Fern Hawkins publicly dated her French wedding to Harry Maguire to 25 June 2022. But contemporary reporting places their first marriage ceremony in England the previous month—explaining why two different wedding dates appear in their story.
The photographs made headlines. Her background requires a closer look: a relationship that began before Maguire’s international fame, a reported physiotherapy qualification and a later move towards floristry.
A Relationship That Began in Sheffield
Hawkins is from Sheffield, where Maguire also grew up. Published profiles place the beginning of their relationship in 2011, when his football career was still at its Sheffield United stage.
That timeline matters. Their relationship predates the England tournaments and Manchester United headlines through which many readers first encountered her.
Some accounts describe them as childhood sweethearts. However, reports differ over their precise ages when they met. The defensible account is that they began dating as young people in Sheffield; the circumstances of their first meeting are less clearly documented.
There is no need to invent a school romance or a dramatic first encounter. The established chronology already explains the length of their connection.
What Is Known About Her Education?
Hawkins is widely reported to have graduated in 2017 with first-class honours in a physiotherapy-related degree. Cheshire Live and other profiles describe her academic background in science and physiotherapy.
The university attribution is less consistent. The Tab names Sheffield Hallam University, while another profile names the University of Birmingham. Neither claim should be treated as settled solely because it appears in an online biography.
Her reported qualification also needs to be distinguished from her current employment. A degree does not establish where someone works, whether they currently practise or what their professional responsibilities involve.
The sources reviewed here do not independently establish those details. Describing her as having a reported physiotherapy background is more accurate than supplying an unsupported clinical career history.
The Paris Engagement in 2018
The couple became engaged in Paris in February 2018. Contemporary reporting reproduced Hawkins’s Instagram announcement, in which she described Maguire’s proposal. That gives the engagement stronger support than an anonymous biographical claim.
Later that year, she was photographed supporting him during England’s World Cup campaign in Russia. Those appearances brought her into coverage surrounding the national team.
They also established a recurring pattern in reporting about her: photographs from football events often became the basis for broader profiles. Such images confirm her presence at a match. They reveal considerably less about her working life or private circumstances.
Family Life Before the Wedding
Hawkins and Maguire became parents before their 2022 wedding celebrations. Their daughters, Lillie Saint and Piper Rose, were born in 2019 and 2020 respectively, according to published accounts of the family’s announcements.
By the time they married, their relationship had therefore already included several years of family life.
Beyond those publicly shared milestones, restraint matters. Photographs and birth announcements do not establish the children’s daily routines or the family’s private arrangements. Those details should not be filled in through assumption.
Why There Were Two Wedding Ceremonies
On 12 May 2022, The Standard reported that Hawkins and Maguire had married in a low-key register-office ceremony. Photographs showed Hawkins arriving, and the report said a larger celebration would follow in France.
The following month, the couple celebrated at Château de Varennes in Burgundy. Hawkins shared a wedding photograph with a caption identifying 25 June 2022 as the date.
The distinction resolves the apparent contradiction. The May ceremony and June celebration were separate events.
Published estimates of the wedding’s cost require more caution. Photographs establish the setting and celebration; they do not verify an itemised bill or the couple’s spending.
The Reported Move Into Floristry
In April 2024, The Sun reported that Hawkins was developing a floristry venture called Saint Rose. The name was described as a reference to her daughters’ middle names.
The article cited an unnamed source and identified an associated Instagram account, @saintrosefloristry. It also reported that she had taken private floristry tuition.
That supports an attributed account of a business venture. It does not establish current turnover, profitability, client numbers or how extensively the business operates. Claims about commercial success would require further evidence.
The Person Behind the Familiar Description
Fern Hawkins is publicly known as Harry Maguire’s wife. The documented timeline also includes a long relationship, parenthood, a reported academic qualification and a reported creative business venture.
The wedding mystery has a straightforward answer: an English ceremony preceded the French celebration. Her wider story remains only partly public—and a careful profile should preserve that boundary.
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