The happy couple married in May 2008, at St George's church in front of 300 hundred guests, including Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, with around 70 of Autumn's family and friends flying to London from Canada. Raised Catholic, Autumn decided to convert to the Church of England for her wedding, so that Peter didn't lose his position as 11 th in line for the throne (today he is 15 th in line).
"They're just a family, they're happy, they have great relationships with each other, they're very close," Autumn said. (Getty)Īutumn claims her new relatives were "very welcoming" when she was first introduced to them. Queen Elizabeth II, Autumn Phillips and Peter Phillips. I said yes straight away though," Autumn told the Telegraph. I looked horrible in my wellies with wet hair. "I certainly didn't see the question coming. Peter proposed with a platinum engagement ring with an oval centre diamond with more diamonds on either side, valued at around $160,000. Peter told the same publication that he believed their meeting at the Grand Prix was an act of fate that led him to proposing three years later (apparently, he did the traditional thing and asked Autumn's father for permission.) (There were rumours at the time that Peter and Autumn's decision to do a photo shoot and interview for a fee was frowned upon in royal circles.) She told Hello Magazine that, when she told her mother she was dating royalty, her mother replied, "Oh Autumn! What have you gotten yourself into?" Autumn Phillips (Getty)Īutumn and Peter met at the 2003 Montreal Grand Prix where they were both working and, apparently, it was the classic "love at first sight" scenario (Peter was working for the Williams Formula 1 team.) The two apparently clicked right away with Peter asking Autumn to see him again, and the relationship quickly blossomed.īut Autumn claimed she didn't realise right away that Peter was the Queen's grandson until she saw him on TV. It was the latter line of work that led Autumn to her future husband.
But her acting career never really took off and she turned to a new line of work management consulting and corporate hospitality.
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Autumn attended St Thomas High, a public school, where she excelled at sport and was considered "the class beauty," an asset that led to a brief modelling career which then led to some acting work.īy the age of 16, Autumn had appeared in the children's fantasy adventure movie "Rainbow" as well as appearing in a TV series, "Sirens." Autumn then attended McGill University, taking on occasional acting jobs on the side.
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