Harriet Sperling, girlfriend of Peter Phillips, in Scotland for the “Balmoral Test”: that’s what it is

August, for the British Royal Family, it means above all Balmoral. It is here, in the Scottish castle so loved by the queen Elizabeth II, That King Charles III and the Regina Camilla They invited the closest members of the family to spend a few days together before returning to the commitments ever.

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips in Ascot.

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And this year the eyes are all focused on Harriet Sperlinggirlfriend of Peter Phillips, first -born of the Princess Anna. The announcement of the official engagement came last August 1 and, waiting to know the wedding date, the forty -five year old, a pediatric nurse at the Aredine London Children’s Hospital is undergoing what is known as the “Balmoral Test”, a sort of general test to test its ability to adapt to the habits of the royal family.

Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anna, announces her engagement with Harriet Sperling

The first nephew of the deceased Queen Elizabeth II made the marriage proposal in Harriet Sperling

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Peter Phillips with his girlfriend

The test, in reality, is more a game than a serious thing. It is, in fact, a sort of quiz on the royal protocol, But not only that: the future bride will be involved in various outdoor activities, he will have to change his clothes several times a day, he will have to drink and do anything the future relatives will ask her. In short, a sort of initiation test proof, moreover, Royal Family is a real clan that follows all its own rules and that non -experts may appear to be decidedly bizarre.

Harriet Sperling

The couple announced the engagement on August 1st.

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Despite the difficulty that anyone could encounter in order to impress the royal, Harriet Sperling has a great advantage from his: Peter Phillips It is not a prominent royal, as it does not officially work for the monarchy, it does not have a title and compared to the cousin William, heir to the throne, he really has the opportunity to live a normal life, like that of anyone else British (he is 19th in a succession line). Forty -seven years, after the divorce from the first wife Autumn Kelly (was finalized in 2021) from which he had his daughters Savannah, 14 years, e Isla, 13, started attending Harriet, which would have been immediately highly appreciated in the family. “Everyone knows that Peter is in love and his family has accepted Harriet, so he will probably overcome the notorious Balmoral test with flying colors”, he told an insider al Daily Mail. They were decidedly more demanding of Lady Diana and Kate Middleton tests, passed without problems, while it seems that Sarah Ferguson had some problems. The test is not reserved only for those who aspire to enter the family but also to other categories of visitors: Cherie Blair and before her Margareth Thatcher, for example, passed it with some difficulties, such as fans of The Crown They will surely remember.

He also failed the test Wallis Simpson, future wife of King Edoardo VII, who would have abdicated for her: legend wants that According to her, the tartan rugs should have disappeareda true heresy for the Scottish castle of the Windsor family. It is not known precisely to when this famous test dates back, but it seems that the mother of Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Bowes-,, and Prince Filippo were also subjected to you. Lovers of outdoor life, the countryside and horses had no problem coming out winners from the famous tests, just as Harriet Sperling would now be doing. Who knows how the Meghan Markle test went. Considering how the story ended, perhaps the sufficiency was narrow …

Source: Vanity Fair

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