Kings nephew Peter Phillips engaged to NHS nurse

King Charless nephew Peter Phillips has announced his engagement to NHS nurse Harriet Sperling.

A photo showing Ms Sperling showing off her engagement ring as she embraces the son of the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, has been released to mark the occasion.

A statement released on behalf of the couple said: "Both families were informed jointly of the announcement and were delighted with the wonderful news of their engagement."

A date for the wedding has not been set.

Their statement said: "Mr Peter Phillips, the son of HRH The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and Ms Harriet Sperling, daughter of the late Mr Rupert Sanders and Mrs Mary Sanders of Gloucestershire, have today confirmed their official engagement."

The King, Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have also been informed of the announcement.

Speculation around Mr Phillips and Ms Sperlings relationship began more than a year ago when they were spotted together at social events.

Most recently Mr Phillips and Ms Sperling attended Royal Ascot in June as guests of the King and Queen.

The couple took part in the traditional carriage procession the Royal Family make onto the racecourse to signal the start of the day.

Last month they were also present at Prince Williams charity fundraising polo matches and in the Royal Box at Wimbledon.

Ms Sperling has a daughter and previously wrote in Christian magazine Woman Alive about life as a single parent. She is reported to be a distant relation of the Duke of Gloucester through her late father.

Mr Phillips has two daughters, Savannah and Isla Phillips, from his first marriage to Autumn Phillips. They had married at St Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle in 2008 and divorced in 2021.

He is 19th in the line of succession to the British throne.

But Princess Anne rejected royal titles for her son and his sister Zara, and they are not "working royals".