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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Queen Elizabeth Was Compared to a "Footballer's Wife" After Grandson Peter Phillips Broke From Royal Tradition With His First Wedding

Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly on their wedding day.

Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling announced their wedding date earlier this month, with Princess Anne's son and the NHS nurse set to walk down the aisle on June 6. But when Peter married his first wife, Autumn Kelly, in 2008, he caused a major controversy in the Royal Family.

Peter and his sister, Zara Tindall, don't have royal titles and as such, have been able to live more private lives, as well as carrying out commercial work like brand endorsements. But Peter's decision to sell his wedding photos to Hello! magazine for a reported £500,000 (roughly $673,000) ruffled Queen Elizabeth's feathers enough that Buckingham Palace released a statement on the matter.

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