Princess Anne’s first husband, Captain Mark Phillips.The BBC broadcaster met the royal couple after she was tasked with writing his biography in the early 1980s.In a bid to learn more about Captain Phillips' remarkable career, Angela went on to spend more time with the royal pair at their Gatcombe Park home.However, the situation eventually became sticky after rumours of a love affair between the writer and Anne’s partner exploded in the media.In a 2006 interview with The Scotsman, Angela described how she was put through a “dreadful time” by “dirty-minded reporters”.She said: “Suddenly the papers were full of these stories that I was having an affair with Captain Phillips.“I was spending a lot of time with him so these dirty-minded.
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