Peter Mark Andrew Phillips

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Peter Phillips

Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (born 15 November 1977), is a member of the British Royal Family, the only son of The Princess Anne, the Princess Royal and her first husband, Mark Phillips. He is tenth in the line of succession to the British throne.

1 Early life
2 Education
3 Career
4 See also

[edit] Early life

Peter Phillips was born on 15 November 1977 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in West London. His mother is The Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His father is Mark Phillips, a former Captain in the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. He has a younger sister, Zara Phillips (born 1981).

Peter was the first born grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, and at the time of his birth, was fifth in the line of succession. It is believed that the Queen offered to create Peter, a Prince of the United Kingdom, but this was refused by Princess Anne. This makes Peter the first grandchild of a British monarch in recent times not to have a title of any sorts.

[edit] Education

Peter first attended the local village school until he was mature enough to attend Port Regis Prep School, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Later Peter attended Gordonstoun school in Scotland, which his grandfather Prince Phillip and maternal uncles had all attended.

Peter earned a cap for the Scottish Schools rugby team. He was also Head Boy at Gordonstoun.

After leaving the school, he studied at the University of Exeter, graduating with a degree in sports science.

[edit] Career

Following graduation, Peter worked for both the Jaguar and WilliamsF1 Formula One racing teams. He was the Sponsorship Accounts Manager at WilliamsF1 until September 2005 when he left to work at the global headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland in Gogarburn, Edinburgh [1].

Peter does not carry out any official royal engagements and generally maintains a low public profile. He does however attend all major royal events such as weddings and funerals.

Since 2003, Peter has been dating Canadian Autumn Kelly, whom he met the at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. They have use of a cottage on his mother's Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire.