Mike and Zara Tindall enjoyed a double date with Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling at Cheltenham this afternoon.
For the festival’s finale, Princess Anne’s daughter and son both brought their loved ones for a family day out at the races.
The couples smiled and huddled as they posed for photos, kicking off the celebrated Gold Cup Day.
Peter, 48, beamed with his fiancée on his arm – with her stunning engagement ring on display for all to see.
She was regally sophisticated in a tweed, checkered £2,550 coatdress from the brand Suzannah, teamed with a black fascinator and matching shoes.
To accessorise, NHS nurse Harriet, 45, carried a Mortimer clutch in the shade Iceberg. Meanwhile, Peter was dapper in a brown suit and suede shoes – all finished off with a felt hat.
The pair shared sweet glances, looking as loved up as ever at the event.
Meanwhile, Zara, 44, was typically elegant in a burgundy coat worn over a light blue turtleneck – with a fringed, statement handbag to match.
Her husband Mike, 47, opted for a navy suit with golden buttons for the event.
Mike and Zara Tindall enjoyed a double date with Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling at Cheltenham this afternoon
For the festival’s finale, Princess Anne’s daughter and son both brought their loved ones for a family day out at the races
The couple – who had attended every day of the festival since Tuesday – were also spotted helping a wheelchair user.
The royals join other famous arrivals, including Georgia Toffolo, who went for a more casual look for the last day of Cheltenham in a pair of jeans.
The 31-year-old, who found fame on reality series Made in Chelsea and went on to win ITV‘s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, has previously described Cheltenham as the ‘highlight’ of her year.
Georgia has been documenting her style choices for this year’s festival on Instagram and felt she was taking a risk with her laid back look for Friday.
The reality star took to her Instagram to share her outfit which, along with her jeans, featured a black blazer with a faux fur collar and cuffs.
She also sported a dark brown headband and accessorised with a black ‘horn bag’ with a gold horn detail.
Eagle-eyed royal fans may have noted a rather remarkable number of fashion similarities between Zara and Kate, as Harriet opted for a Jane Taylor Selene Hat of rather similar design to once previously worn by the Princess of Wales.
Meanwhile, Harriet’s Penelope Chilvers Sinatra Boots were also rather reminiscent of Kate’s small Stuart Weitzman boot heel from 2017.
Even down to the bag, there were a remarkable number of similarities noted between Harriet and Kate – as Harriet opted for a Anya Hindmarch clutch in the shade Iceberg.
Yet it wasn’t just Kate who Harriet appears to have taken fashion tips from – with both Zara and Harriet’s jackets both designed by Suzannah London. Harriet wore the Winchester Coat Dress while in 2024, Zara opted for the Alabama Coat Dress
The pair shared sweet glances, looking loved up as ever at the event
The couples smiled and huddled as they posed for photos, kicking off the celebrated Gold Cup Day
Meanwhile, Zara, 44, was typically elegant in a burgundy coat worn over a light blue turtleneck – with a fringed, statement handbag to match
The couple – who had attended every day of the festival since Tuesday – were also spotted helping a wheelchair user
It’s been a week of high spirits for Mike and Zara, who yesterday appeared as loved-up as ever while out at the races.
The former rugby ace was snapped gazing adoringly at his royal wife, who was dressed to impress in a chocolate velvet suit, teamed with a lime silk blouse and a rose-detailed green hat.
Looking equally stylish in a check suit and blue shirt, Mike appeared reluctant to take his eyes off Zara as they posed up a storm at the Gloucestershire racecourse.
Adding a touch of glitz to her outfit, Princess Anne‘s daughter completed her glamorous look with a set of delicate drop golden earrings.
The royal equestrian and former Olympian kept her makeup to a minimum, allowing her flawless complexion to shine through a sheer layer of foundation while opting for a swipe of pink lipstick.
Mike and Zara, in her role as Cheltenham Racecourse Director, have attended every day of the festival, joining Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal and Kate’s mother Carole Middleton at Ladies Day on Wednesday.
The Princess of Wales’ 71-year-old mother arrived arm-in-arm with Zara, carrying a chic Hermes ostrich skin Birkin bag with an eye-watering price tag of approximately £20,000, and sporting the same £115 Hicks & Brown fedora Kate once wore at Sandringham in 2020.
Although the Princess wasn’t present at Wednesday’s occasion, Carole was still clearly comfortable in the company of her daughter’s in-laws and was even seen throwing her arms around no-nonsense Princess Anne – who is not usually one for public displays of affection.
But Carole’s appearance on Zara’s arm only further highlighted Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie’s apparent exile from royal life amid the ongoing fallout surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The York sisters were once the ones proudly displayed by the King’s niece. Beatrice joined her cousin Zara in 2024, while Eugenie last joined the royal fold at Cheltenham in 2025.
But it’s unlikely the princesses will be attending the annual four-day festival this year – after they were reportedly banned from joining the Royal Family at their much-loved Royal Ascot in the summer.
For Zara, she instead appeared to rely on the glamour of Kate’s mother for Ladies Day, with the duo seemingly coordinating their outfits for the occasion.
The pair sported near-identical coats, with Zara finishing her outfit with a burgundy blouse, dark brown skirt and black suede boots from Fairfax & Favor.
Meanwhile, the Queen arrived for Ladies Day wearing a camel coat with a brown suede skirt and matching boots as she added a touch of flair with a feather hat by Philip Treacy.
Not long after, the Princess Royal was seen making her way to the course in a forest green ensemble that she paired with a brightly coloured silk scarf.
The senior royals joined thousands of revellers to celebrate the return of Ladies Day after a seven-year break from the cherished festival tradition.
Peter and Harriet, who have been dating since May 2024, officially announced their engagement in July – leaving the nation eagerly anticipating when the next royal wedding could be set to take place.
In a statement to announce their joyous news, it was confirmed that while King Charles and Queen Camilla, alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton, had been ‘informed’ of the engagement, ‘no date has been officially set for the wedding.’
Peter and Harriet, who have been dating since May 2024, officially announced their engagement in July – leaving the nation eagerly anticipating when the next royal wedding could be set to take place
Eagle-eyed royal fans may have noted a rather remarkable number of fashion similarities between Zara and Kate, as Harriet opted for a Jane Taylor Selene Hat of rather similar design to once previously worn by the Princess of Wales
Seeing double! Harriet’s Penelope Chilvers Sinatra Boots were rather reminiscent of Kate’s small Stuart Weitzman boot heel from 2017
Even down to the bag, there were a remarkable number of similarities noted between Harriet and Kate. Harriet opted for a Anya Hindmarch clutch in the shade Iceberg
Yet it wasn’t just Kate who Harriet appears to have taken fashion tips from – with both Zara and Harriet’s jackets both designed by Suzannah London. Harriet wore the Winchester Coat Dress while in 2024, Zara opted for the Alabama Coat Dress
It will not be the first time Peter – nephew of King Charles – has walked down the aisle. In 2008, he said ‘I Do’ to Montreal-born Autumn Kelly in a fairytale ceremony at Windsor’s St George’s Chapel.
The couple, who share two children – Savannah, 14, and Isla, 13, separated in 2019, with their divorce finalised in 2021.
Now, Peter has found love again with fellow divorcee Harriet, 46, who shares a 13-year-old daughter, Georgina, from her first marriage. She herself boasts wealthy connections, sharing a relation to the Duke of Gloucester through her late father, Rupert Sperling.
Peter, 19th in the line of succession, popped the question with a sparkling ring which boasts a subtle but touching tribute to his beloved grandmother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – having been designed by the same jeweller behind her iconic 1946 ring.
Former royal butler Grant Harrold previously told the Daily Mail that he is almost certain the pair will not be restrained by traditional royal protocol.
Acknowledging that times are ‘very different’ now, he said: ‘Historically, yes, royal weddings, if you’re divorced and you got married again, it was always a much more low key affair.’
Yet, while Peter is seemingly unlikely to abide by all of the traditions of the Firm on the big day, Mr Harrold is confident that Peter and Harriet will likely enjoy an ‘all-white wedding.’
He adds: ‘I think he’ll still want to do things even though he’s the divorcee. I still think it will be a full-blown white wedding affair.’
For royal biographer Richard Fitzwilliams, there is no doubt that Peter and Harriet’s wedding will be vastly different from his previous nuptials to Autumn Kelly that left the Royal Family ‘bewildered’.
Harriet herself is known for having strong religious roots – having previously shared how she took great strength from her Christian faith as she battled through the early years of single parenthood when ‘resources were scarce and the future was uncertain.’
In an interview in 2009, she revealed that her ‘faith was always in me, but it was kind of dormant’.
She added: ‘Somehow it didn’t seem relevant to my life in London. But the end of a seven-year relationship was the turning point for me. I went to church as I felt there was something missing.’
In a piece written for Christian magazine Woman Alive last year, she also admitted that she’d often found life as a single parent difficult, but found comfort after turning to her faith.