May 17, 2008...7:34 pm
Autumn Kelly Of Canada Is Now A Royal
Kelly wore a white bridal gown and carried a bouquet of white flowers. She was given away by her father, Brian Kelly.
The couple, both 30, had a private wedding with about 300 guests. Prince William was not at the wedding, instead he attended another wedding of a childhood friend’s. His girlfriend Kate Middleton attended the wedding though in Prince William’s absence.
Those watching the Royal family are taking this as a sign that William and Kate will be the next Royal couple to wed.
Kelly and Phillips meet while working at Montreal Grand Prix in 2003. They had been engaged for a year.
Kelly had to renounce her Catholic faith and join the Church of England in order to marry the young Royal. Because of centuries old laws a member of the Royal family who marries a Catholic can not inherit the throne. Phillips does not have a royal title himself. When the couple first met he did not reveal his heritage. Kelly only learned of his connection to the throne when they were watching a show about Prince William.
Kelly is from Montreal. Her middle class upbringing has been a source of many tabloid stories.
Phillips now works at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The couple have sold their wedding story to the magazine Hello! for what is believed to be $1 million.
2 Comments
May 18, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Can you please tell me how Autumn’s marriage to a commoner makes her royal? I will agree that she is now a part of the extended Royal Family. However, her husband, Peter, is not royal, nor a peer of the realm and is only a commoner. She does not even become a member of the nobility let alone royal. Before people make these sweeping statements they ought to do some research and get their facts straight. I find it farcical that she converted to the Church of England just so Peter can retain his right of succession to the throne. He has many people in front of him in the line of succession and his likelihood of succeeding to the throne are about nil.
May 19, 2008 at 2:21 am
While ofically he is not a Royal he is 11th in line for the throne. You are right though, he’s got blue blood but no title.
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