Who are Prince Philip's grandchildren? Inside the lives of Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess Eugene and 5 others
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have been married for over 70 years. The couple met at a very early age and tied the knot in 1947 when Elizabeth was just 21 years old. A year into their marriage, the young couple welcomed their firstborn and the heir to the throne — Prince Charles. The royal couple went on to have three more children. Their children too had their own children making the Queen and the Prince grandparents.
Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth first became doting grandparents in 1977, when their daughter Princess Anne gave birth to Peter Phillips. Although Prince Harry, Prince William, and Princess Eugene, are some of the most well-known royal grandchildren of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, you would be surprised to know that the royal couple has a total of eight grandchildren. Read on to know more about them.
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Peter Phillips
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips was born in 1977 to Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. Phillips is 16th is the line of succession to the British throne. The 43-year-old royal attended the University of Exeter, following which he worked for Jaguar Racing. The royal currently holds the position of managing director for SEL UK, a sports management company. Phillips was married to a Canadian management consultant named Autumn Kelly in 2008. The couple has two children together and separated in 2019.
Zara Tindall
Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall is the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. She is Princess Anne's second child with her first husband Captain Mark Phillips. When Zara was born, she was sixth in line to the British throne, currently, she is 19th in line.
Zara is an accomplished equestrian and an Olympian. In 2006 she was voted as BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the public. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for her services to equestrianism. In 2012, she carried an Olympic flame at Cheltenham Racecourse on her horse- Toytown. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a member of the Great Britain Eventing Team. The medal was presented to her by her mother. Zara is married to a rugby player named Mike Tindall in 2011. The couple shares three children together.
Prince William
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is one of the most popular grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. He is the older son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. Since his birth he has been second in the line of succession to the British throne. In April 2008 after graduating from Royal Air Force Colle Cranwell, he joined RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009. He served as a full-time pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance from July 2015 for two years. The Duke performs official duties and engagements on behalf of the Queen. He is married to Catherine Middleton, and the couple has three children together.
Prince Harry
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is the younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. He was third in line to the throne at the time of his birth, currently, he is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Harry was deployed in Afghanistan for 20 weeks between 2012-2013 with the Army Air Corps. In June 2015, he resigned from the army. He launched the Invictus Games in 2014 to help veterans. Harry, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, initiated the mental health awareness campaign "Heads Together" in April 2016, to encourage people to openly discuss mental health.
He married American actress Meghan Markle. The couple had their first child in 2019. In 2020, the couple stepped down as senior members of the royal family and moved to California. In October 2020, they launched Archewell Inc.
Princess Beatrice
Princess Beatrice is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is ninth in line of succession to the British throne. She is Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy at Afiniti and is in charge of engaging senior business chiefs around the world to support women in leadership. She married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, a property developer, in 2020.
Princess Eugenie
Eugenie Victoria Helena is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is tenth in the line of succession to the British throne. She married Jack Brooksbank, a brand ambassador in 2018. In October 2020, Eugenie became patron of the Scoliosis Association UK.
Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn
Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor and her younger brother James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, are the children of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Lady Louise was born in 2003 and James was born in 2007.