Mark Anthony Peter Phillips CVO ADC is an English Olympic gold medal-winning horseman for Great Britain. He is the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. Phillips declined a peerage from the Queen, which would have allowed his children to use courtesy titles.
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Mark Anthony Peter Phillips CVO ADC is an English Olympic gold medal-winning horseman for Great Britain. He is the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. He remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles, a noted eventing course designer, and a columnist for Horse & Hound magazine. Phillips was a four-time champion at the Badminton Horse Trials, in 1971 and 1972 on Great Ovation, in 1974 on Colombus, and in 1981 on Lincoln.
In August 1985, Phillips fathered a daughter, Felicity, as a result of an extramarital affair with New Zealand art teacher Heather Tonkin. The Prince of Wales is believed to have coined the nickname ‘Fog’ for Phillips, on the grounds that he was ‘thick and wet’ Phillips declined a peerage from the Queen, which would have allowed his children to use courtesy titles. Phillips’ personal wealth is thought to be around £15–20 million.
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