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Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips, the only son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips was born on 15 November, 1977 at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London . A 41 gun salute was fired from the Tower to welcome the arrival of the Queen's first grandchild.
He was christened Peter Mark Andrew, Peter was the name of his paternal grandfather, while Andrew was the name of Prince Phillip's father, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. In accordance with the wishes of his parents he was not given a title by the Queen.
Peter recieved his education at Port Regis Co-Educational School in Shaftesbury, Dorset and later at Gordonstoun, the school that his grandfather and maternal uncles had all attended before him. A keen sportsman, he played rugby for the school and won a cap. After leaving Gordonstoun, Peter studied Sports Science at Exeter University. As well as his sister, Zara, Peter has two half-sisters, Stephanie Phillips, his father's daughter by his second marriage and Felicity Tonkin, who was born in 1985 to his father's ex-mistress.
Peter has made frequent appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony and is very popular member of the royal family. He attends such family events as the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations. He was known to be very supportive of his cousin, Prince William, on the death of his mother Princess Diana. He has worked for both Jaguar and the Formula One Racing Team. Peter is currently employed by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Peter Phillips
In common with both his parents, he enjoys equestrian sports. At present he lives in a house on Princess Anne's Gatcombe estate, which he shares with his long term girlfriend, Canadian Autumn Kelly. The couple met at at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in 2003. Peter is currently tenth in the line of succession to the throne.
The engagement of Peter and Autumn Kelly was announced by Buckingham Palace on 30th July, 2007. Autumn, the daughter of Brian and Kitty Kelly, was born in 1978 in Montreal, Canada and currently works as a management consultant. The fact that his fiance is a Roman Catholic has lead to speculation that Peter may have to give up his place in the line of succession to the throne. A wedding date has not yet been set.