| Mark Anthony Peter Phillips
(1948-) |
Mark Anthony Peter Phillips 1 2
General Notes: He is the son of Major Peter William Garside Phillips and Anne Patricia Tiarks. Noted events in his life were: • He served in the military Lieutenant (later Captain) of The Queen's Dragoon Guards. Mark married Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, daughter of Philip Mountbatten and Elizabeth II Alexandra Mary Windsor, on 14 Nov 1973 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England. The marriage ended in divorce in Apr 1992. (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor was born on 15 Aug 1950 in Clarence House, St.James, London, England and was christened on 21 Oct 1950 in Buckingham Palace, St James Park, London, England.) Marriage Notes: Four months after their marriage, an unsuccessful attempt was made to abduct The Princess, as she and Captain Phillips were being driven along the Mall on their way back to Buckingham Palace after a charity film show. The Princess was unhurt, but her personal protection officer was shot and wounded during the incident and he was awarded the George Cross for his bravery. |
1 The Official Web Site http://www.royal.gov.uk/.
2 Darryl Lundy, thePeerage.com (http://www.thepeerage.com/).
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