Meghan Markle's absence from Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling's private royal wedding on 6 June has underlined just how far she now sits from the inner circle of the Royal Family. The Sussexes were not among the guests in Kemble, Gloucestershire, and their omission has been read as another sign that the old family thread has snapped.
The news came after reports confirmed that Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne, married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling in a ceremony at All Saints Church, with senior royals expected to attend and Harry and Meghan notably not on the guest list. That made the gathering feel less like a formal set-piece and more like a litmus test, because private weddings have a habit of showing who still counts.
