The Queen’s run of bad news isn’t over. She’s been left deeply “upset” by the announcement that another royal marriage is over.
A senior royal source said: “The Queen must wonder what she has done to deserve this. “Peter Phillips has always been a favourite of hers and Prince Philip and she will be crestfallen by this, especially on top of all the other bad news.
Peter and Autumn were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor in 2008.Peter previously dated Elizabeth Lorio, a cod liver oil heiress from the US, and BA air stewardess Tara Swain.They were both working at the event, but the Canadian beauty had no idea he was the Queen’s grandson until she saw a picture of him on TV six weeks later. She later revealed in an interview her mother told her: “Oh, Autumn, what have you gotten yourself into.”Speaking of their engagement, she said: “I certainly didn’t see the question coming.Autumn, raised Catholic, had to convert to Church of England before their wedding in 2008 so Peter could stay in the line of succession, where he is currently 15th. They married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor but Peter was accused of cashing in on his family connections by selling wedding photos toPeter copped flak for selling photos of their wedding to a magazine.Over 300 guests saw the couple tie the knot, including the Queen and Prince Philip and 70 members of Autumn’s family who jetted in from Canada. In line with tradition, the pair spent the night before the wedding apart with Autumn occupying Windsor Castle while her future husband stayed with his uncle Prince Edward. Peter’s sister Zara Phillips was joined by Mike Tindall, who she married three years later, and cousins Princess Beatrice and Prince Eugenie. Prince Harry was accompanied by then girlfriend Chelsea Davy but Prince William was unable to attend due to a clash with a friend’s wedding in Kenya. Kate Middleton attended without him. But both William and Harry privately raised concerns that their then girlfriends featured so heavily in the glossy mag’s coverage, which was billed as a “100-page special”. Peter and Autumn held their reception at nearby Frogmore House and they travelled there in an open carriage pulled by two Windsor Greys. The venue was offered to them by Queen Elizabeth, which has added to a belief Peter is the Queen’s favourite grandchild. Following their nuptials the couple, who lived in Hong Kong between 2008 to 2010, went on to have two children Savannah, the Queen’s first great-grandchild, and another daughter, Isla, two years later.Source:APThe pair are often referred to as playful tomboys, seen frolicking at horsey events with their royal cousins. Peter is the son of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips, and was brought up without a royal title so he could make his own way in the world, just like his sister Zara.Peter caused controversy after he appeared in an advertPeter is seen holding a glass of milk in front of a stately home with the caption: “British Royal Family member Peter Phillips.”Before his milk commercials came to light, he held meetings with Chinese entrepreneur Dr Johnny Hon. over a possible launch of a horseracing private members’ club in Hong Kong.role, was able to ”meet some potential members”. Peter also allegedly made money from organising a street party lunch to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, with his firm paying £750,000 . His company SEL UK oversaw the party in London, when 10,000 representatives of the Queen’s charities paid £150-a-head to attend.
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