So THAT'S why Autumn's got a spring in her step: Peter Phillips' divorced wife looks smitten by super-rich homes tycoon in first pictures of her new romance
- The ex-wife of the Queen's eldest grandchild is snapped with Irish construction company boss Donal Mulryan
- Couple seen with Isla and Savannah, her two daughters, on Mother's Day outing to Cirencester horse trials
- Donal, who lives in Monaco, boasts that he has been behind more than £5 billion of property schemes
- Peter and Autumn announced in February 2020 that they were planning to divorce after 12 years of marriage
- Meanwhile Peter introduced his girlfriend Lindsay Wallace to his grandmother in January at a shooting party
She swapped Royalty for riches but Autumn Phillips has, until now, kept her romance with a wealthy property tycoon out of the spotlight.
Our exclusive pictures are the first to show the former wife of Peter Phillips, the Queen's eldest grandchild, with her new love Donal Mulryan, an Irish construction company boss who boasts that he has been behind more than £5 billion of property schemes.
The couple, who have been dating since last year, were photographed with Savannah, 11, and Isla, 10, her two daughters with Peter, on a Mother's Day outing to the Cirencester horse trials.
Autumn appeared elegant yet casual in a smart green jacket, black skinny jeans and brown checked flat cap for the outing, while Donal wrapped up in a brown puffer jacket.
Beneath the jacket he appeared to be smartly dressed in a blue shirt with chino trousers.
Autumn's eldest daughter Savannah was comfortable in a black puffer jacket, leggings and a cool red cap, while Isla opted for ripped jeans, a silver cap and a fluorescent pink hoodie.
Our exclusive pictures are the first to show Autumn, the former wife of Peter Phillips (the Queen's eldest grandchild), with her new love Donal Mulryan, an Irish construction company boss. The couple, who have been dating since last year, were photographed with Isla and Savannah, her two daughters with Peter, on a Mother's Day outing to the Cirencester horse trials. Also pictured, right, is Mia, one of Zara Tindall's children
The couple watched the girls' aunt, Zara, compete on her gelding Class Affair. In his 30-year career, 52-year-old London-based property magnate Donal (above with Autumn) has built 6 million sq ft of hotel, residential and commercial property in the UK
Autumn (above with Donal) continues to live on Princess Anne's Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire – five minutes from Cirencester Park which hosted the horse trials – so she can co-parent 11-year-old Savannah and ten-year-old Isla with Peter
During the event, the foursome watched the girls' aunt, Zara Tindall, compete on her gelding Class Affair.
They were joined by Zara's husband Mike and his three children, Mia, Lena and Lucas, who played happily while their mother competed.
'It looked like a happy family day out,' said an onlooker.
'Autumn and Donal were very relaxed about being seen together and totally focused on enjoying a couple of hours watching the horses and letting the children enjoy themselves.'
The former wife of Peter Phillips , the Queen 's eldest grandchild, was snapped for the first time with her new love Donal Mulryan, an Irish construction company boss who boasts that he has been behind more than £5 billion of property schemes, on a Mother's Day outing to the Cirencester horse trials
The couple, who have been dating since last year, were photographed with Savannah, 11, and Isla, 10, her two daughters with Peter, with the images, as well as Autumn's niece Mia Tindall, eight (pictured)
Autumn appeared in high spirits during the outing with Donal, and could be seen sharing a laugh with her boyfriend and daughters while watching Zara compete.
Meanwhile she playfully tugged on Donal's hair, while he appeared to be enjoying a bottle of beer.
Autumn and Philip's children also appeared relaxed and familial with Donal - with Isla riding his shoulders during the event and resting her phone atop his head.
Body language expert Judi James gave insight, saying: 'Donal’s relationship intentions look clear from his body language here. As he pays Autumn flattering and rather intense eye-attention to illustrate what looks like his attraction and affection for her he also suggest he’s more than filling the role of relaxed step-dad to her daughters, wearing one on his shoulders while the other smiles happily beside him.
'The trio look so comfortable and bonded here that it almost looks as though it is Donal who is the dad introducing his girls to their future step-mum. The way Autumn’s younger daughter sits resting her phone on Donal’s head as her legs dangle over his torso suggests this kind of fun behaviour is the norm between them and the way Donal wraps his arms around her feet and clasps his hands comfortably across his belly while gazing at Autumn shows he is more than used to playing with Autumn’s daughters while still showing Autumn some warm attention. In step-parent terms it looks like a perfect display, with Donal actually taking care of the children here while still only having eyes for their mother.
Autumn and Philip's children also appeared relaxed and familial with Donal - with Isla apparently chatting to her mother's boyfriend alongside her cousin Lena Tindall (right)
During the outing, Donal could be seen chatting with Autumn's former brother-in-law Mike Tindall and his daughter Lena (pictured)
Mike's youngest daughter Lena could be seen pushing her father's cap down into his face, while he looked after one-year-old Lucas in a pram
The body language expert revealed how Autumn appeared a 'little less relaxed' about her PDAs with Donal, with 'her hat brim pulled over her eyes' (pictured)
Pointing to Autumn's hand clasped to her torso, the body language expert said the royal appeared 'less relaxed' with her boyfriend (pictured)
The body language expert said the images revealed how Donal, Autumn and her girls looked like 'a relaxed and happily bonded family unit' (left, the couple with Mia and Savannah, and right, Autumn with her niece Mia)
The couple, who are believed to have known each other for 15 years, walked along side-by-side holding hands during the outing
'With her hat brim pulled over her eyes and her rather tight hand clasp in front of her own torso, Autumn looks a little less relaxed about the PDA with Donal. She does of course look smitten, smiling happily and bending her knees to lean back in a way of reacting that presumably flatters his as he speaks to her, but her response to his intense gaze is to look away as she laughs.
'There is a very active signal of her affection later though, when we can see her reaching up to playfully and tenderly touch his hair in a more intimate tie-sign gesture.
'The key message from these poses though is that Donal, Autumn and her girls look like a relaxed and happily bonded family unit. Autumn’s body language with Peter Philips has looked totally amicable in public too, suggesting that, along with both Autumn and Peter’s low-drama and discreet displays, this might be an as amicable-looking divorce and re-partnering as Peter’s mother Anne managed with her ex Mark Philips.'
Mulryan is close friends with Prince Albert of Monaco, having lived in the principality with his socialite wife Louise before they split several years ago.
In his 30-year career, the 52-year-old London-based property magnate has built 6 million sq ft of hotel, residential and commercial property in the UK.
Princess Anne's son Peter, 44, and Montreal-born Autumn, 43, announced in February 2020 that they were planning to divorce after 12 years of marriage
Autumn continues to live on Princess Anne's Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire – five minutes from Cirencester Park which hosted the horse trials – so she can co-parent 11-year-old Savannah and ten-year-old Isla with Peter
He has known Autumn for more than 15 years, and their relationship was first reported last July.
A close friend of Autumn confirmed the relationship last year, saying: ‘Autumn and Donal have been friends for more than 15 years. They are both single people.
‘Donal has been separated from his wife for two years and is in the process of divorce.’
Donal, who has worked in the property industry for 25 years, also set up West Properties - which focuses on high-end development projects - in 2002 and real estate investment firm Rockwell in 2015.
The friends said: ‘Donal can certainly treat her like a princess.'
Montreal-born Autumn Kelly was a management consultant when she met Phillips at the 2003 Canadian Grand Prix.
Mulryan, who boasts that he has been behind more than £5 billion of property schemes, is close friends with Prince Albert of Monaco, having lived in the principality with his socialite wife Louise before they split several years ago (pictured: Donal and Louise)
At the time, he was working for the Williams Formula 1 team. She is said not to have known until six weeks later, when she saw him on television, that he was the Queen’s grandson.
She then moved to Britain and married Phillips in 2008 in a ceremony at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, that caused controversy because the couple sold the photographic rights to Hello! magazine for a reported £500,000.
However, they began living apart after their estrangement in 2019.
However Princess Anne's son Peter, 44, and Montreal-born Autumn, 43, announced in February 2020 that they were planning to divorce after 12 years of marriage.
The split was formally settled last June.
Autumn continues to live on Princess Anne's Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire – five minutes from Cirencester Park which hosted the horse trials – so she can co-parent 11-year-old Savannah and ten-year-old Isla with Peter.
The breakdown of Autumn and Peter's marriage was considered as particularly painful for the Queen, who enjoys a close relationship with her grandson's wife.
The Queen's grandson reportedly introduced his new partner to the Queen following a shooting party which was held at Windsor in January
Last year a spokesman for Mr Phillips confirmed Ms Wallace had accompanied him to the joint christening of Zara and Mike Tindall's son
Last year an unnamed friend of the couple told the Sun: 'Autumn is a favourite of the Queen and I'm sure Her Majesty will be very upset by this as well. It's the last thing she needs after all her recent troubles and you get the feeling that the Royal Family is falling apart a little bit.'
Peter has enjoyed a decidedly more low-key life than his cousins Prince William and Prince Harry that started with his mother Princess Anne's decision not to give him and his younger sister Zara, now married to Mike Tindall, any royal titles.
In March last year, it was reported that Peter had driven to Aberdeenshire from Gloucestershire to see mother-of-two Lindsay Wallace, 40, a close friend of his sister Zara who knows them both from their £40,000-a-year boarding school.
Furious locals called the police when Peter appeared at Wallace's £475,000 home in the village of St Cyrus near Montrose. Lindsay has also separated from her spouse, but it is not known when the pair started seeing each other.
The royal said the trip to Scotland was made as a marketing consultant for company XF Medical, set up last June to provide rapid Covid tests and antibody tests for businesses. Peter has denied they are a couple.
Peter is reportedly 'besotted' with Lindsay, who he has known for 'quite some time' having been three years above her at private boarding school.
Peter, who has enjoyed a decidedly more low-key life than his cousins Prince William and Prince Harry, was joined by his daughters Savannah and Isla at Prince Philip's memorial last week
It is understood Ms Wallace and Mr Phillips grew close after spending time together following the breakdown of both of their marriages.
The couple appear to be serious - with a spokesman for Mr Phillips confirming last year Ms Wallace had accompanied him to the joint christening of Zara and Mike Tindall's son, Lucas, and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's son in August.
And in January, it was reported Peter had introduced his girlfriend to his grandmother.
The father-of-two reportedly introduced his new partner Lindsay to Her Majesty following a shooting party which was held at Windsor.
A source told The Sun: 'It was a very warm meeting and the Queen was clearly delighted to meet someone who makes Peter so happy.'
They added: 'It may still be early days but Peter wanted his grandmother to see he was happy.
'It is a clear sign that Lindsay has now been firmly welcomed into The Firm and a major first step if they were to ever choose to get married.'
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