Sandy Pflueger
| Sandy Pflueger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 59–60) |
| Occupation | Equestrienne |
| Known for | Second wife of Mark Phillips; first husband of Anne, Princess Royal |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Phillips (m. 1997; separated 2012) |
| Children | Stephanie Phillips (born 1997) |
Sandy Pflueger (born 1954) is an American equestrienne. She has competed successfully in both eventing and dressage, finishing second at the prestigious Badminton Horse Trials in 1981 and competing on the United States Dressage Team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
On 1 February 1997, Sandy Pflueger married British Olympian and coach of the American Eventing team, Captain Mark Phillips, whose first wife was Princess Anne, the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Mrs. Phillips coached the US eventing team in dressage, alongside her husband.
The couple lived in England with their daughter, Stephanie (b. Oct. 2, 1997). Pflueger is also stepmother to Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips, the oldest grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Helen Sandy Pflueger Phillips was partially involved with the Kaloko dam break in Hawaii, which, after a period of heavy rain, killed seven people in the pre dawn hours of March 14, 2006.[1]
It emerged in May 2012 that Capt. Phillips has left his second wife and intends to divorce her having become involved with another woman, Lauren Hough.[2]
References
- ↑ Editorial, Correction. "Helen Sandy Pflueger Phillips". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ Gordon Rayner "Captain Mark Phillips to divorce for second time after falling for 35-year-old Lauren Hough", Daily Telegraph, 3 May 2012