Peter Phillips is facing more royal grief after splitting with his girlfriend – with the couple likely to bump into each other repeatedly at a series of social events this summer.
Described as the most unluckily in love Royal of his generation, the 46-year-old son of Princess Anne started dating Lindsay Wallace, 43, in 2021 following the end of his marriage to Autumn Kelly, 45, in 2021.
The pair are said to have now gone their separate ways after the relationship ‘ran its course’, but remain amicable, with no one else involved.
Lindsay, the daughter of an oil magnate, shares a close social circle with Mr Phillips and his sister Zara, whom she knows from their £45,000-a-year Gordonstoun school days.
Lindsay previously accompanied Peter at both Wimbledon and Ascot, as well as the Coronation concert. She was also one of the guests at the royal family’s 2011 wedding to rugby star Mike Tindall.
Peter Phillips is facing more royal grief after splitting from girlfriend Lindsay Wallace, with the couple likely to bump into each other repeatedly at a series of social events this summer. Pictured: The pair at Ascot in 2022
The son of Princess Anne, 46, described as the most unluckily in love Royal of his generation, started dating Lindsay Wallace, 43, in 2021 after the end of his marriage to Autumn Kelly, 45, in 2021. Pictured: The couple at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2022
The pair are said to have now gone their separate ways after the relationship ‘ran its course’, but remain amicable, with no one else involved. Pictured: Peter and Lindsay chatting with Princess Anne at the Platinum Party at the Palace in front of Buckingham Palace
But Peter – reportedly the late Queen’s favorite grandson – appeared to be missing without Lindsay at the Bahrain Grand Prix in early March.
Royal expert Michael Cole said the couple would ‘fix’ meet at a society event soon.
He said: ‘It’s a close-knit group of aristocrats and within these circles she is one of the people you always invite to events.
‘They meet each other and that always causes a bit of a chill. I don’t think anyone said it would be real and I’m sure she’ll be able to take it for what it was.
“I’m sure they’ll be able to meet on fairly good terms.”
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said: ‘There’s no doubt she has a close relationship with his family and she moves in exactly the same circles.
‘I would certainly expect her to remain extremely close friends, having attended a royal christening and reportedly meeting the late Queen.
‘There is every reason to believe that she will remain deeply involved in the scene and that they will have an amicable relationship.
Former BBC correspondent and Royal expert Michael Cole Royal said the couple would soon meet at a society event
The pair are pictured together at Epsom in June 2022
Mother-of-two Mrs Wallace, left, is a close friend of Zara (right together) from their £45,000-a-year Gordonstoun days and was invited to the royal wedding. She is separated from her husband, but not divorced
Lindsay was pictured smiling and cheering (dressed at the back in a cream top and pink hat) at Zara’s wedding to rugby star Mike Tindall in 2011.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said: ‘Mrs Wallace is undoubtedly close to his family and moves in exactly the same circles.’
Peter and Autumn Phillips on their wedding day at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on May 17, 2008. They have now separated. The couple sold photos from their 2008 wedding to Hello! Magazine for £500,000, causing outrage within the royal family
Peter has previously credited his grandparents, the late Queen and the late Duke of Edinburgh, with teaching the rest of the royal family how to behave. Pictured together in 2014 at Ascot
Pictured: Prince William, Prince Harry and Peter Phillips arriving for Committal Service at St George’s Chapel in 2022, after the Queen’s death
‘There is a good chance he will take over from his mother, Princess Anne, who is still on very good terms with her ex-captain Mark Phillips.’
Mr Cole, a former BBC royal correspondent, also said Lindsay is believed to have sought advice from Peter’s sister Zara during the split.
He said: ‘It’s a complicated situation and I’m sure she will have spoken to Zara.
“She’ll be discreet about it, the worst she can do is make a fuss.”
Rumors of a romance between Peter and mother-of-two Lindsay first emerged when he visited her in March 2021, raising questions about whether he had broken lockdown restrictions.
Eight months later, he showed he was serious about his new relationship when he took Lindsay as a date to his cousin Lucas’ baptism.
The couple was photographed together in a car before the meeting.
Peter, the eldest child of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, then took the very important step of introducing Lindsay to his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who was reportedly “delighted.”
Lindsay met Her Majesty during a shooting in Windsor and the meeting was described by a source as ‘warm’.