| Autumn Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Peter Phillips (fiancé) |
| Father | Brian Kelly |
| Mother | Kitty Kelly |
| Born | 3 May 1978 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Baptised | 18 June 1978 St John Fisher Parish Church, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
Autumn Kelly (born 3 May 1978) is the fiancée of Peter Phillips, the only son of The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips and the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Their engagement was announced on 28 July 2007. However, no date has yet been announced for the wedding.[1]
Early life
Autumn Kelly was born in 1978 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Brian Kelly, an electricity company executive and his wife Kitty.[2] She has a twin brother Chris and an older brother Kevin.[2] She grew up in Cedar Park, Pointe-Claire in the English-speaking West Island region of Montreal, and was baptised on 18 June 1978 at St John Parish Church in Pointe-Claire.[3][4] After being educated at a Roman Catholic primary school she attended St. Thomas High School in Pointe-Claire alongside friend and actress Casey McKinnon and excelled at sport.[5][3] Her parents divorced when she was eight-years old, and her mother remarried an airline pilot, Ron Magas.[3][2] Kelly graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002 and started a career as a management consultant.[6] While at University, she worked as a bartender and model.[3]
Relationship with Peter Phillips
Autumn Kelly and Peter Phillips, who was working for WilliamsF1 at the time, met at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in 2003. Kelly moved to the United Kingdom to live with Phillips, and she got a job for an American computer distributor.[6] They live together in a cottage on the Gatcombe Park estate, and Kelly accompanied Phillips on royal events, such as an 80th birthday dinner at The Ritz in London for The Queen.[6][1] On 28 July 2007, Buckingham Palace announced their engagement, although no date has yet been announced for the wedding.[1] On 3 August 2007, the British press reported that Autumn Kelly was a Roman Catholic after The Tablet found evidence of her baptism.[4] Unless Kelly renounces her Catholicism, Peter Phillips will lose his place in the line of the succession to the Throne upon marriage in accordance with the Act of Settlement 1701.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Princess Anne's son set to marry", BBC, 28 July 2007.
- ^ a b c Churcher, Sharon. "Peter's a nice, nice fella. I'm sure they will be just fine...", Mail on Sunday, 5 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d Grice, Elizabeth. "A perfect Autumn prepares to join the Royal Family", The Daily Telegraph, 31 July 2007.
- ^ a b c Price, Jonathan. "A royal marriage dilemma - Phillips may renounce succession", The Daily Telegraph, 3 August 2007.
- ^ Elsworth, Catherine. "Autumn Kelly’s school admirers had ‘never seen beauty like it’", The Daily Telegraph, 8 August 2007.
- ^ a b c "Profile - Autumn Kelly", Hello!, 2001-07.
