WINDSOR, England -- The eldest grandson of the Queen married his Canadian fiancee today in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle.
The bride was whisked to the castle's 15th-century St. George's Chapel in a state Bentley, and stepped out wearing a tiara lent to her by her mother-in-law, Princess Anne. Kelly was led up the rain-stained steps of the chapel by her father Brian, her flowing white trained held up by bridesmaids in light green dresses, including Peter's sister Zara Phillips.
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and Autumn Kelly leave St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England.
She emerged Phillip's wife, clutching a bouquet of white flowers as she and her husband got into a tartan-lined carriage drawn by two Windsor greys.
The wedding took place in front of 300 guests including the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles -- as well as about 70 people who travelled over from Canada. Prince William is attending another wedding in Kenya, but his girlfriend Kate Middleton was expected to be on hand. So were Prince Harry and his girlfriend, Chelsy Davy.
Phillips -- the son of Princess Anne and 11th in line to the throne -- met Kelly in 2003, when both were working at the Montreal Grand Prix. Phillips did not immediately reveal he was a royal -- Kelly later said she made the discovery when she spotted her husband-to-be in a program about Prince William.
The couple, both 30, have spent the past two years living in west London. Phillips now looks after the Royal Bank of Scotland's motor racing sponsorship while Kelly, a graduate of Canada's McGill University, is a personal assistant to broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson.
They announced their engagement last year.
Kelly renounced her Roman Catholic faith and joined the Church of England to marry Phillips. Under centuries-old British law, a royal who marries a Catholic cannot take the throne.
Phillips is among the most low-profile members of the Royal Family, and neither he nor his sister Zara undertake official royal duties. However Phillips and Kelly raised eyebrows in some quarters by agreeing to sell the story of their nuptials to the celebrity magazine Hello! for a sum reported at up to $1 million.
The Associated Press
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