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Twenty-five years ago, Queen Elizabeth's only daughter set a kind of record by becoming the first British royal to have remarried following a divorce. The last had been her second cousin three times removed, Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, who married her second husband, Grand Duke Kyril Vladimirovich of Russia, in 1905. Today, Anne sets a new record as the first of the Queen's children to celebrate a Silver Anniversary. Her older brother, The Prince of Wales was married to his first wife Lady Diana Spencer for 15 years and has been married to his second wife Camilla Parker-Bowles for 12 years. Her second brother The Duke of York was married to Sarah Ferguson for 10 years and has not remarried. Meanwhile, baby brother The Earl of Wessex has been married to his only wife Sophie Rhys-Jones for 18 years.
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Anne's first major to Army Captain and fellow equestrian competitor Mark Phillips was celebrated in November 1973 and produced two children. Mark declined a noble title, so their two children and now their three grandchildren have no titles either. Their marriage ended just over 18 years later in the spring of 1992 amidst rumors of infidelity on both sides.
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On Anne's side, she had been subjected to a great betrayal. Some personal love letters to her from a royal equerry had been stolen from her brief case and sold to the media. This was how the world first came to hear the name the Timothy Laurence. Just eight months after her divorce, Anne and Tim were married in a very small and very private ceremony in Scotland. It was attended only by their closest family members and no cameras were allowed inside.
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After becoming a royal in-law, Tim continued to keep a low public profile and continued his upwardly mobile career in the Navy. He retired as a vice admiral in 2010 after four decades of service. He holds a few charitable positions, particularly as chairman of the English Heritage Trust and as vice chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Media interest in him is rather low, particularly as his wife carries out most of her grueling schedule as a solo royal. However, he can be spotted as her escort at diplomatic and state events, on the balcony for royal celebrations and at various equestrian events hosted on their estate at Gatcombe Park.
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Twenty-five years ago, Queen Elizabeth's only daughter set a kind of record by becoming the first British royal to have remarried following a divorce. The last had been her second cousin three times removed, Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, who married her second husband, Grand Duke Kyril Vladimirovich of Russia, in 1905. Today, Anne sets a new record as the first of the Queen's children to celebrate a Silver Anniversary. Her older brother, The Prince of Wales was married to his first wife Lady Diana Spencer for 15 years and has been married to his second wife Camilla Parker-Bowles for 12 years. Her second brother The Duke of York was married to Sarah Ferguson for 10 years and has not remarried. Meanwhile, baby brother The Earl of Wessex has been married to his only wife Sophie Rhys-Jones for 18 years.
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Anne's first major to Army Captain and fellow equestrian competitor Mark Phillips was celebrated in November 1973 and produced two children. Mark declined a noble title, so their two children and now their three grandchildren have no titles either. Their marriage ended just over 18 years later in the spring of 1992 amidst rumors of infidelity on both sides.
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On Anne's side, she had been subjected to a great betrayal. Some personal love letters to her from a royal equerry had been stolen from her brief case and sold to the media. This was how the world first came to hear the name the Timothy Laurence. Just eight months after her divorce, Anne and Tim were married in a very small and very private ceremony in Scotland. It was attended only by their closest family members and no cameras were allowed inside.
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After becoming a royal in-law, Tim continued to keep a low public profile and continued his upwardly mobile career in the Navy. He retired as a vice admiral in 2010 after four decades of service. He holds a few charitable positions, particularly as chairman of the English Heritage Trust and as vice chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Media interest in him is rather low, particularly as his wife carries out most of her grueling schedule as a solo royal. However, he can be spotted as her escort at diplomatic and state events, on the balcony for royal celebrations and at various equestrian events hosted on their estate at Gatcombe Park.
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