Autumn Phillips

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name = Autumn Phillips
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spouse = Peter Phillips (2008ndash)
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full name = Autumn Patricia Phillips
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father = Brian Kelly
mother = Kitty Kelly
date of birth = Birth date and age|1978|5|3|df=y
place of birth = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
date of christening = 18 June 1978
place of christening = St John Fisher Parish Church,
Pointe-Claire, Quebec|

Autumn Patricia Phillips (born Autumn Patricia Kelly on 3 May 1978) is the wife of Peter Phillips, himself the only son of The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, and Captain Mark Phillips, and the eldest grandchild of Queen 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, Windsor Castle, on 17 May 2008. She currently resides with her husband in Hong Kong.

Early life

Kelly was born, along with her twin brother Chris, in Montreal, Quebec, to Brian Kelly, an electricity company executive, and his wife Kitty,cite news|url=http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=473187&in_page_id=1770|title=Peter's a nice, nice fella. I'm sure they will be just fine...|first=Sharon|last=Churcher|publisher=Mail on Sunday|date=5 August 2007] who both already had a son, Kevin. 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.cite news|url=|title=A perfect Autumn prepares to join the Royal Family|first=Elizabeth|last=Grice|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=31 July 2007] Though her parents divorced when Kelly was eight years old, after which her mother married commercial pilot Ron Magas, Kelly'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 Kelly excelled at sports. [cite news|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/foreign/catherineelsworth/aug07/kellyphilips.htm|title=Autumn Kelly’s school admirers had ‘never seen beauty like it’|first=Catherine|last=Elsworth|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=8 August 2007] Kelly 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,cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/1970097/Autumn-Kelly-was-in-Bob-Hoskins-film.html|title=Autumn Kelly was in Bob Hoskins film|first=|last=|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 May 2008] and later in the television series "Sirens". Kelly graduated from McGill in 2002, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian studies, whereupon she started a career as a management consultant.cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/autumn-kelly/|title=Profile - Autumn Kelly|first=|last=|publisher=Hello!|date=2001-07] cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/1962810/Profile-Autumn-Kelly%2C-Peter-Phillip%27s-fiance.html|title=Autumn Kelly, Peter Phillip's fiance|first=Andrew|last=Pierce|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 May 2008]

Relationship with Peter Phillips

Kelly attended the Canadian Grand Prix in 2003, where she met Peter Phillipsndash who was, at the time, working for WilliamsF1ndash though she did not know until six weeks later, when she saw him on television, that he was part of the extended royal family. She then moved to the United Kingdom, living with Phillips in a Kensington, London, apartment and a cottage on the Gatcombe Park estate,cite news|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23481513-details/Peter+Phillips's+fiancee+renounces+her+Catholic+faith+so+he+can+keep+his+place+in+the+Royal+succession/article.do|title=Peter Phillips's fiancée renounces her Catholic faith so he can keep his place in the Royal succession|first=|last=|publisher=Evening Standard|date=2 May 2008] and, though before meeting Phillips she had accepted a job with an American computer firm in England, Kelly 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.

Kelly's engagement to Peter Phillips was announced by Buckingham Palace on 28 July 2007,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6920860.stm|title=Princess Anne's son set to marry|first=|last=|publisher=BBC|date=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.cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.gov.uk/ViewGazetteDocument.aspx?atdocid=4816506&GeoType=Edinburgh&categorydocids=72&lastissuecount=10|title=Consent to marriage of Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly|accessdate=|author=|last=|first=|year=2008|format=|work=|publisher=London Gazette] Prior to the marriage, Kelly 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.cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/03/npeter103.xml|title=A royal marriage dilemma - Phillips may renounce succession|first=Jonathan|last=Price|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=3 August 2007] cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/1915827/Peter-Phillips's-fiancée-Autumn-Kelly-converts-to-save-succession.html|title=Peter's fiancée converts to save succession|first=Andrew|last=Pierce|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=1 May 2008] 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.cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1559322/Peter-Phillips-may-renounce-succession.html|title=Peter Phillips may renounce succession|first=Jonathan|last=Petre|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 April 2008] cite news|url=http://members.shaw.ca/nspector3/globe302.htm|title=Why Canada must take on Britain over the 1701 Act of Settlement|first=Norman|last=Spector|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=30 August 2008] Some reported unease was also caused in royal circles when Kelly and Phillips were interviewed and photographed by "Hello" magazine, for an apparent fee of £500,000.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7406008.stm|title=Royal marries in Windsor wedding|first=|last=|publisher=BBC|date=17 May 2008]

The couple married on 17 May 2008, at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, the service conducted by David Conner, Dean of Windsor,cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/1969472/Queen-will--meet-Prince-Harry%27s-girlfriend-Chelsy-Davy--at-Peter-Phillips-wedding.html|title=Queen will meet Prince Harry's girlfriend Chelsy Davy at Peter Phillips wedding|first=Andrew|last=Pierce|publisher=BBC|date=17 May 2008] and Kelly's dress designed by Sassi Holford. [cite web|url=http://www.sassiholford.com/event.asp?id=42|title=Sassi Holford :: Royal Wedding at Windsor Castle|accessdate=|author=|last=|first=|year=2008] Her six bridesmaids included Zara Phillips. Since August of that year, the now Autumn Phillips has lived with her husband in Hong Kong, where he gained a job with the Royal Bank of Scotland, heading their sports sponsorship activities in the region.cite news|url=http://www.brandrepublic.asia/Media/Newsarticle/2008_08/Phillips-to-lead-RBS-regional-sponsorship/32264|title=Phillips to lead RBS regional sponsorship|first=Arun|last=Sudhaman|publisher=brandrepublic.asia|date=20 August 2008]

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Persondata
NAME = Phillips, Autumn Patricia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Kelly, Autumn Patricia
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Wife of Peter Phillips, who is the only son of The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
DATE OF BIRTH = 1978-5-3
PLACE OF BIRTH = Montreal, Quebec
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =