The Sun newspaper reported yesterday that Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth, of Britain, separated from his Canadian wife after a 12-year marriage.

The newspaper added that Phillips, the great-grandson of the Queen's eight grandchildren, was very saddened by the desire of his wife (UTM-41) to separate.

He married Philips and Utem in 2008 and they have two daughters (Savannah - nine years) and (Isla - seven years). Buckingham Palace said he had no comment as it was a personal matter.

Phillips, 42, is the son of Princess Anne, the daughter of Queen Elizabeth, who is number 15 in the rank of throne, and met his wife Utem in 2003 at the Grand Prix in Montreal, as he worked with the BMW Williams team, which competes in the Formula racing. 1 ", and she was working with" BMW ". And they got married at Windsor Palace near London, which witnessed many royal marriages, including the marriage of Prince Harry, the grandson of the Queen, to the American Megan.

Philips does not hold a royal title, and tends to stay out of the limelight. But he held a huge party on the street in front of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday in 2016.

The newspaper said that the Queen (93 years) will be deeply saddened by the news, which comes against the backdrop of a series of setbacks for the royal family.

Harry and Megan got into the palace in a crisis last month, when we announced that they wanted to reduce their official duties. This led to an agreement that they would retire from their royal role, in order to spend more time in Canada and the United States.

• Philips and Outmother got married in 2008 and had two daughters.