As of 2020, Mark Phillips is possibly single. Last year, Felicity and her husband Tristan Wade welcomed their first child, James, yet sadly Captain Mark Phillips still refuses to be acknowledged as his grandfather. He remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles, a noted eventing course designer, and a columnist for Horse & Hound magazine. Princess Anne is married to Timothy Laurence, whom she wed in 1992. Is Mark Phillips married or single, and who is he dating now? Over 30 years ago, Phillips fathered a secret love child with New Zealander Heather Tonkin. The little girl, Felicity, was just four years younger than her royal half-sister Zara. Mark went on to wed Sandy Pflueger, a fellow equestrian in 1997 — but in 2012, it was revealed that he had been unfaithful to her too and had moved in with a woman 28 years his junior.According to the publication, Miss Hough later broke her silence over her love life, too.Both Miss Hough and Mark were members of the US equestrian team’s coaching staff.“I have the total support of the team and that’s what matters.The Telegraph reported at the time: “One respected US eventing website described his behaviour as ‘reprehensible’ and said his departure from the US Eventing Team ‘can’t come soon enough’.”She added “it was inevitable” that their relationship would hit the headlines.“I’m not out to win a popularity contest.”Mark announced at the same time that he was going to set up home in Florida with his Olympic equestrian love, once he had started divorce proceedings from his wife Sandy.Yet, Mark later told Country Life: “It’s sad when a sport can’t get behind their coaches going into the Olympics, and if that’s the future, I’m not sad to be leaving.”See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,order back issues and use the historic Daily Expressnewspaper archive.When asked if she was surprised by the fuss around the disclosure of her romance, she said: “Not really, I guess I knew it was coming.”It continued: “Capt Phillips’ affair with Miss Hough is reported to have started five years ago, around three years before Miss Hough started coaching with him.”Mark explained: “I don’t read chat rooms and all that rubbish as it is mostly uninformed and unidentified opinion, which won’t change my life.Miss Hough is only six months older than Mark’s son Peter Phillips.His second wife Sandy was part of the US dressage team performing at the 1984 LA Olympics, and Miss Hough was a member of the US team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.This led some to suggest he had a conflict of interest with his workplace.Fans had called for him to resign as a result of the drama, and he did leave his job following the 2012 Olympics.The couple have a daughter, Stephanie, who was 14 years old at the time.Speaking to Country Life magazine eight years ago, he addressed the reports that his second marriage was over and that many were calling for him to resign from the US coaching team for equestrian events.The matter was particularly divisive as he, his second wife Sandy and his new girlfriend Lauren Hough were all in the equestrian industry — as was the Princess Royal.The Telegraph claimed Mark also told friends: “I might only be alive for another five or ten years, so I might as well be happy.”Mark won a gold medal at the Munich Olympics in 1972, while Anne rode for Great Britain in 1976 at the Montreal Games. Princess Diana and Fergie were said to be shocked by the Captain’s love child, despite Princess Anne describing them as … Hidden for almost four decades, intimate details about an affair involving Princess Anne's former husband, Captain Mark Phillips, were revealed by New Idea. They just don’t want to get involved and that’s probably the way it will stay.’‘Maybe today people would be more relaxed about the situation, but then it was a massive scandal and his guilt resulted in him shutting down and trying to convince himself it never happened,’ they added.Princess Diana and Fergie were said to be shocked by the Captain’s love child, despite Princess Anne describing them as ‘silly immature schoolgirls’.And Felicity – who shares a love of horses with half-sister Zara – has been left heartbroken by her father’s rejection. When the payments trailed off, Heather fought to secure a better ‘deal’ for Felicity, however, Mark refused to even be named on her birth certificate.In a move that is sure to rock the monarchy, New Idea can exclusively reveal intimate details about the affair involving Princess Anne’s former husband, Captain Mark Phillips.The pair were alleged to have indulged in a one-night stand at a nearby hotel.