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Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (born November 15, 1977) is a member of the British Royal Family, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Peter is the first grandson of a British monarch not to hold a title. He is tenth in the line of the succession to the British throne.

1 Birth

Peter Phillips was born on November 15, 1977 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in West London. His father is Mark Phillips, a former Captain in the Queen's Dragoon Guards. His mother is Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Princess Royal, the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

On his birth, the Queen offered to create Peter a Prince, but was refused by Peter's mother, Princess Anne, who wished her children not to have a royal title. As Peter's father had already refused a peerage from the Queen upon his marriage to Princess Anne, Peter did not have any title at birth.

2 Education

Peter attended Gordonstoun school in Scotland, where his grandfather Prince Phillip attended. A keen sportsman, he earned a cap for the Scotland rugby team. He was also head boy at Gordonstoun.

After leaving school, he studied at the University of ExeterThe University of Exeter is the principal University in the English city of Exeter, in Devon. The University received its Royal Charter in 1955 and is today based on two Exeter campuses: Streatham Estate and St Luke's. The University also maintains a thir, graduating in sports science.

3 Career

Peter does not carry out any offical royal engagments and receives no money from the civil listA civil list is a list of individuals to whom money is paid by the government. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom the civil list is the list of recipients of taxpayers' money that is given to the monarch and immediate members of the royal family so as t. However he does attend major royal events, and usually appears on the balcony of Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Buckingham Palace or The Palace is also used to refer to the source of press statements coming from the British Royal Family. History Originally Buckingham House, it was built for at events such as the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

Peter currently works for the Williams Formula OneFormula One abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing is the highest class of single-seater (open-wheel) auto racing; it is a worldwide sport, and involves an annual World Drivers Championship and World Constructors Championship. Many regard i racing team.

4 See also

• British Royal Family