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May 16, 2008 · Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York, both complained of callous treatment from members of the Royal Family and their advisers, but Peter Phillips is said to be a firm favourite...
- Canadian Autumn Phillips talks about joining life with the ...
Montreal-born Autumn Phillips, who married Queen Elizabeth's...
- Canadian Autumn Phillips talks about joining life with the ...
Jun 10, 2016 · Montreal-born Autumn Phillips, who married Queen Elizabeth's eldest grandson, has a unique view of the Royal Family. In an interview with CBC's Peter Mansbridge, she describes what it's...
May 16, 2008 · Canadian Autumn Kelly and her fiancé, Peter Phillips, the 30-year-old son of Princess Anne, will tie the knot Saturday at St. George's Chapel in England. Phillips, the eldest and rumoured...
- Early Life and Education
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- Religion and The Line of Succession
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- Views on Canada and The Monarchy
- Separation and Divorce
Autumn Patricia Kelly grew up in the Pointe-Claire neighbourhood of Montreal. Her parents Brian, an electricity company executive, and Kathleen, a hairdresser, divorced when she was eight years old. She attended a series of Catholic schools where she excelled at sports, playing ice hockey and ringette. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in East...
Autumn met Peter Phillips at the Montreal Grand Prix in 2003. Peter does not hold a title or undertake official engagements on behalf of the sovereign. Autumn was unaware that Peter was related to the royal family until six weeks after they met, when she saw him in a television documentary about his cousin Prince William. At the time she met Peter,...
The engagement of Peter and Autumn prompted discussion and debate in both Canada and the United Kingdom about whether the 1701 Act of Settlement, which forbade people in the line of succession to the throne to marry Roman Catholics, and the 1772 Royal Marriages Act, which required many people in the line of succession to receive the monarch’s permi...
On 17 May 2008, Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly were married at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor with a reception at nearby Frogmore House. The 300 guests included most of the royal family including the groom’s grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother, Princess Anne, uncle and aunt, the future King Charles III and Q...
Autumn received intense scrutiny from the British press, especially during her engagement and early married life. The Daily Mail described her as a “working-class girl from a suburban backwater of Canada.” Peter and Autumn’s decision to sell their wedding photos to Hello! magazine for £500,000 and grant Hello!an exclusive interview was denounced as...
Autumn and Peter’s first child, Savannah Anne Kathleen Phillips, was born on 29 December 2010 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Their second child, Isla Elizabeth, was born on 29 March 2012, the same year as Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. Savannah and Isla are dual citizens of the United Kingdom and Canada. They are currently 17th and 18th ...
At the time of Peter and Autumn’s engagement, Autumn’s father, Brian Kelly, stated, “To be honest I knew very little about the Royal Family until Autumn met Peter. It’s not something we follow that closely in Canada.” In a CBC interview with Peter Mansbridgein London, on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday in 2016, Peter and Autumn P...
Peter and Autumn Phillips separated in 2019. In February 2020, they issued a statement, “'After informing HM The Queen and members of both families last year, Peter and Autumn jointly agreed to separate. They had reached the conclusion that this was the best course of action for their two children and ongoing friendship.” Peter and Autumn’s divorce...
Feb 11, 2020 · The Queen ‘s grandson Peter Phillips and his Canadian wife, Autumn Phillips, announced their intention to divorce on Tuesday. The couple have been married for 12 years. They said in a...
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Feb 11, 2020 · The fairytale involving a Canadian commoner and a British royal has come to an end with the announcement that Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and his wife will divorce after 12 years of marriage.
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