcherblog.com/2026/06/06/wedding-of-peter-phillips-and-harriet-sperling/
And in the media reports I've seen, the bride is referred to as Mrs Harriet Sperling. Most divorced women probably find that grates. It is 2026

I think Camilla is wearing yellow Chardy?

Casdon

I think Camilla is wearing yellow Chardy?

Buttermilk yellow is the colour this season

The Queen always choses that hat style.
Don't particularly like it.

I think Camilla rocks a hat, always looks good in them.

Chardy, what is it about the name of Mrs Sperling that you think " grates" with "most divorced women"?

Many divorced women have spent money disassociating themselves from their ex. They stick with his surname because they share it with their children. The 'Mrs' in front of a bride's name seems to draw attention to a past marriage, when the attention should be focused on this new marriage.

Chardy you say "And in the media reports I've seen, the bride is referred to as Mrs Harriet Sperling" and yet that's not the case in the link you've provided. I've not seen her called "Mrs Sperling" anywhere.

I think Camilla looked perfect. It was just right for,the wedding and Epsom as well. Clever woman.
Princess Anne looked a bit wacky, but I expect when she ditched the umbrella, gloves, handbag and changed her dark shoes for something a bit lighter and strappy for dancing, she was perfect too.
The bride a bit OTT for a 2nd wedding with her daughter as bridesmaid. But who cares. Maybe at the reception she took off the veil, and the lacy top and literally let down her hair which is long and pretty. I bet as a family away from the cameras they know how to have fun.
Shame about the rain. Those bridesmaids I expect ditched their sodden shoes. DMs all round.

I thought she looked beautiful.
Loved the dress the fit of it and loved the veil and who cares that it was white

A precedent was set when Prince Harry married. The bride's 2nd marriage, but a white dress.

I know lots of us here were raised during the time when conventional bridal wear, particularly a white wedding dress, was frowned upon for 2nd marriages, but these days, anything goes.

Now, the bride rocks up to a Registry Office in a full blown wedding gown plus all the trimmings. It used to be a suit or a dress and jacket if it wasn't a wedding in a place of worship.

How times change eh?

She is aristocracy, related to the duke of Gloucester, you didnt think her marry a working class nurse did you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I admire Princess Anne and how she works so hard without complaint, but the thought of having her as a mother in law is just a bit terrifying!

It doesn’t seem to bother Mike Tindall though Gandalf, he takes it in his stride, I bet he makes her laugh!

OldFrill

Chardy you say "And in the media reports I've seen, the bride is referred to as Mrs Harriet Sperling" and yet that's not the case in the link you've provided. I've not seen her called "Mrs Sperling" anywhere.

The link I included was for photos. It's just some random person's blog
The first few newspaper social media posts I saw I think referred to her as 'Mrs Harriet Sperling' which mimicked the official notices of engagement and wedding posted by Peter Phillips
I Advanced Googled it just now. Assorted Instagram posts including The Wales's, Hello magazine and various royal watchers and fashion accounts

jakuss

She is aristocracy, related to the duke of Gloucester, you didnt think her marry a working class nurse did you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Her father's cousin married the Duke of Gloucester's mother's sister's daughter
Before her marriage to George V's son, the Duke of Gloucester's mother was Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott

Good luck to them both they both look happy.

I think the dress is horrible! I was shocked when I first saw her in it, she's so attractive but the dress is awful

When i was a teenager our school was opposite a hotel. Every time there was a wedding we'd stand at the gate waiting to see the bride. I'm sure they didn't expect such an audience 🙄

Chardy

jakuss

She is aristocracy, related to the duke of Gloucester, you didnt think her marry a working class nurse did you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Her father's cousin married the Duke of Gloucester's mother's sister's daughter
Before her marriage to George V's son, the Duke of Gloucester's mother was Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott

Not exactly closely related then?

I think she is a lovely happy looking young woman in a beautiful white dress. And why not? White was supposed to denote virginity, how many brides are virgins nowadays? I wish them every happiness.

I wish them both every happiness. It must be hard to start all over again…..

Knittypamela

When i was a teenager our school was opposite a hotel. Every time there was a wedding we'd stand at the gate waiting to see the bride. I'm sure they didn't expect such an audience 🙄

I think I understand that little frisson that we got as a group of teenagers watching the bride arrive or leave with the groom.
Difficult to put a finger on why, but stare we certainly did at some kind of mystical love that we all thought was awesome, in the proper sense of the word!!

ferry23

If I were the Princess Royal, I'd have got my sewing box out and taken up my son's trousers by a good 3 inches.

.. Or he could even have done it himself? Women aren't born sewing stuff for men!