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The Queen is believed to have offered him a [[peerage]] on his wedding day, which he turned down. This may also have been the specific wish of Princess Anne. (As female-line grandchildren of the Sovereign, Princess Anne's children were never eligible for the style "Royal Highness" or the title "Prince/Princess" under the terms of [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]]'s [[letters patent]] of 1917)
The Queen is believed to have offered him a [[peerage]] on his wedding day, which he turned down. This may also have been the specific wish of Princess Anne. (As female-line grandchildren of the Sovereign, Princess Anne's children were never eligible for the style "Royal Highness" or the title "Prince/Princess" under the terms of [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]]'s [[letters patent]] of 1917)


However, rumours of a stormy relationship were rife, and their home life at [[Gatcombe Park]] was the subject of much unwanted media attention throughout their marriage. In 1992, Mark Phillips and the Princess Royal were divorced.
However, rumours of a stormy relationship were rife, and their home life at [[Gatcombe Park]] was the subject of much unwanted media attention throughout their marriage. Several sources, including [[Nicholas Davies]]' book 'Queen Elizabeth II: A Woman Who Is Not Amused' have attempted to cast doubt on whether Phillips fathered his daughter Zara.<ref>Davies, Nicholas. Queen Elizabeth II: A Woman Who Is Not Amused. A Birch Lane Press Book. ISBN 1-55972-217-7</ref> <ref>Cathcart, Helen. Anne, The Princess Royal. Virgin Books. ISBN-13: 978-0491030588</ref> <ref>Hoey, Brian. Zara Phillips: A Revealing Portrait of A Royal World Champion. Virgin Books ISBN-13: 978-0753513095</ref> <ref>Shawcross, William. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother: The Official Biography. MacMillan ISBN-13: 978-1405048590</ref>. In 1992, Mark Phillips and the Princess Royal were divorced.


===Extra-marital affair===
===Extra-marital affair===

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Mark Phillips
Born (1948-09-22) 22 September 1948 (age 76)
Spouse(s)Anne, Princess Royal
(m.1973 div.1992)
Sandy Pflueger
(m.1997)
ChildrenPeter Phillips
Zara Phillips
Felicity Phillips
Stephanie Phillips
Parent(s)Peter W. G. Phillips
Anna P. Tiarks

Mark Anthony Peter Phillips, CVO, ADC(P) (born 22 September 1948) is a former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman and first husband of Anne, Princess Royal. He is the son of Major Peter William Garside Phillips (deceased in September 1998) and Anne Patricia Phillips (née Tiarks)[1] (deceased in July 1988).

Career

Education

Mark Phillips was educated at Stouts Hill Preparatory School and Marlborough College, whence he joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Army

Upon passing out from Sandhurst, Phillips was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Queen's Dragoon Guards in July 1969.[2] After the expected period, he was promoted to lieutenant in January 1971.[3] By the start of 1974, Phiilips was an acting captain when he was appointed a Personal Aide-de-Camp to Queen Elizabeth.[4] Phillips was substantively promoted to captain July 1975.[5] Phillips retired from the Army on 30 March 1978.[6]

After retiring from the Army, Phillips continued to style himself Captain Mark Phillips.[7] Ordinarily, only Army officers of and above the rank of major may use their rank when retired. However, retired junior cavalry officers whose civilian work involves equestrianism, may continue to use their rank.[8]

Equestrian career

Olympic medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Equestrian
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team three-day event
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team three-day event

In 1972, he was a member of the British three-day event team, which won the gold medal at the Munich Olympics. He won the Badminton Horse Trials in 1971 and 1972 riding Great Ovation, in 1974 on Colombus, and in 1981 on Lincoln.

In 1998, Phillips designed the cross-country venue for the Red Hills Horse Trials, a qualifying event for the Olympics located in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.

It was through his equestrian activities that he met HRH The Princess Anne, only daughter of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

He is now a regular columnist in Horse & Hound magazine. He also remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles and serves as Chef d'Equipe of the United States Eventing Team.[9]

First marriage

Phillips married Princess Anne on 14 November 1973, at Westminster Abbey, and had two children:

The Queen is believed to have offered him a peerage on his wedding day, which he turned down. This may also have been the specific wish of Princess Anne. (As female-line grandchildren of the Sovereign, Princess Anne's children were never eligible for the style "Royal Highness" or the title "Prince/Princess" under the terms of George V's letters patent of 1917)

However, rumours of a stormy relationship were rife, and their home life at Gatcombe Park was the subject of much unwanted media attention throughout their marriage. Several sources, including Nicholas Davies' book 'Queen Elizabeth II: A Woman Who Is Not Amused' have attempted to cast doubt on whether Phillips fathered his daughter Zara.[10] [11] [12] [13]. In 1992, Mark Phillips and the Princess Royal were divorced.

Extra-marital affair

In August 1985 Phillips fathered a daughter, Felicity, as a result of an extramarital affair with New Zealand art teacher Heather Tonkin. Phillips was confirmed as the father as a result of DNA testing during a paternity suit in 1991. [14]

Second marriage

On 1 February 1997, he married Sandy Pflueger, a successful American dressage rider – the couple have a daughter named Stephanie, born October 2, 1997.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Honours

Military

Arms

Coat of arms of Mark Phillips
Notes
These arms were granted to Peter Phillips, the father of Mark Phillips, in October 1973. Mark used these arms differenced with a three point label until he inherited them from his father in 1998.:[15]
Escutcheon
Per chevron azure and Or, in chief a horse courant argent, and in base a sprig of forget-me-not flowerd, slipped and leaved proper.:[15]

Footnotes

  1. ^ tiarks.co.uk
  2. ^ "No. 44923". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 22 August 1969.
  3. ^ "No. 45287". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 26 January 1971.
  4. ^ "No. 46174". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 7 January 1974.
  5. ^ "No. 46644". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 28 July 1975.
  6. ^ "No. 47508". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 10 April 1978.
  7. ^ http://www.britroyals.com/family.asp?id=mark
  8. ^ http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/professions/armed-forces/army/retired.aspx
  9. ^ United States Equestrian Federation
  10. ^ Davies, Nicholas. Queen Elizabeth II: A Woman Who Is Not Amused. A Birch Lane Press Book. ISBN 1-55972-217-7
  11. ^ Cathcart, Helen. Anne, The Princess Royal. Virgin Books. ISBN-13: 978-0491030588
  12. ^ Hoey, Brian. Zara Phillips: A Revealing Portrait of A Royal World Champion. Virgin Books ISBN-13: 978-0753513095
  13. ^ Shawcross, William. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother: The Official Biography. MacMillan ISBN-13: 978-1405048590
  14. ^ Mail on Sunday
  15. ^ a b "News & Views". The Heraldry Gazette (57): 17. March 1974.

Sources

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