Their two-year relationship ended, and in 2002, he started dating Tara Swain.
They split after four months.
And then, he linked up with Montreal native Autumn Kelly.
The two crossed paths for the first time at the Montreal Grand Prix.
According to a close friend, Phillips was interested in Kelly from the moment he saw her.
Although he’d promptly make his move, his admirable confidence didn’t stop him from embarrassing himself.
“I had to ask one of my colleagues what she was called,” he recalled.
As Kelly told Hello!, she eagerly accepted his invitation to another event (via The Telegraph).
“When Peter smiled at me, I thought, ‘Okayyyy!
I’ll definitely meet you at the party,'” she stated.
A job located in England fell in Kelly’s lap, and she accepted.
The event was televised, and to Kelly’s surprise, Peter Phillips was an attendee.
She soon learned that he wasn’t just any old guest, but a cousin of the future monarch.
Understandably, this was quite a revelation for Kelly.
What’s more, her family couldn’t believe she’d struck up a romance with a royal.
As Kelly told Hello!
magazine (viaMirror), “Mum said, ‘Oh Autumn!
What have you gotten yourself into?'”
After they dated for about four years, the pair was ready for the next step.
The proposal, however, did not get off without a hitch.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature had different plans, as it began to rain on the same day.
Phillips then opted for a more mundane proposal, which Kelly claimed she never expected.
“He went down on one knee in the downpour and produced a ring from his pocket.
I certainly didn’t see his question coming on this particular day.
I looked horrible, in my wellies with wet hair,” she told the publication.
“I said ‘Yes’ straight away.”
When he was born, Phillips was 5th in the line of succession.
As of this writing, he’s in the 18th spot.
However, questions arose regarding his place in the line of succession when he got engaged to Autumn Kelly.
A royal insider toldThe Telegraphthat Kelly wasn’t influenced by the royal family to take action.
It’s an entirely different beast.
“I was frightened of walking down the aisle,” she told the publication.
As noted inThe Telegraph, Phillips and Kelly reportedly made a 500,000 deal with Hello!
to publish 59 pages of their wedding pictures in their magazine.
As previously noted, her Catholic upbringing created concerns regarding Peter Phillips’ spot in the line of succession.
On top of that, she was not of the British aristocracy.
Rather, she was a commoner from Montreal.
“They never treated me like I was Canadian.
They’ve always just accepted me as, kind of, part of the family,” she shared.
“The queen knows more about Canada than I ever will.
… She keeps up with everything Canadian.”
As a result, Peter and his sister, Zara Tindall, experienced life under royalty without heavy obligations.
The same can be said aboutPrincess Anne’s daughter-in-law, Autumn Kelly.
Alternatively, Kelly worked as a bartender and model before pursuing a career as a managing consultant.
The sense of normalcy they were provided kept the couple shrouded in mystery.
The spokesperson also confirmed that Peter and Kelly planned to share custody of Savannah Phillips and Isla Phillips.
What’s more, they were committed to making these changes as easy as possible for their girls.
Within the same year,Peter Phillips started dating Lindsay Wallace.
After three years and several royal appearances, Peter and Wallace called it quits in 2024.
Like her ex-husband, Kelly moved on, too.
She began dating longtime friend Donal Mulryan in 2021.
As of this writing, Mulryan and Kelly are still together.
On March 13, 2020, the two were photographed at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Body language expert Judi James toldExpressthat Peter and Kelly sure seemed to be on good terms at the event.
Despite how fresh the news was then, James suggested that the two were content with being friends.
