Autumn Phillips
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Autumn Patricia Phillips (née Kelly; born 3 May 1978) is the wife of Peter Phillips
, who is the son of Anne, Princess Royal
and Captain Mark Phillips
, and the oldest grandchild of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
.
After graduating from McGill University
in 2002, Kelly met Peter Phillips in her birthplace and hometown of Montreal
, Quebec
; their engagement was announced in July 2007, and they married in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, on 17 May 2008. They have a daughter named Savannah and live in London
.
brother Chris, and her older brother Kevin were born in Montreal
, Quebec
, to Brian Kelly, an electricity
company executive, and his wife Kitty (née McCarthy;). She was baptised on 18 June 1978, at St. John Fisher Parish Church, and raised in Cedar Park
, Pointe-Claire, in the English speaking
West Island
region of Montreal. Though her parents divorced when Autumn was eight years old, after which her mother married commercial pilot Ron Magas, Autumn's family continued to live in the Pointe-Claire area, where she attended a Roman Catholic
primary school, and then the St. Thomas High School
, alongside friend and actress, Casey McKinnon
, and where Autumn excelled at sports. Autumn then attended McGill University
, during which time she worked as a bartender
, model
, and actress, appearing in the 1996 film Rainbow
, taking the non-speaking, though credited, role of Tigrette Number 3, and later in the television series Sirens
. Autumn graduated from McGill in 2002, with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in East Asian studies
, whereupon she started a career as a management consultant
.
in 2003, where she met Peter Phillips
– who was, at the time, working for WilliamsF1
– though she did not know until six weeks later, when she saw him on television, that he was Queen Elizabeth II's grandson. She then moved to the United Kingdom
, living with Phillips in a Kensington
, London
, apartment and a cottage on the Gatcombe Park
estate, and, though before meeting Phillips she had accepted a job with an American
computer firm in England, Autumn later worked as a personal assistant
to broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson
, while also attending royal events, such as the dinner party at the Ritz Hotel
for the Queen's 80th birthday.
Autumn's engagement to Peter Phillips was announced by Buckingham Palace
on 28 July 2007, and the Queen subsequently gave her consent to the union in a meeting of her British Privy Council on 9 April of the following year. Prior to the marriage, Autumn converted from Roman Catholicism
to Anglicanism
; had she remained Catholic after her marriage, her husband would have lost his place in the line of succession to the throne
, per the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701
. This scenario drew attention to the Act of Settlement's bar on Catholics ascending to the throne, and prompted calls in both Canada and the United Kingdom for the respective prime ministers to address the issue. Some reported unease was also caused in royal circles when Autumn and Phillips were interviewed and photographed by Hello!
magazine, for an apparent fee of £500,000.
The couple married on 17 May 2008, at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the service conducted by David Conner, Dean of Windsor
, and Autumn's dress designed by Sassi Holford. Her six bridesmaids included Zara Phillips
, her husband's sister. The couple have recently returned to London after living in Hong Kong, where he has a job with the Royal Bank of Scotland
, heading their sports sponsorship activities in the region. Their first child, and the Queen's first great-grandchild, Savannah Phillips, was born on 29 December 2010 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
. With dual citizenship, this child is the first Canadian citizen to be so close to the British and Canadian thrones in their symmetrical lines of succession. On Saturday, April 23, the baptism of Savannah took place at Holy Cross Church in Avening, Gloucestershire, near the Princess Royal's home, Gatcombe Park. Autumn and Peter announced in October 2011, that they are expecting their second child in March 2012.
Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born 1977) is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born...
, who is the son of Anne, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
and Captain Mark Phillips
Mark Phillips
-Ancestry:-Issue:-Sources:...
, and the oldest grandchild of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
.
After graduating from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 2002, Kelly met Peter Phillips in her birthplace and hometown of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
; their engagement was announced in July 2007, and they married in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, on 17 May 2008. They have a daughter named Savannah and live in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Early life
Autumn, her twinTwin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
brother Chris, and her older brother Kevin were born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, to Brian Kelly, an electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
company executive, and his wife Kitty (née McCarthy;). She was baptised on 18 June 1978, at St. John Fisher Parish Church, and raised in Cedar Park
Cedar Park (AMT)
Cedar Park is a commuter rail station on the AMT Vaudreuil-Hudson Line in the Cedar Park section of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada.-Société de transport de Montréal:-External links:*...
, Pointe-Claire, in the English speaking
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
West Island
West Island
The West Island is the unofficial name given to the western cities and boroughs of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada...
region of Montreal. Though her parents divorced when Autumn was eight years old, after which her mother married commercial pilot Ron Magas, Autumn's family continued to live in the Pointe-Claire area, where she attended a Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
primary school, and then the St. Thomas High School
St. Thomas High School (Quebec)
St. Thomas High School is a high school in the municipality of Pointe-Claire, situated in Quebec, Canada. It is a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization's certified Middle Years Programme. It is the second largest high school operated by the Lester B. Pearson School Board in...
, alongside friend and actress, Casey McKinnon
Casey McKinnon
Casey McKinnon is an actress, writer, video editor and producer from Montreal, Canada. She is known for her work on web series Galacticast, A Comicbook Orange and Kitkast.-Background:...
, and where Autumn excelled at sports. Autumn then attended McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, during which time she worked as a bartender
Bartender
A bartender is a person who serves beverages behind a counter in a bar, pub, tavern, or similar establishment. A bartender, in short, "tends the bar". The term barkeeper may carry a connotation of being the bar's owner...
, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, and actress, appearing in the 1996 film Rainbow
Rainbow (1996 film)
Rainbow is a 1996 family adventure film directed by Bob Hoskins, written by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway and starring Bob Hoskins, Terry Finn, Jacob Tierney, Saul Rubinek and Dan Aykroyd...
, taking the non-speaking, though credited, role of Tigrette Number 3, and later in the television series Sirens
Sirens (TV series)
Sirens is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC in 1993, and then in syndication from 1994 to 1995.-Synopsis:Sirens focused on the work and lives of three rookie female Pittsburgh Police officers...
. Autumn graduated from McGill in 2002, with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in East Asian studies
East Asian studies
East Asian Studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present...
, whereupon she started a career as a management consultant
Management consulting
Management consulting indicates both the industry and practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement....
.
Relationship with Peter Phillips
Autumn attended the Canadian Grand PrixCanadian Grand Prix
The Canadian Grand Prix , abbreviated as gpc, is an annual auto race held in Canada starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967...
in 2003, where she met Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born 1977) is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born...
– who was, at the time, working for WilliamsF1
WilliamsF1
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, trading as AT&T Williams, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head...
– though she did not know until six weeks later, when she saw him on television, that he was Queen Elizabeth II's grandson. She then moved to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, living with Phillips in a Kensington
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, apartment and a cottage on the Gatcombe Park
Gatcombe Park
Gatcombe Park is the private country home of Anne, Princess Royal, situated in England between the Gloucestershire villages of Minchinhampton and Avening, five miles south of Stroud and around six miles north of Highgrove House, the country residence of Prince Charles.The house and farming estate...
estate, and, though before meeting Phillips she had accepted a job with an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
computer firm in England, Autumn later worked as a personal assistant
Personal assistant
A personal assistant or personal aide is someone who assists in daily business or personal tasks. It is common in design to have a PDA, or personal design assistant....
to broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson
Michael Parkinson
Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his interview programme, Parkinson, from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007.- Early life :...
, while also attending royal events, such as the dinner party at the Ritz Hotel
Ritz Hotel
The Ritz London is a luxury 5-star hotel located in Piccadilly and overlooking Green Park in London.- History :Swiss hotelier César Ritz, former manager of the Savoy Hotel, opened the hotel on 24 May 1906...
for the Queen's 80th birthday.
Autumn's engagement to Peter Phillips was announced by Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
on 28 July 2007, and the Queen subsequently gave her consent to the union in a meeting of her British Privy Council on 9 April of the following year. Prior to the marriage, Autumn converted from Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
to Anglicanism
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
; had she remained Catholic after her marriage, her husband would have lost his place in the line of succession to the throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
, per the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs. The act was later extended to Scotland, as a result of the Treaty of Union , enacted in the Acts of Union...
. This scenario drew attention to the Act of Settlement's bar on Catholics ascending to the throne, and prompted calls in both Canada and the United Kingdom for the respective prime ministers to address the issue. Some reported unease was also caused in royal circles when Autumn and Phillips were interviewed and photographed by Hello!
Hello!
Hello is a weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, published in the United Kingdom since 1988. Hello is sister magazine to ¡Hola!, the Spanish weekly magazine launched in Spain in 1944...
magazine, for an apparent fee of £500,000.
The couple married on 17 May 2008, at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the service conducted by David Conner, Dean of Windsor
Dean of Windsor
The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the Canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as primus inter pares.-List of Deans of Windsor:* William Mugge, 1348* Walter Almaly, 1380...
, and Autumn's dress designed by Sassi Holford. Her six bridesmaids included Zara Phillips
Zara Phillips
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips and is 13th in the line of succession to the throne...
, her husband's sister. The couple have recently returned to London after living in Hong Kong, where he has a job with the Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
, heading their sports sponsorship activities in the region. Their first child, and the Queen's first great-grandchild, Savannah Phillips, was born on 29 December 2010 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in Great Western Road, Gloucester, England. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has more than 600 beds and 14 operating theatres. It serves western and southern Gloucestershire and parts of Herefordshire.A hospital first appeared on the...
. With dual citizenship, this child is the first Canadian citizen to be so close to the British and Canadian thrones in their symmetrical lines of succession. On Saturday, April 23, the baptism of Savannah took place at Holy Cross Church in Avening, Gloucestershire, near the Princess Royal's home, Gatcombe Park. Autumn and Peter announced in October 2011, that they are expecting their second child in March 2012.
Issue
| Name | | Birth | | Marriage | Issue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Phillips | 29 December 2010 | |||