Queens Grandson Announces Wedding Venue

Peter Phillips, son of the Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, will wed Autumn Kelly at Crathie Kirk, just a short distance from Balmoral Castle in Scotland. A May wedding is planned, however no additional details have been made available.

Mr. Phillips and Ms. Kelly met in 2003 while she worked as a management consultant at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. At the time, Mr. Phillips worked for Williams F1 Racing. He now works for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Although Mr. Phillips is the Queen’s grandson, he was the first royal baby to have been born a commoner, after his parents reportedly refused the Queen’s offer of a title for him within the Peerage. As such, Mr. Phillips carries out no royal duties and leads a private life. Unless Ms. Kelly, who is Roman Catholic, renounces her faith, Mr. Phillips, who is now eleventh in line to the British throne, will relinquish that claim upon his marriage under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701.

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