Editing Mark Phillips (section)

==Personal life==
{{see also|Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips}}
Phillips first met his future wife Princess Anne at a party for horse lovers in 1968.<ref name="Tribune-Separation">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/09/01/princess-anne-to-separate-from-husband/|title=Princess Anne To Separate From Husband|publisher=Chicago Tribune|first=R. C.|last=Longworth|date=1 September 1989|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-date=14 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065632/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-09-01/news/8901090513_1_princess-royal-princess-anne-royal-marriage|url-status=live}}</ref> They married on 14 November 1973, at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref name="BBC-Marriage">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/14/newsid_2519000/2519003.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 February 2015|title=1973: Crowds cheer marriage of Princess Anne|date=14 November 1973|archive-date=7 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307122244/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/14/newsid_2519000/2519003.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> They have two children: [[Peter Phillips|Peter]] (born 1977) and [[Zara Tindall|Zara]] (born 1981). The Queen bought [[Gatcombe Park]], near [[Minchinhampton]], for the couple as a wedding present.<ref>''[[Glasgow Herald]]'', 24 June 1976, p. 1</ref><ref>''The Australian Women's Weekly'', 21 July 1976, [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51385126 p. 4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007194059/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51385126 |date=2020-10-07 }}</ref>

In August 1989, the Princess Royal and Phillips announced their intention to separate, as the marriage had been under strain for a number of years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-31-mn-2119-story.html|title=But No Divorce Is Planned : Princess Anne, Husband Split|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=31 August 1989|access-date=14 May 2018|archive-date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819205233/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-31/news/mn-2119_1_princess-anne|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple had rarely been seen in public together, and both were romantically linked with other people.<ref name="People-Romance">{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/archive/cover-story-a-crisis-rocks-a-royal-marriage-vol-31-no-16/|title=A Crisis Rocks a Royal Marriage|magazine=People|date=24 April 1989|access-date=13 May 2018|first1=Joanne|last1=Kaufman|first2=Jonathan|last2=Cooper|archive-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307170613/http://people.com/archive/cover-story-a-crisis-rocks-a-royal-marriage-vol-31-no-16/|url-status=live}}</ref> They continued to share the custody of their children, and initially announced that "there were no plans for divorce."<ref name="BBC-Separation">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31/newsid_2510000/2510877.stm|title=1989: Royal couple to separate|date=31 August 1989|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 May 2018|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820014414/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31/newsid_2510000/2510877.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/01/world/princess-anne-and-husband-agree-to-separate.html|title=Princess Anne and Husband Agree to Separate|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Sheila|last=Rule|date=1 September 1989|access-date=14 May 2018|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112232/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/01/world/princess-anne-and-husband-agree-to-separate.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Phillips continued to work at the couple's estate at Gatcombe Park.<ref name="BBC-Separation"/> In 1991, a [[DNA test]] confirmed that Phillips had fathered a girl, Felicity Tonkin, born in August 1985 in New Zealand to art teacher Heather Tonkin.<ref name="NZ-Herald-Felicity">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/royal-scandal-zara-tindalls-secret-nephew-born-in-nz/IXPU6D2W22DNIJBL7WT5TEB7VU/|title=Royal scandal: Zara Tindall's 'secret' nephew born in NZ|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=19 August 2017|access-date=24 June 2022|quote=A DNA test in 1991 confirmed Phillips as her father, paving the way for a reported £350,000 settlement from Phillips, money which helped pay for fees at one of Auckland's finest private schools and some profitable property investments to secure Felicity's future.|archive-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010123032/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/royal-scandal-zara-tindalls-secret-nephew-born-in-nz/IXPU6D2W22DNIJBL7WT5TEB7VU/|url-status=live}}</ref> Phillips and Princess Anne divorced on 23 April 1992.<ref>{{Cite news| last=Brozan| first=Nadine| title=Chronicle| newspaper=New York Times| date=24 April 1992| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4DC133EF937A15757C0A964958260| access-date=17 February 2017| archive-date=3 April 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403044341/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/24/style/chronicle-753392.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="father again"/>

On 1 February 1997, Phillips married [[Sandy Pflueger]], an American Olympic [[dressage]] rider. Their daughter Stephanie was born on 2 October 1997.<ref name="father again">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N6YkAAAAIBAJ&pg=2831,4424040&dq=mark+phillips+a+father+again&hl=en|title=Princess Anne's ex-husband a father again|work=Reading Eagle|location=Reading, PA|page=A10|date=7 October 1997|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411122626/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N6YkAAAAIBAJ&pg=2831,4424040&dq=mark+phillips+a+father+again&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> She grew up at Aston Farm, Gatcombe Park, close to the family of Princess Anne, and served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of her half-sister [[Zara Tindall]]. In 2000, Phillips was appointed an Honorary Liveryman of the [[Worshipful Company of Farmers]].

On 3 May 2012, it was confirmed by Phillips' solicitors that Phillips and Pflueger had separated, intending to divorce, with Phillips becoming involved with American equestrian [[Lauren Hough]].<ref name=TheTelegraph>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9243928/Captain-Mark-Phillips-to-divorce-for-second-time-after-falling-for-35-year-old-Lauren-Hough.html|title=Captain Mark Phillips to divorce for second time after falling for 35-year-old Lauren Hough|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|date=3 May 2012|access-date=10 December 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604222524/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9243928/Captain-Mark-Phillips-to-divorce-for-second-time-after-falling-for-35-year-old-Lauren-Hough.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Phillips' personal wealth is thought to be around £15–20 million.<ref name="Langley">William Langley [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9248301/Captain-Mark-Phillips-Hes-found-love-in-the-saddle-again.html "Captain Mark Phillips: He's found love in the saddle (again)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416172606/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9248301/Captain-Mark-Phillips-Hes-found-love-in-the-saddle-again.html |date=16 April 2023 }}, telegraph.co.uk, 6 May 2013</ref> The settlement he received when his marriage to Princess Anne ended was described as "modest"<ref name="Langley"/> and reported to be around "$3 million".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/with-no-hope-for-a-happy-ending-princess-anne-brings-her-storybook-marriage-to-a-close-vol-32-no-12/|title=With No Hope for a Happy Ending, Princess Anne Brings Her Storybook Marriage to a Close|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-16|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411122626/https://people.com/archive/with-no-hope-for-a-happy-ending-princess-anne-brings-her-storybook-marriage-to-a-close-vol-32-no-12/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 19 September 2022, Philips was present at the [[List_of_guests_at_the_state_funeral_of_Elizabeth_II#Phillips_family|committal service at St George's Chapel]] for his former mother-in-law [[Elizabeth II]].<ref name="Arasteh">{{cite news |last1=Arasteh |first1=Amira |title=Who's invited to the Queen's funeral? The Royals, politicians and world leaders on the guest list |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/13/queens-funeral-guest-list-who-royals-politicians-invited/ |access-date=22 November 2023 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913135319/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/13/queens-funeral-guest-list-who-royals-politicians-invited/ |url-status=live }}</ref>