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| Princess Anne's son set to marry | Princess Anne's son set to marry |
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| Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips is to marry his girlfriend, Autumn Kelly, Buckingham Palace has announced. | Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips is to marry his girlfriend, Autumn Kelly, Buckingham Palace has announced. |
| Peter, 29, is the only son of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. | Peter, 29, is the only son of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. |
| Rugby-player Peter lives with his Canadian girlfriend Autumn, 31, in a cottage on his mother's Gloucestershire estate, Gatcombe Park. | |
| The low-profile couple first met each other at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in 2003. | The low-profile couple first met each other at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in 2003. |
| A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Peter Phillips to Autumn, daughter of Mr Brian and Mrs Kitty Kelly." | A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Peter Phillips to Autumn, daughter of Mr Brian and Mrs Kitty Kelly." |
| Autumn, a management consultant, moved to Britain after meeting Peter, the Queen's eldest grandson. | |
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| When Peter was born he was fifth in line to the British throne, but currently he is 10th in line. | When Peter was born he was fifth in line to the British throne, but currently he is 10th in line. |
| Like his sister Zara, he does not have a royal title and does not carry out any official royal engagements. | |
| As a child, Peter followed in the footsteps of his uncle, Prince Charles, and his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, by being educated at Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland. | |
| He graduated with a degree in sports science from the University of Exeter and went on to work for the Jaguar and Williams F1 racing teams. | |
| He left his position as sponsorship accounts manager at Williams F1 in September 2005 when he began work at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh. | |
| He is a keen sportsman and played rugby for the Scottish Schools team and still enjoys equestrian sports. | |
| The wedding will be the first royal marriage since that of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in April 2005. | |
| A Buckingham Palace spokesman said a date had not been set for the ceremony. |