Little royals grow up!
Party at the Philips house! Savannah Philips is already blowing out thirteen candles today. The great-granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth is once again becoming a great lady, but what happened to this royal lady again? Time for a dive into the archives!
Eldest great-grandchild
The first to give Queen Elizabeth a great-grandchild were Peter (Princess Anne’s son) and Autumn Philips. Savannah was called the little sprout. The name was not entirely coincidental, she was named after her grandmother Princess Anne. Savannah was born on December 29, 2010 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. What Savannah didn’t know at the time was that her parents would divorce ten years later. After twelve years of marriage, Peter (43) and Autumn (42) divorced in February 2020. Peter was the first grandchild of the Queen to see his marriage fall apart.
The two then decided to divide custody of their two daughters. Savannah also has a sister, Isla (10). She was born two years later on March 29, 2012. “The decision to divorce and share custody came after many months of discussions and although sad, it is an amicable one. The couple’s first priority remains the continued well-being and education of their beautiful daughters Savannah and Isla.” Peter and Autumn announced that they will both remain in Gloucestershire to raise the girls together.
And wow, the ladies have grown so much! This Christmas, both Savannah and Isla appeared at the royal Christmas celebration.
Succession to the throne
Today is the birthday of eldest daughter Savannah. The teenager is already blowing out thirteen candles this year. At her birth, Savannah was still twelfth in the line of succession to the throne, but with the birth of her nephews George, Louis and niece Charlotte, and Archie and Lilibet, and Princess Beatrice’s and Princess Eugenie’s children Sienna and August, she has moved up considerably to eighteenth. place.
You would think that Savannah would also carry a royal title due to her position in the line of succession, but nothing could be further from the truth. According to the BBC, this is because the children of a monarch’s daughter are not “entitled to the rank” of his or her royal highness. This is because of her father. When Peter Phillips was born, his parents, Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, turned down Queen Elizabeth’s offer to give him a royal title. This was “the first child born to an untitled princess in at least 500 years,” the Washington Post wrote. That’s why daughter Savannah doesn’t have a title.
Despite not having a royal title, Savannah regularly managed to attract attention during her public appearances. In 2018, she went viral for silencing her nephew George on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. During the celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee last year, Savannah behaved well and was briefly photographed with Princess Beatrice and sister Isla. She was also present at the Christmas celebration. We are curious when we will see Savannah in public again!
Source: Town and Country magazine | Image: NL Image
