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Mark Phillips was educated at Marlborough College and at Sandhurst, following which he entered the Queen's Dragoon Guards in 1969. In 1972, he was a member of the British three-day event team at the Munich Olympics. They finished the event in gold medal position. It was through his equestrian activities that he met Princess Anne, and they were married on November 14, 1973 at Westminster Abbey. It is believed to have been her specific wish that, contrary to precedent, her husband did not receive a peerage on their marriage.

In popular media he has continued to be referred to as Captain Mark Phillips despite the fact that only ranks of major (or equivalent) and above can continued to be used after leaving military service

Two children were born to the couple: Peter (born 1977) and Zara (born 1981). However, rumours of a stormy relationship were rife, and their home life at Gatcombe Park was the subject of much unwanted media attention throughout their marriage. It was alleged in the press that the British royal family had nicknamed Mark Phillips "Fog".

Mark Phillips is the father of an illegitimate daughter named Felicity Tonkin (born c. 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor) who lives in New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land. The girl's mother is Heather Tonkin , an art teacher, and daughter of Dr. Shirley Tonkin , a renowned expert in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome [1]. Heather Tonkin lodged the paternity suit with a court in New Zealand in 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac, and DNA testing later confirmed that Mark Phillips was indeed the father of her child [2].

In 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi Mark Phillips was divorced from Princess Anne. In 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t he remarried, to a woman named Sandy Pflueger. The couple have a daughter named Stephanie (born 1997).

Mark Phillips remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles.