Queen Elizabeth’s ‘favorite grandson’ Peter Phillips, 46, splits from girlfriend Lindsay Wallace
nypost.comtold the Sun that they remain amicable.“They were friends before their relationship blossomed. But Peter and Lindsay have gone their separate ways as the relationship simply ran its course,” an insider told the outlet.The pair each have two children from previous relationships.Phillips shares daughters Savannah, 13, and Isla, 12, with his Canadian ex-wife.
Wallace, for her part, is a stay-at-home mom to two kids she shares with her businessman ex-husband Andrew, to whom she was married for 11 years.Wallace’s ties to the royal family kickstarted back in her school days as she was classmates with Phillips’ sister Zara Tindall, 42, at Gordonstoun School in Scotland.After kickstarting a relationship, the duo went from strength to strength, with Phillips even introducing Wallace to his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Windsor Castle.Phillips, widely known as the late monarch’s favorite grandchild, soon began inviting Wallace to many royal events, including the Wimbledon championships, Ascot races, and the Coronation concert last year.Insiders at the time said this was a “clear sign Lindsay had been welcomed into the family” and conversations of a wedding began to swirl.It’s unclear when their romance began to derail, and the pair did not join the royals at Sandringham for Christmas last year.Phillips suffered his first heartbreak in Feb.
2020 when his ex-wife, with whom he tied the knot at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in 2008, wanted a divorce.They made the news public in June the following year.Phillips, 18th in line to the throne, issued an update on his uncle King Charles last month following news of the royal family’s ailments.
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