Peter Phillips

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Peter Phillips

Full Name: Peter Mark Andrew Phillips
Father: Mark Phillips
Mother: Princess Anne, Princess Royal
Relation to Elizabeth II: Grandson
Born: November 15, 1977 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London
Current Age: 32 years, 9 months, and 24 days
Married: Autumn Kelly on May 17, 2008 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor

Peter Phillips was born on 15 November 1977 at St Mary’s hospital, Paddington in London. He is the eldest child of Princess Anne and her first husband Mark Phillips. He was educated at in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and then like other members of the Royal Family at Gordonstoun School in Scotland where he became head boy. He is a keen sportsman and played rugby for the Scottish Schools team. He went on to Exeter University and graduated with a degree in Sports Studies.

After his graduation he worked for Jaguar cars as a hospitality manager and then for Williams Formula One motor racing team as a sponsorship manager. Since September 2005 he has worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Unlike his sister Zara, his private life has been rarely publicised. On 3 August 2007 his engagement was announced to Autumn Kelly a Canadian management consultant whom he met at the Montreal Canadian Grand Prix in 2003. She moved to the UK to be with Peter, and they shared a cottage on the Gatscombe estate in Gloucester.

Peter and Autumn were married at St Georges Chapel, Windsor, on 17 May 2008. He is the first of the Queen's grandchildren to marry. Autumn Kelly was a Roman Catholic so that under the 1701 Act of Settlement Peter would have had to give up his place in line of succession to the throne. However she renounced her Catholic faith and converted Church of England, so he remains 11th in line to the throne. The couple do not undertake any royal duties. Since 2008 they have lived in Hong Kong where he works for the Royal Bank of Scotland. In July 2010 it was a announced that they are expecting a baby. The child would be the first great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II.