The Princess of Wales has found herself a new close ally, reports claim.

Princess Catherine has a new ally, according to reports (Image: Getty)
The Princess of Walesâs new âbiggest allyâ within the Royal Family has been exposed, leaving Meghan Markle, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie out âin the cold,â according to reports. Princess Catherine has long been hailed as the Firmâs âsecret weaponâ with public interest in her increasing.
However, she has been left short of close allies she can work with after Meghan Markleâs sensational exit in 2020 for a new life in America and Beatrice and Eugenieâs laying low after their parentsâ humiliation with Jeffrey Epstein. But now, a new royal star is on the rise and this week marks their âofficial arrivalâ as a ânew, close companionâ for the future queen.
On Saturday, June 6, Princess Anneâs son, Peter Phillips, will tie the knot with Harriet Sperling and the private family affair will be nothing short of grand.

The Princess of Wales at the Order of the Garter service in 2025 (Image: Getty)

Harriet at the Royal Ascot last year, sporting a similar style (Image: Getty)
Harriet, an NHS pediatric nurse, has long been compared to Catherine since her official debut as Peterâs girlfriend back in 2024.
According to the Daily Mail, both women come from upper-middle-class families in Berkshire and Gloucestershire, and theyâre also of a similar age â Catherine is 44, and Harriet is 45.
Both Catherine and Harriet appear to love fashion, reportedly spotting a similar style and having a similar effect on the public.
The outlet claimed that even their interests are âinterwinedâ with Catherine being a passionate supporter of the early years development, dubbed her âlifeâs workâ, and Harriet being a trained paediatric nurse.
In 2025, the future Mrs Phillips, under her maiden name, Harriet Sanders, penned an essay for Woman Alive about her relationship with her daughter, Georgina, as a single mother.
Harriet shares Georgina with her ex-husband, Antonio St. John Sperling.

Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling are getting married this week (Image: Getty)
She wrote: âMy daughter and I journeyed 10 years with only each other. I liken us to an island and it has often felt hard to imagine anyone joining that islandâŠ
âThe unique relationship between a single mother and her child is forged in the fires of struggles and victories. Itâs a bond characterised by a love and survival against the odds.â
The Princess of Wales also regularly writes, with her latest essay, The Power of Human Connection in a Distracted World, published via the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
In the essay, co-authored with Professor Robert Waldinger from Harvard Medical School, Catherine warned that excessive screen time is creating an âepidemic of disconnectionâ that disrupts family life, adding that âweâre physically present but mentally absent, unable to fully engage with the people right in front of us.â
She wrote: âWhile new technology has many benefits, we must also acknowledge that it plays a complex and often troubling role in this epidemic of disconnection.
âWhile digital devices promise to keep us connected, they frequently do the opposite. Our smartphones, tablets, and computers have become sources of constant distraction, fragmenting our focus and preventing us from giving others the undivided attention that relationships require.â
This Saturday, the Royal Family is expected to show a united front as they all head to the Cotwolds for the special wedding.
Peter and Harriet will marry at All Saints Church in Cirencester, with reports claiming the reception will take at Princess Anneâs home, Gatcombe Park.


