 Peter Mark Andrew Phillips was born on November 15, 1977 to Anne, Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. He is the elder brother of Zara Tindall. He was the first royal to be born in a hospital, rather than at home and his birth set the tradition for the likes of Prince William, Prince Harry and Prince George to also be born in a hospital. As Letters Patent by King George V in 1917 detail, he was not eligible to hold a princely title as he is a descendant from the female line. It is thought that the Queen offered to give him a title at the time of his birth, but Princess Anne turned it down. Peter became the first of the late Queen's grandchildren to get divorced and has subsequently redefined royal protocol with his appearances during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. Peter Phillips was the late Queen's first grandchild ( Getty Images) Peter Phillips has been joined by his girlfriend at a number of events this year ( 2022 Max Mumby/Indigo) Love the royals? Sign up for the Mirror's daily newsletter to get all the latest news on the Queen, Charles,){kind=link}
Peter Phillips is celebrating his 45th birthday today and has been quietly modernising the strict rules of the Royal Family with his recent public appearances this year
While many members of the Royal Family are constantly in the headlines, there are several others who live out of the public eye and attract little attention. Peter Phillips is one of these royals who is a relative of the Queen but pays little heed to his royal status.
Princess Anne’s son is the late Queen’s eldest grandchild who is rarely seen in public and only normally joins his family at events of national significance. Peter is celebrating his 45th birthday today and has been allowed to quietly modernise a strict royal rule with his public appearances this year.
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips was born on November 15, 1977 to Anne, Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. He is the elder brother of Zara Tindall.
He was the first royal to be born in a hospital, rather than at home and his birth set the tradition for the likes of Prince William, Prince Harry and Prince George to also be born in a hospital.