A few weeks after Prince Harry and his wife Meghan left for Canada, Peter Phillips, 42, the Queen’s eldest grandson, and his wife Autumn, have separated and are going to divorce, the palace said. Buckingham.
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Autumn Phillips and Peter Phillips, April 21, 2019, at Windsor Castle. | NEIL HALL / EPA / MAXPPP
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The Queen Elizabeth II would have gone well. Her grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn have separated and are going to divorce, announced Buckingham Palace. A new episode in the turbulent saga of the British royal family.
Peter Phillips, 42, the Queen’s eldest grandson, and his Canadian wife Autumn will share custody of their two daughters and will both live in Gloucestershire in the south-west of England, said spokesman.
The Megxit and the disgrace of Prince Andrew
The announcement of this divorce comes a few weeks later the thunderclap of the Megxit, who saw Prince Harry, cousin of Peter Phillips, and his wife Meghan Markle, renounce their status in the British monarchy, and settle in Canada.
It also follows the disgrace of Prince Andrew, the Queen’s second son, who has had to withdraw from public life because of his ties to the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein, accused of having sexually exploited young people. underage girls for years and who committed suicide in prison.
Peter Phillips, untitled grandson
Peter Phillips, the oldest of the Queen’s eight grandchildren, is the son of Princess Anne and her first husband Mark Phillips. He has no title and has never represented the royal family.
The decision to divorce and share custody of the children was made after months of discussion and mutual agreement
said the spokesman, indicating that the queen had been warned last year.
The priority of the couple remains the well-being of their two wonderful daughters
, he added.
Peter and Autumn met in 2003 for the Montreal Grand Prix and were married in 2008 at Windsor Castle.
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