The Princess Royal – the Princess Anne's son set to marry

-- The BBC and CTV

Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips is to marry his girlfriend, Autumn Kelly, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Peter, 29, is the only son of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips.
When Peter was born he was fifth in line to the British throne, but currently he is 10th in line. He does not have a royal title and does not carry out any official royal engagements.

As a child, Peter followed in the footsteps of his uncle, Prince Charles, and his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, by being educated at Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland.

He graduated with a degree in sports science from the University of Exeter and went on to work for the Jaguar and Williams F1 racing teams. He left his position as sponsorship accounts manager at Williams F1 in September 2005 when he began work at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The two met in 2003 during the Montreal Grand Prix while Phillips was doing marketing for Williams Formula One team.

Kelly graduated from McGill University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After moving overseas, she landed a job with an American computer distributor.

He is a keen sportsman and played rugby for the Scottish Schools team and still enjoys equestrian sports.

The wedding will be the first royal marriage since that of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in April 2005.

Ashbourton celebrates it's 1st anniversary.

-- Open Micronational Forum / ABC News Service

Ashbourton celebrated it's 1st anniversary July 21st. with celebrations still on-going, until Friday when a firework show will be displayed at the Commonwealth of Driftwood (where the Principality was founded).

On July 21, Governor-General Garcia recreated the signing of the letter of Independence which by our standards set the stages for the Tetrarch of Ashbourton to be formed. (the former name of Ashbourton) Monday was the banquet where local officials who actually support the Principality were hosted to dinner by the Prince and his Fiancee; Princess Amber Mager. Since Tuesday, it has been an open, outdoors even with a BBQ and fun filled games for the toodlers of the royal family, and continued on until Wednesday. Thursday will be a day of remembrance, since tomorrow would be the day a family member died 3 years ago. And, on Friday will be the knighting of Mr. Micheal Adamski, for his generous support and being a great neighbor. His land will be rolled into Driftwood to create the new massive Commonwealth of Hernandez-Adamski. (effective August 3rd) With a massive firework show being displayed in front of the Commonwealth of Driftwood.